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
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- Current
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- Q. Can TCJA be retroactively applied to spousal support arrears in Nevada?
- A: I am not sure if I understand your question. If you are referring to the fact that under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act the deduction for spousal support and alimony was eliminated, then there is no language that can be added to make it deductible again. Judgments for alimony and spousal support after 2018 are no longer deductible based on federal tax law. No state court orders can change that.
Perhaps a very bold attorney could try to draft stipulations to nunc pro tunc revise the prior judgments so that they are not new judgments at all, but simply a continuation of the prior judgment (perhaps with additional payments). Getting a judge to sign a nunc pro tunc order that made current stipulations ... Read More
- Q. Can a civil property case be mooted in Nevada if related case filed in Nepal?
- A: A divorce case in another jurisdiction (even another country) does not end a divorce case in Nevada. If, however, an actual divorce is granted in another country, and that divorce is recognized in Nevada, then that would end the divorce case in Nevada - since the parties are no longer married, there is no longer a basis for divorce.
Of course both parties in Nevada can together stipulate to defer or even dismiss the Nevada case.
- 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
