Family Law

Celebrity Divorce News: Sandra Bullock, Dwyane Wade, Michael Douglas

By ckramer

From movie stars to championship athletes, the round-up of celebrity divorce news continues to show that the rich and famous are as likely to split as the rest of us.

Sandra Bullock and Jesse James have finalized the divorce that began with the scandalous news that James had been having an extramarital affair with a woman who was found to have posed for photos while wearing Nazi paraphernalia. CNN is reporting the finalization, as well as the news that the divorced couple will continue to co-parent James? three kids, aged 6, 12 and 15.

The completion of the divorce also lets Bullock finish the adoption proceedings for her 6-month old son, Louis.

A source told People Magazine, ?it?s not like they?re talking every day, but they?re in touch about things. It really seems like it?s about the kids more than anything.?

Bullock has been spending time with her son in New Orleans and Austin, Texas. James has apparently also made clear his intention to move to Austin also.

A friend of James? told People that the biker bad boy wants normalcy back in his life, and a sense of family.

Another celebrity divorce was finalized, as NBA star Dwyane Wade and wife Siovaughn formally ended their marriage in Cook County, Illinois.
Dwyane expressed relief that the divorce was complete after a three year separation process, according to the Chicago Tribune. ?I feel relieved,? he said outside of the courtroom. ?It?s been a long, long process, and to finally get this behind us, I feel great, even though we still have more to get done.?

Wade was referring to the fact that the division of the couple?s assets and custody of the couple?s children remains up in the air. Siovaughn and her representation have said that as a result of these loose ends they will appeal the judge?s decision to dissolve the marriage. Her lawyer?s claim is that it isn?t proper to dissolve a marriage before the assets division and custody arrangements have been completed.

The ex-wife of Michael Douglas has claimed that she is entitled to half of his earnings for his upcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps film. Diandra Douglas cites a provision in their 2000 divorce saying that she had a right to half of the earnings he made from any movie of his made during their twenty years of marriage, according to the Herald Sun.

According to her lawyer, the provision includes spin-offs of movies made during that time. The original Wall Street movie was made in 1987.

?It?s the same character, the same title, just years later,? said Diandra?s lawyer to the judge. The debate circles around whether a spin-off is different from a sequel.

The couple went through a vicious divorce in 2000, in which Diandra alleged that Michael was a sex addict, and a habitual adulterer. Diandra received a reported $45 million in assets in the case.

The couple have recently been in the spotlight for the arrest and conviction of their son, Cameron, on drug-dealing charges. Even at that time, Michael had little good to say about his ex-wife, claiming that she was a ?young mother without any parenting skills handed down from her own parents.?

Full post as published by The Divorce Blog on July 13, 2010 (boomark / email).