Philip Spradling
Las Vegas Attorney practicing exclusively in Family Law.What does someone with a master’s degree in philosophy and degree in physics do when searching for a new career? They enter law school of course. Having completed both degrees and dirtying his hands with a half dozen careers (philosophy teacher, condensed matter researcher, and restaurant manager) Philip decided law school was the answer. Attending UNLV Boyd School of Law, Philip was sure to participate in as many areas of law as possible. This exposure led him to family law. It was an exciting area because regular people need personal assistance. Philip wasn’t as excited helping corporation X dissolve from corporate Y than helping regular people with legal problems. Philip is admitted to practice law before all District Courts in the State of Nevada. One of the funnier stories explaining Philip’s personality comes from third grade. For extra work his teacher asked him to hand write words and their definitions from a dictionary. Philip’s excitement from learning new words was so contagious, soon the whole class was following suit. Imagine a class of third graders excited about the dictionary.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Nevada
- Principal Attorney
- Momentum Family Law
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- Founder, Attorney at Law
- Las Vegas Divorce and Custody Center
- - Current
- Associate Attorney
- Standish Law Group
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- Divorce Attorney
- Right Lawyers
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- UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
- J.D. (2013)
- State Bar of Nevada  # 13590
- Member
- Current
- Q. My husband owes about $4000 in arrears her in NV. His ex wife wants to forgive them. How would he move forward with that
- A: How to forgive child support arrears?
The right way: the parties should enter file a stipulation in whatever court the child support was ordered. In Nevada, the stipulation should state that the obligation has been satisfied, and the means by which it has been satisfied. If the obligation is satisfied by incurring an obligation to do something in the future, then it should state what that obligation is. It should then state why this stipulation is in the children's best interest.
The quick (but wrong) way: the parties file a stipulation simply waiving those child support arrears. Although the judge should refuse to sign such a stipulation on behalf of the children for whom ... Read More
- Q. Can a family attorney request pending criminal discovery, to use in a family law trial? Nevada
- A: Normally yes, a family attorney can requesting pending criminal discovery. Criminal discovery is not protected from discovery in family law cases.
If there is some reason that a party should not receive discovery, then you need to request a protective order. Or, if a subpoena has already been issued, then the party should file an objection to the subpoena and send a copy of the objection to the party that has been served the subpoena along with a request that the information not be disclosed until there the court rules on the objection. The objection will then be ruled upon by the discovery commissioner.
I have occasionally seen discovery in family law cases limited in order to protect ... Read More
- Q. I pay for the cell phone for my 14 years old twins, can dad take their phones cutting off communication between us?
- A: Cutting off communication is, in general, not a good move for Dad. One of the factors a Court must consider when deciding what is in the best interest of the child is "which parent is more likely to allow the child to have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with the noncustodial parent." If a parent is taking away cell phones and cutting off communication, that parent does not seem to be likely to allow frequent associations and a continuing relationship.
That being said, unless you have a court order stating that Dad must allow the children the use of their cell phones to communicate with you, there is nothing expressly prohibiting it.
The solution is to ... Read More
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