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 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
- Q. Can the plaintiff ask for their case to be cleared or thrown out due to many inefficiencies and errors in Affidavit?
- A: In theory, yes, you can file a motion to dismiss, perhaps for failure to state a claim or lack of jurisdiction over the parties due to errors in their names. You could also try a motion for summary judgment, showing that the pleadings are factually wrong.
But faced with the sort of errors you describe, the judge will almost certainly allow the plaintiff to amend in order to correct those errors. A judge would also probably begin seeing you as a problem defendant and overly litigious, which is probably worse than being prone to the sort of errors you are talking about.
If there an important error in the pleadings, then you should probably work with the Plaintiff to get those errors ... Read More
- Q. A NV sheriff has divorce papers from NY where my husband lives.What happens if I don't accept them?
- A: Proper service does not require 'acceptance.' If the papers are handed to you or otherwise placed into your knowing possession, then you have been served. Service can also be made by giving the papers to an adult staying at your home. In Nevada, service can even be made to a guard in a gate-controlled neighborhood.
If your husband is unable to serve you, he may ask the court to allow service by alternative means. Sometimes courts will allow service by email, certified mail, Facebook, or other methods reasonably calculated to give notice. This is especially true if someone seems to be deliberately avoiding service. Alternative service can also be made by publication, which ... Read More
