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Same-Sex Couples Face Another Growing Hurdle -- Divorce

Posted on June 10, 2008
Next week, same-sex couples across the country who want to marry will be welcomed in California. But what happens if they later want to divorce? That is one of the many legal issues that could confront California newlyweds who return...

Slicing Up Assets in Advance

Posted on June 04, 2008
It's one thing to write about prenups, and quite another to live through their making. Doing a prenup isn't for sissies. There I stood, in Vera Wang's dreamy Madison Avenue shop, trying on a wedding dress. On either side, 25-year-olds,...

Rabbinic Court head supports use of prenuptial agreements

Posted on June 03, 2008
Rabbi Eliyahu Ben-Dahan, administrative head of the Rabbinic Courts, recently expressed his support for prenuptial agreements as a potentially important remedy to the tragic situation of agunot ("chained women" - women who are denied a divorce). Ben-Dahan also said that...

Subpoena of Internet Service Provider Records in a Divorce Case:

Posted on May 30, 2008
From London v. Does 1-4, an unpublished Ninth Circuit memorandum from last week: In 2005, Jennifer London, a United States citizen who was domiciled in St. Martin, began divorce and child custody proceedings against her husband, Richard London, also a...

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Quoted in the USA Today

Posted on May 28, 2008
Who gets custody of the dog is complicated, 'hotly contested' When couples split up these days, a matter every bit as intense as who keeps the house or plasma TV is increasingly being slammed onto the table for discussion: Who...

What Happens to Child Support, Alimony when Ex Declares Bankruptcy?

Posted on May 27, 2008
According to the AP Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey was quoted as saying: "I want to pay child support. I want to fulfill my obligations. Unfortunately, I have had to bankrupt myself to pay legal fees upon legal fees."...

Divorce, death pose tax twists

Posted on May 22, 2008
I always enjoy reconnecting with clients during tax season. Many times joyful events have occurred during the year, such as marriage or the addition of a child to the family. These positive events often have a favorable impact on their...

Survey: 70 Percent of Americans Find Divorce 'Morally Acceptable'

Posted on May 21, 2008
An alarming 70 percent of Americans now believe that divorce is ?morally acceptable,? according to a recent poll by Gallup?s 2008 Values and Beliefs survey. The new figure ? the highest on record ? represents an 11 percent increase from...

California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

Posted on May 15, 2008
In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. Domestic partnerships...

After Divorce, Stable Families Help Minimize Long-term Harm To Children

Posted on May 14, 2008
For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself. A new study found that children who lived in unstable family situations after their parents divorced...

Why is a prenup so important?

Posted on May 13, 2008
Q: "I'm getting married and I have some assets of my own from my family. I'd like a prenup but my fianc� is insulted. How can I convince him this is a good idea?" A: Emphasize to your fianc� that...

Marriages pay a price in faltering economy

Posted on May 09, 2008
Our newest advice expert on relationships answers questions about dissolving marriages and troubled families. When the economy turns sour, so too can marriages. Financial woes are the second-most common cause for divorce, according to a survey on the Web site...

Study: Impact of divorce on kids less damaging

Posted on May 07, 2008
For years, social scientists have believed that children of divorce have had more behavior problems than kids growing up in two-parent homes. But the impact may not be as damaging as previously believed, according to new research to be released...

The McGreeveys are talking settlement

Posted on May 06, 2008
James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife spent this morning in settlement talks, making a last minute attempt to resolve their bitter breakup on the day the divorce trial was to scheduled to begin, court officials said. The settlement talks...

Married Browsers Beware: Top Divorce Lawyers Note Soaring Use of Internet and Spyware Evidence

Posted on April 29, 2008
An overwhelming 79% of the nation's top divorce attorneys reported an increase in the frequency of Internet browser histories being used as evidence in divorce cases during the past five years, according to a recent survey of American Academy of...

Divorce, pet style - ?We Can?t Stay Together for the Dogs?

Posted on April 28, 2008
With Florida having one of the nation?s highest divorce rates, it?s not surprising that pets are part of custody battles all over the place. Who gets the dog? How do you decide, and what issues should you take into consideration?...

DEAR ABBY: Cheated-on wife?s divorce ring deserved, even if meaning fuzzy

Posted on April 25, 2008
LITTLE ROCK ? DEAR ABBY: I am a 45-year old woman with two daughters, ages 20 and 23. I married my high school sweetheart, ?Cooper.? I had heard rumors that Cooper had strayed from time to time, but had no...

Ready for a Divorce? Your House Isn't

Posted on April 23, 2008
The Housing Slump Is a Stumbling Block in More and More Divorces David and Tipheny DelPrado divorced in 2006. But the legal battle between the two didn't begin to wind down until this month, and the housing slump may be...

Woman's Divorce-By-YouTube Is 'Scary New Step'

Posted on April 16, 2008
Woman Makes Claims About Intimate Life, Family A New York woman involved in a divorce battle spilled secrets about her husband, his family and their intimate life in a "scary, new step" in user generated content, attorneys said. Tricia Walsh-Smith...

Handling Debt After a Divorce

Posted on April 15, 2008
My former husband has lived in our old house since our divorce in 2004. Problem is, we never refinanced the house in his name only. Now he is five months behind on the mortgage. Can I get any of this...

Strahan divorce lawyer tells appeal court divorce ruling was "absurd"

Posted on April 10, 2008
Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has taken his messy divorce to a new venue. He's asking a state appeals court to reduce the $14 million that a lower court ordered him to pay his ex-wife. Michael Strahan's lawyer, Angelo Genova,...

Ex-millionaire's maneuvers bring poverty: Plan to hide assets from ex-wife unraveled, authorities say

Posted on April 08, 2008
Ronald Miserendino, 72, showed up in divorce court with the visage of a broken man. The former multimillionaire was clad in a jail-issued orange jumpsuit, his wrists and ankles shackled. He sobbed as he begged his ex-wife for money. "When...

Breaking up is harder to do

Posted on April 04, 2008
The housing bust's influence on divorce Back in the days of the housing boom I knew a couple whose marriage went sour, but who continued to live together for years after their divorce went through. Turned out that the holy...

Bill addresses controversy in custody cases

Posted on April 02, 2008
A state bill that would set guidelines for child custody cases has highlighted a nearly 20-year-old dispute over a theory used by psychological evaluators. Assembly Bill 612, which failed to pass into law in 2007, targeted the controversial theory, called...

Men Receiving Alimony Want A Little Respect

Posted on April 01, 2008
Modern Males Say Living Off the Ex-Wife Is No Cause for Shame As a Hollywood actor, John David Castellanos is protective of his image. He stays in phenomenal shape and looks much younger than his 50 years. But he admits...

Robin Williams wife files for divorce: agent

Posted on March 28, 2008
Robin Williams' wife has filed for divorce from the Oscar-winning actor after a 19-year marriage, a spokeswoman for the actor confirmed on Wednesday. Marsha Garces Williams filed for divorce petition at a court in San Francisco on March 21 citing...

Five Ways to Save Tax Money During a Divorce

Posted on March 27, 2008
Taxes are probably the last thing on the mind of someone going through a divorce. But maybe they shouldn't be. Here are some money-saving tax tips to consider if you're getting divorced The first thing certified divorce practitioner Clay Caldwell...

Forget silver anniversaries: Many couples grapple with 'gray divorce'

Posted on March 25, 2008
It's been nearly a year since Sherman Smith's 33-year marriage ended in a divorce that, he said, his ex-wife wanted after she realized she didn't love him in the same way anymore. "A divorce is kind of like a death,...

Tax form can help in divorce

Posted on March 18, 2008
Question: I have been divorced for a few years. The divorce decree says I get to claim my daughter as a dependent and my ex is supposed to claim my son. The problem is that my ex beats me to...

Divorce costs former Beatle McCartney $48.7 million

Posted on March 17, 2008
A British court ordered former Beatle Paul McCartney on Monday to pay his estranged wife Heather Mills 24.3 million pounds ($48.7 million) after an acrimonious divorce battle. The settlement was only a fifth of the sum she had sought but...

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