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.
- UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
- J.D. (2013)
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- Principal Attorney
- Momentum Family Law
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- Founder, Attorney at Law
- Las Vegas Divorce and Custody Center
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- Associate Attorney
- Standish Law Group
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- Divorce Attorney
- Right Lawyers
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- State Bar of Nevada # 13590
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- Nevada
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- 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
- Q. Seeking spousal support after 44-year marriage and abuse, facing financial hardship.
- A: Your case for spousal support certainly seems a good one, and "he would not pay" is not generally a valid basis for denying spousal support.
What the judge might be saying is that if he will not pay monthly spousal support, then you need to look at alternative ways to obtain financial security. For instance, trying to obtain additional assets (if there are any) and calling it lump sum alimony, or trying to place assets in trust that would be used to pay spousal support. There can be other practical ways of trying to secure your financial future even if he won't comply with court orders. The right thing to do depends on the specifics of your case, such as what sort of assets ... Read More
- Q. Can a prior motion to reduce child support be revisited in future motions after it was completed?
- A: If there was an express finding of a certain fact, then that cannot usually reversed absent a showing of fraud, etc. But usually a child support order just reduces the child support to a certain amount, without any express findings of fact regarding the circumstances behind it.
That does not mean that child support can be modified retroactively. Child support payments in Nevada, once due, can almost never be modified. The exception would be if the original child support order is successfully appealed or set aside for fraud, lack or jurisdiction, or other reason.
- Q. Am I entitled to half a house my wife bought while married even though I signed a notarized form giving up liability?
- A: Maybe. In general, quitclaiming or deeding a property does eliminate your interest in the property. But sometimes there are ways to get some or all of it back. The answer depends on the laws of your state and the specific circumstances.
In Nevada, it is usually possible to re-acquire a partial interest in the property if community funds were used to pay down the mortgage.