No-fault divorce: Let's call the whole thing off

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:45

The New York State Senate has passed a bill adopting no-fault divorce, and the Assembly is under pressure this week to follow suit to terminate a law in which a couple must agree upon a divorce, or one spouse must prove the other guilty of a major fault, such as adultery or abuse.

Cohabiting after divorce affects maintenance payments

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:35

DMH Stallard LLP United Kingdom June 11 2010

A recent case illustrates that cohabiting with someone else after a divorce may affect any maintenance payments received.   

In the case, a man who had been ordered to pay his wife £125,000 a year in maintenance succeeded in persuading the Court of Appeal that the payment should be recalculated, after a private detective produced evidence that his ex-wife had set up house with another man and was expecting his child.

Find The Perfect Divorce Attorney

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:33

Thеrе аrе plenty οf ways bу whісh a marriage саn ɡеt spoiled.

Both thе partners need tο work hard tο save thеіr marriage. Unfortunately sometimes none οf thе partners ѕhοw interest іn thеіr marriage οr even bother аbουt thеіr children. Thеу take thе ԁесіѕіοn οf divorce аnԁ a hарру relationship ends up іn a bitter ending.

Divorce talk sparks acid attack

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:31

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A 41-year-old woman suffered burns to 40 percent of her body when her elderly husband threw corrosive acid at her when she asked for a divorce.

The woman, surnamed Song, was in serious condition in Prince of Wales Hospital last night. Her husband, surnamed Wong, 60, was arrested but had not been charged last night.

Wong and their nine-year-old daughter also suffered minor injuries. They were both treated and discharged.

'Broke' Tiki Barber Can't Afford Divorce Settlement After Alleged Affair With NBC Intern

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:29

Published June 23, 2010

Troubled former New York Giants superstar Tiki Barber claims he is broke and unable to pay the divorce settlement demanded by the mother of his four children
after he was axed from NBC's "Today" show, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Barber -- who ditched his wife of 11 years, Ginny, for 23-year-old blond former NBC intern Traci Lynn Johnson -- claims his career is in tatters and that he has taken a huge financial hit since his estimated $300,000 NBC contract ended.

Heidi Hires A Divorce Lawyer! Is This Split Actually Happening?

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:26

Posted 6/21/10 2:29 pm ET by Rebecca Brown in The Hills, Top TV Shows

When Heidi filed for separation from Spencer, it seemed like a soft action devised to drum up publicity and possibly piss off her hubby. But it appears she's making serious moves now. The "Hills" star recently hired a real (emphasizing the word "real" here felt necessary) divorce lawyer, making the split rumors feel more believable than ever. Could she truly be ready to cut ties with her supposed soul mate?

Proposed NY law could soon bring no-fault divorce

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:24

(Reuters) - New Yorkers who want to end their marriages will no longer have to invent reasons under a proposed legal change that would bring the state into line with the rest of the United States by instituting no-fault divorce.

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The change could be significant for the state's many wealthy residents, who would be able to focus less on manufacturing reasons for divorce and more on dividing their assets.

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The Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 11:38

The Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, North Shore Practice Group, meets the last Wednesday of each month from noon-1:30 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday Restaurant, Old Orchard Road, Skokie. The group is comprised of attorneys, financial and mental health professionals, committed to helping people through divorce without litigation. Also visit www.collablawil.org.

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Attorney Jeffery Leving to Interview U.S. Senator Roland Burris on the 'Fathers' Rights Legal Show'; Will Then Meet With Vice President Biden

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:41

CHICAGO, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago attorney Jeffery Leving is meeting with two of America's most powerful political leaders over the next few days. United States Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) will join Mr. Leving on his "Fathers' Rights Legal Show" honoring Father's Day on June 20th at 2pm CDT on 106.3FM in Chicago and online at www.soul1063radio.com. On Monday, Leving will then meet with Vice President Joe Biden, after which they will attend a luncheon supporting Democratic Congressional candidate Dan Seals.

Judge: Wade's wife has 3 weeks to find attorney

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:38

The two young sons of NBA star Dwyane Wade and his estranged wife will know where they are living by summer’s end, a Cook County judge vowed today, even if their mother wants to hire her tenth in an “unbelievable” string of divorce attorneys.

Judge Marya Nega told Siohvaughn Wade that she has three weeks to find a new attorney after her most recent attorney, Marsha Fisher, told the judge her client wanted her to withdraw.

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