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Then, there's the concept of both child support and possible spousal support. Child support is a federal right given to children and it is usually paid to the parent who will have the children the majority of the time. In some divorces, if the parents of the child agree, neither party will pay child support because they both contribute equally to the financial needs of the child. With spousal support (sometimes referred to as alimony or maintenance), there are several factors that the court considers.

As you can see, divorce is the legal process of dissolving the business of marriage. It’s deciding who gets what and what (if anything) is liquidated.

Divorce Can Make Former Partners Do Strange Things

Even a divorce that starts off as non-contested (which means both parties just want a divorce and to move on with life), things can head south in a blink of an eye. The process makes otherwise ordinary, relatively sane people do strange things that seem out of character.

And, apparently, divorce lawyers aren’t immune to the phenomenon of strange behavior…except they’re supposed to act as a wise counselor who looks out for the best interests of their client and any minor children who are involved.

USA Herald Investigates High Powered Divorce Firms - Attorneys Broder & Orland  

Not long ago, we brought you a breaking legal news story concerning Broder and Orland, a high powered law firm in Connecticut, and its named partner Carole Topal Orland because it faced a lawsuit from a former employee. During our investigation, we've found public divorce records where lawyers from Broder & Orland were accused of violating Rules of Professional Conduct by opposing attorneys.

In this article we are going to delve into the "Divorce Industry" and point out some notable cases we found from Broder & Orland that we believe exemplify some of the fundamental flaws in the system.

Over the last couple of weeks, The USA Herald team spent a lot of time reviewing public records and reading hundreds of pages of divorce complaints, motions, settlement agreements, answers, and cross complaints related to Broder & Orland.

Through the process we found a number of cases where there appeared to be conduct by Broder & Orland that was questionable.  This law firm is amongst the highest billing and several cases we've discovered had parties that may have been left aggrieved.

USA Herald investigates.

Attorneys Have a Specific Set of Rules to Follow

Attorneys have a specific set of rules to follow. These rules ensure that attorneys act in an ethical manner.