Patton Parker HouseJim SiemensNovember 23, 2015Siemens Family Law Group, Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville Preservation Society, Jim Siemens, family law, Patton Parker House

Historic landmark to be new home for SFLG

Family law and bankruptcy

Family Law PresentationsJim SiemensNovember 5, 2015Jim Siemens, Bankruptcy, child support, spousal support, alimony, Family Law Section, Siemens Family Law Group, family law, parenting plan

Lawyers as leaders

The American Bar Association presented on Lawyers as Leaders at the Peace Center in Greenville on October 23rd, 2015, and it was a good refresher for me to attend. Presentations focused on personality traits of lawyers, and how those traits impact leadership; lawyers as leaders within their firms; lawyers as leaders in client relationships; and, lawyers as leaders in our communities.

Law and PracticeJim SiemensOctober 27, 2015American Bar Association, leadership, collaboration, Siemens Family Law Group, Jim Siemens

Continuing education: Alimony modification

At some point in your professional career, you need to step forward and offer to give back to your colleagues and your profession. Lots of good lawyers care about the quality of their work, their practice areas, and the law and policy that affect their clients.

Alimony, Family Law PresentationsJim SiemensSeptember 18, 2015Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, Family Law Section, North Carolina General Assembly, alimony, alimony modification, spousal support, parenting plan

Child custody and shared parenting

I used this article, Social Science and Parenting Plans for Young Children: A Consensus Report, successfully for a father in a recent child custody case.

Child CustodyJim SiemensAugust 20, 2015Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, child custody, shared parenting, Buncombe County, Buncombe County Family Court, child development, parenting plan

Buncombe struggles with income mobility

In a recently published Harvard study on economic mobility in the United States, counties across the U.S. are ranked from best to worst. Buncombe County comes in at the bottom, ranking 2,386 out of 2,478. Boys and girls growing up in low-income households in Buncombe County will earn on average 13.1% less at age 26 than their low-income peers nationwide.

Asheville CommunityJim SiemensJuly 2, 2015Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, Asheville, Buncombe County, economic mobility, income mobility, social justice, The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility, The Equality of Opportunity Project, the Asheville Citizen-Times, poverty, The New York Times

SFLG celebrates nationwide marriage equality

The Supreme Court ruled Friday morning that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. The 5-4 decision means same-sex couples nationwide will be provided the equal protection of the law of marriage.

Law and PracticeJim SiemensJune 29, 2015marriage equality, the Asheville Citizen-Times, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Siemens Family Law Group, The New York Times

Consider Haiti: We are the difference

Consider Haiti is a not-for-profit organization founded in Asheville 15 years ago. I serve on the Consider Haiti Board as Treasurer. Many in the Asheville community have had a role in the operations of Consider Haiti.

Asheville CommunityJim SiemensJune 4, 2015Asheville, Buncombe County, Grace Episcopal Church, Asheville Marathon, Biltmore Estate, Ivoire, Fond Baptiste, Haiti, Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, Consider Haiti, Montrouis

Loving our children unconditionally

Here is a piece by David Brooks, a social commentator that I appreciate. His point is that our love for our children should not be conditioned upon their achievements. The piece resonates for me as a parent, and as a professional advising parents in the process of separation and divorce.

Separation & DivorceJim SiemensMay 12, 2015Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, David Brooks, divorce, parenting, Love and Merit, The Opinion Pages, separation, The New York Times

Redefining child support

Child support can play an important role in helping families with children move on after a separation, but it can also contribute to a host of related problems for some parents.

Child SupportJim SiemensApril 23, 2015child support, Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, child support arrears, Motherlode, family law, The New York Times

A personal look at the divorce process

What your clients say about you makes your brand. This post caught me by surprise. When I read it, I said, “she nailed it”.

Separation & DivorceJim SiemensFebruary 19, 2015Jim Siemens, Siemens Family Law Group, divorce

Local attorneys supporting Consider Haiti

Siemens Family Law Group has formed a charity partnership between Consider Haiti and the Biltmore Marathon. Local bar members Ana Prendergast, Katie Fisher, Patrick McCroskey, Jennifer Moore, Jessica Walters, Matt Roberson, Bryant Webster and Jason Wilson are participating in the race on March 15 along with other members of the community.

Asheville CommunityJim SiemensFebruary 11, 2015Siemens Family Law Group, Biltmore Marathon, Ana Prendergast, Katie Fisher, Patrick McCroskey, Jennifer Moore, Jessica Walters, Matt Roberson, Bryant Webster, Jason Wilson, 28th Judicial District Bar, Consider Haiti

SFLG running for Consider Haiti

On March 15th, Siemens Family Law Group is taking a little field trip to the Biltmore Marathon/Half Marathon. Dorothy and Ana will be running, and the rest of our team will be there volunteering. We will all be there in support of Consider Haiti, a cause Jim has supported for years and traveled to Haiti with in 2013.

Asheville Community, Siemens Family Law GroupJim SiemensFebruary 2, 2015Siemens Family Law Group, Biltmore Marathon, Jim Siemens, Asheville, Haiti, Consider Haiti

Jim Siemens honored in 2015 Legal Elite

Siemens Family Law Group is pleased to announce Jim Siemens’ inclusion in the Family Law section of Business North Carolina magazine’s 2015 Legal Elite. Legal Elite recognizes the state’s top lawyers in business-related practice areas, chosen by their peers.