2012 Articles

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Custody Battle Rages Between Mothers

Woman Who Murdered Daughters Now At Center Of Storm In a strange custody case between a mother and her ex-husband, the most important player is in fact the children's step-mother. The woman, ...
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Appellate Court Rules In Favor Of Pot-Smoking Father

Medical Marijuana Using Father Has Decision Overturned After the Loa Angeles Superior Court ruled to remove a young son from his father's custody due to his usage of medical marijuana, the man ...
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Can Divorce “Infect” Your Marriage?

New Research Indicates Social Behaviors Can Be Communicated Like A Virus After conducting a study on a variety of social behaviors, including divorce, several experienced sociologists with major US ...
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Mom Seeks Custody After Husband Remarries Murderous Ex

Ex-Wife Hospitalized After Slaying Daughters In a strange divorce law case, a woman is seeking sole custody of her children after she learned her former husband had remarried his ex-wife. Her concern ...
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Reformers Seek Changes To Florida Alimony Laws

New Legislation Could End Permanent Alimony Throughout State If a group of lawmakers has their say, a new bill could be passed through the Florida state legislature that would change the parameters of ...
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Can Divorce Infect You Like A Virus?

Research Shows 'Social Contagions' Can Spread Like A Plague In a study performed by researchers with several top institutions in the US, evidence indicates that divorce can be spread from ...
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Brooklyn Man Divorces Wife In Secret, Post Reports

Woman Learns Of Alleged Divorce Scheme After Husband's Death In a recent report by the New York Post, a woman claims that her late husband had divorced her without her knowledge eight years before ...
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Who Gets the Pets in a New York Divorce?

When it comes to divorce, most couples will be faced with tough decisions regarding marital property division, child custody, and other important issues. The process of dividing up one's finances, ...
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Divorce Tax Consequences

Divorce is generally painful enough in terms of the emotional toll it takes on individuals. It can also create financial stress in terms of tax consequences. Without the guidance of a knowledgeable ...
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What to do When Circumstances Change after a Divorce

Finalizing a divorce and all the agreements pertaining to child support, child custody, visitation, spousal support and division of property can be a major accomplishment. Even though two former ...
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Social Contagion: Can You Be Infected By A Friend’s Divorce?

Researchers Believe Divorce Can Spread Like A Virus In a recent study conducted by sociologists at several major institutions, including with The University of California in San Diego, scientists ...
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Spousal Support At Heart Of 12-Year Divorce Case

Wife Seeks Support From Husband After Messy Split More Than A Decade Prior In an extremely lengthy family law case, an Orange County ex-couple has been battling over the issue of spousal support for ...
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When Is It Time to Consult with a Family Law Attorney?

Family law can be a very complex area of legal affairs, not to mention the often emotionally tense aspect of it. A family lawyer primarily deals with cases involving a divorce or separation and the ...
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76-Year-Old Man Indicted for Assaulting Wife

A.W. was recently indicted on domestic violence charges relating to an incident that occurred in early August. The senior citizen will be going to court on the charges within the coming months. ...
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Mother and Stepfather Charged with Sexual Assault of Daughter

37-year-old T.C. and her husband, 35-year-old K.C., were taken into custody recently by Denver Police on child sexual assault charges. The two are accused of having molested T.C.'s daughter for ...
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Factors Determining New York Child Custody

Child custody is an often contentious issue in the divorce process; this issue can often lead to courtroom battles between parents which can be emotionally draining for the entire family. Where ...
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Factors Considered in New York Child Relocation

When a custodial parent in New York requests the court for permission to relocate a child while the noncustodial parent opposes the relocation on the basis that it will limit his or her access to the ...
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The Benefits of Divorce Mediation

Divorce can be one of the most difficult and traumatic events that individuals can face as the family unit is torn apart, leaving spouses and children to cope with a new life. Emotions can run high, ...
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Child Custody in California

In general, California child custody cases are determined through the courts based on what is considered to be in the best interests of the child. This is a rather general term; judges considering the ...
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Do You Have Questions about Obtaining a Marriage Annulment?

An annulment differs from a divorce in that it basically makes it so the marriage never occurred from a legal standpoint. When a marriage is found to be non-valid then there is no need to go through ...
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