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
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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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- UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
- J.D. (2013)
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- State Bar of Nevada # 13590
- Member
- Current
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- 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.
- Q. Can it be ordered that only the biological parents of a child can claim them for taxes?
- A: You mean by a state court judge? Not really.
The IRS has its own rules regarding who can claim children for various exemptions and tax benefits. For the dependent deduction, it is generally the person the child lived with more than half the year, but there are other requirements. See, for instance, https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/child-tax-credit#:~:text=Be%20under%20age%2017%20at,financial%20support%20during%20the%20year and other IRS publications.
A state court judge has no authority to tell the IRS who can claim deductions or other tax credits. But state judges can and do try to get around this, such as by requiring parties to fill out forms (like form 8332) ... Read More
