2011 Articles

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Mother Who Kidnapped Her Own Son Still Being Sought by Police

The mother of a 3-year-old boy decided to take matters into her own hands in early November during a scheduled visitation with her son. The two have yet to turn up or be located. Local police are ...
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Are You Concerned about Termination of Your Parental Rights?

The worst nightmare for a parent is most likely having their children taken away from them by any means. While many parents may fear that something could happen to their child such as abduction, ...
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Bitter Las Vegas Custody Battle Ends In Shooting

After a long and tumultuous marriage followed by an equally acrimonious divorce, a woman was acquitted of the murder of her husband after she told the court she shot him in self-defense. During her ...
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Judicial Bias Alleged In Poker Champ Divorce

Ex-Wife of Star Poker Player Files Complaint in Las Vegas Divorce Proceedings After learning that her former husband made several contributions to the judge presiding over their divorce settlement, a ...
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Ex-Wife Alleges Judge Unfit To Preside In Divorce Case

Complaint Filed After Husband Makes Campaign Contributions to Divorce Judge The former wife of a Las Vegas poker champion has filed an official complaint against the judge in her divorce hearing, ...
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Divorce Can Spread To Couples Like A Virus, Study Says

Researchers Investigate Social Contagion Phenomenon of Separation A new study by social researchers ends credence to the idea that divorce can spread in a manner reminiscent of viral contagion. ...
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The “No-Fault” Divorce Process

Getting a divorce in the state of New York used to be a longer process for those who did not have what were considered legal grounds for ending a marriage. Even if there was mutual consent by both ...
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What You Should Know about Prenuptial Agreements

Prenuptial agreements are popularly known as a method for a wealthy individual to protect his or her wealth before entering a marriage. While protecting ones assets is a way a prenup can function, ...
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Child Custody And The Holiday Season

With the holiday season again upon us, parents who are divorced can run into complications regarding scheduling holiday visits. Additionally, things may have changed in one or both partner's lives ...
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What You Can Do About Domestic Violence

Domestic violence can take many forms and is not limited to physical violence. It can include more subtle forms of abuse such as financial abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, and sexual abuse. A ...
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Divorce Shows Ripple Effect Amongst Social Groups

UC San Diego Study Indicates Divorce Acts Like Social Contagion Your divorce can have unintended consequences on the marriages of your social circle, a new study seems to show. In the aftermath of one ...
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Mother Battles To Keep Sons Away From Child Killer

Court Allows Stepmother To Live With Boys Over Parental Protestations The mother of two boys was shocked earlier this month when a family law court moved to allow her sons to live with their ...
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Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref” Facing Lawsuit for Marriage Breakup

Several months ago, a New York man who had appeared on Jerry Seinfeld's reality show "The Marriage Ref" sued both Seinfeld and the show, proclaiming that his wife became obsessed with ...
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Divorce: Honesty Can Be the Best Policy

Going through a divorce can be extremely emotional and having a qualified attorney to guide you can make this happen far more easily. One way that can bring more difficulty and complexity to a divorce ...
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Court Allows Custody Of Sons To Convicted Child Murderer

Legal Battle Rages Over Mother Court Says Is Cured Of Insanity A child custody case is making waves across the country after a court ruled to allow a woman who was tried and convicted of murdering her ...
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Military Divorce Rate No Longer On The Rise

Number of Divorces Plateaus Amongst Military Families Experts say the rate of divorce in the military, which had been steadily rising for the past decade, remained roughly the same in 2010, with ...
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Post-Divorce Legal Issues

The divorce is over, the legal issues have been decided, and you and your ex-spouse move on. You may think that ends your need for legal assistance as regards child custody , child support , or other ...
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The Prenuptial Agreement: Do You Need One?

Most everyone knows that the longevity factor in today's marriages is not very promising. Many marriages end in divorce, with statistics ranging from 30 to 50 percent. Your chances of maintaining a ...
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Child Custody in California

We have all heard about legal battles between divorcing or divorced parents over child custody. These battles can be bitter, lengthy, and even end in tragedy when a desperate parent loses control with ...
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Divorce Mediation – Is It Possible?

You can't talk to your soon-to-be ex-spouse. You can barely stand to be in the same room together. So how is mediation going to work? And why should you bother in the first place? Does mediation ...
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