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| Briton Publishes Divorce Settlement on Web to End Hostile Speculation |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 12:57 am |
| Tags: Alimony, Property Division, Divorce, Marital Agreements |
| A wealthy British advertising executive and publisher, husband and father, divorced his wife. And, according to him, the rumors started. He abandoned them, leaving them with nothing, and so on. Rightly or wrongly, he believes he has been maligned, criticized, scorned … speculated about. Yet he believes the settlement was generous, |
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| Application. Divorce Final Judgment. Mortgage Application Package Complete. |
| Published: July 24, 2008, 12:09 am |
| Tags: Child Support, Alimony, Divorce |
| Your divorce is finally final. Now you can move on with your life. Maybe you’d like to start over with a new condo or house. You find the perfect place. You begin working with a mortgage broker. In the course of your chit-chat, you mention you were just divorced. Don’t be surprised when your mortgage broker asks you for a copy of |
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| Abducted Florida Baby Dies in Panama with Father |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 1:48 am |
| Tags: Domestic Violence Amp Abuse, Child Custody, Hague Convention Kidnapping International Child Custody |
| Husband and Wife meet right here in Southeast Florida. Wife confides that she is an illegal immigrant. Husband and Wife marry. Husband sponsors Wife for a green card. Marriage breaks down. Husband asks for postnuptial agreement. His apparent intention was that it serve as a divorce settlement. Proposed agreement reportedly removed |
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| YouTube Divorcee Loses in Court |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 1:42 am |
| Tags: Bad Faith, Divorce, You Tube, Cruel And Inhuman Treatment |
| The verdict is in - it is no shock that the Youtube videos of Tricia Walsh-Smith back fired. I previously wrote about how Mrs. Walsh-Smith lashed out against her husband Philip J. Smith in the her now famous YouTube video. In the video, Ms. Walsh-Smith discusses, her marriage, the unfairness of her pre-nup, her marital sex life and |
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| No To Be Published Family Law Ky COA Cases July 18, 2008 |
| Published: July 21, 2008, 11:39 am |
| Tags: Case Law Kentucky |
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| Credit Crunch 2008: This is the Time to Divorce, According to the Statistics |
| Published: July 21, 2008, 1:00 am |
| Tags: Divorce |
| Couples with at least $10 million in assets are flocking to divorce courts this year. The reason? They are feeling the pinch of the credit crunch and generally weak economy. In New York State, the situation has fueled the biggest spike in divorce filings in nearly thirty years. The last such spike resulted from the introduction of additional |
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| Father of the Bride Accused of Murdering the Bride |
| Published: July 20, 2008, 12:49 am |
| Tags: Domestic Violence Amp Abuse |
| Extended Pakistani family live in Atlanta. Father arranges marriage of Daughter. Daughter wants out of marriage. Daughter files for divorce. Father very upset. So … Father allegedly strangles Daughter with a bungee cord… Father is charged with murder, but maintains his innocence. Father asks Court for accommodation so that he |
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| Malta: Child Abducted by Mother From Turkish Habitual Residence To Remain in Malta Anyway |
| Published: July 19, 2008, 1:25 am |
| Tags: Child Custody, Hague Convention Kidnapping International Child Custody |
| Maltese Wife, Turkish Husband and their 6 year old daughter lived in Turkey. Wife told Husband she wanted to return to Malta. Husband then blocked Wife’s access to the Child and applied to the Turkish Family Court for temporary custody of the Child. The Turkish Court then prohibited the Child from leaving Turkey before a custody |
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| New York State Finally Enacting Broader Legal Protections against Domestic Abuse |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 12:40 am |
| Tags: Domestic Violence Amp Abuse |
| New York remains the last state in the union to require fault-based grounds for a contested divorce. So it should come as no surprise that, in order to issue an order of protection against domestic violence, New York state has required the parties to be currently or previously married, parents of a common child or blood relatives. But New York |
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| The Whitest Kids U Know - The Divorce Story |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 9:15 am |
| Tags: The Dreaded D Word, Laugh It Off, Divorce Video Gallery |
| Trevor tells his class about the problems between his Mom and Dad. |
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| Strategic Divorce |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 12:46 am |
| Tags: Miscellaneous, Divorce |
| They probably had to commit perjury to get their divorce. Their marriage isn't irretrievably broken. They don't have irreconcilable differences. But they probably had to swear that one or the other applies. Because they desperately need a divorce. The Husband has cancer and doesn't have private medical insurance coverage. They couldn't |
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| High Tech Debit Cards + Low Tech Custodial Parents = Child Support Mess. Oops. |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 12:26 am |
| Tags: Child Support |
| Ohio is pretty high tech. The child support enforcement agency doesn’t just mail out child support checks to custodial parents. Instead it either directly deposits the monies into the parent’s bank account or adds the monies to a debit card for the parent. They’ve been doing it that way for about eight years and it’s |
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| After Divorce, Update Your Will |
| Published: July 15, 2008, 11:49 pm |
| Tags: Beneficiary Designation, Death, Divorce, Estate Planning, Wills |
| It is always a good idea after a divorce to update your will or to change the beneficiary designations on your insurance policies and investment accounts. Prior to the divorce it was likely that your wife was your heir or beneficiary. After your divorce, you may not want your ex to benefit from your death. Problems arise when someone dies and |
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| Malaysia: Make Sure You’re Really Married Before You File for Divorce |
| Published: July 15, 2008, 12:58 am |
| Tags: Divorce |
| A Malaysian woman filed for divorce. Problem: No record of her marriage. Case dismissed. Modified statement of problem: Marriage certificate potentially invalid on grounds of fraud. The woman’s attorney said these contentions were formalities and that she will refile. Why does the woman want a divorce? Her politician husband wants to |
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| Ohio Judge Reprimanded for Not Advancing His Cases Fast Enough |
| Published: July 13, 2008, 11:48 pm |
| Tags: Miscellaneous |
| An Ohio judge was reprimanded for not advancing his cases rapidly enough. One childless couple’s case was on the judge’s docket for two and one-half years - before being handed off to a general magistrate for trial. And the Wife specifically wanted the case tried to a judge, not a general magistrate. The judge’s caseload |
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