Blogs 2012 February

February, 2012 Blog Posts

Attorney's Fees: Who Pays?

As a general rule in Family Law cases, each party will be responsible for paying their own attorney. I need to emphasize general rule because like most rules, there are exceptions. The exception to ...
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Why is Alimony Awarded to Some Spouses?

Are you getting a divorce ? If so, you may either be asked to pay alimony or request that alimony be paid to you. These payments will be in addition to the division of property and assets that will ...
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Lawmaker Proposes Simple Possession To be a Misdemeanor Instead of a Felony

California Senator Mark Leno, a democrat from San Francisco proposed earlier this week that simple drug possession be charges be misdemeanors instead of their current felony status. He argued that ...
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What is a Vocational Evaluation?

A vocational evaluation is the process used to assess a person’s current or future employability and wage earning capacity for the court. The evaluation is a neutral process that describes the ...
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San Bernardino Family Law Attorney

Are you going through a divorce , child custody , child support , or paternity matter in San Bernardino County California? You will need the assistane of an experienced San Bernardino Family law & ...
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Alimony Law Changes Being Made in Florida

Florida is joining several other states that have recently started changing outdated alimon y laws. One change under consideration before the House could change how alimony is granted to victims of ...
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How to Eat to Keep Your Heart Healthy

As American Heart Month comes to an end, it is important to remember that heart disease is the number-one killer for women. And for people with diabetes, the risk of heart disease is two to four times ...
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25 Things Every Woman Should Know

Dolls, in honor of ELLE’s twenty-fifth anniversary, I thought I’d reveal how the Ask Eeee column started. It all happened after I was fired as a writer on Saturday Night Live —a ...
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"I Love You, You Smell Nice"

When we say “You smell good,” here’s what we mean: You make me think of fireflies and precisely five tiny beads of sweat on her Coppertoned neck, which was mine one weekend long ago. ...
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Moms Confess: I Regret My Baby's Name

The first time it happened, we giggled. But this weekend when yet another little girl tittered and asked my 8-year-old son Jonas if he was named after the Jonas Brothers, the only sound was my ...
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Post Divorce Financial Planning - Pt. 1

Post Divorce Financial Planning - Part 1 After your divorce is finalized, you must put effort into restarting your long term financial plans. No doubt this life change has reduced your disposable ...
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I Can't Afford a Divorce

Going through a divorce is usually an extremely stressful time in a person's life. One of the factors leading to the stress is the thought: "How am I going to pay for everything on my ...
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Smartphones Being Used as Evidence during Family Law Trials

Technology is entering the court room in many ways, including the use of smartphones as evidence. This has been especially true during divorce proceedings where more and more judges are allowing the ...
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Divorce disputes over pets increasing

Couples going through a divorce are increasingly arguing over the custody of their pets, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. More... ...
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Jurisdiction Over Parties and Property

In order for a Tennessee court to divide marital property of order spousal support , it must have personal jurisdiction over the party, or it may have jurisdiction based on property located within the ...
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Jurisdiction Over Parties and Property

In order for a Tennessee court to divide marital property of order spousal support , it must have personal jurisdiction over the party, or it may have jurisdiction based on property located within the ...
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Illegal Immigrant Battles for Child Custody after Having Child Taken Away

A child custody case between an illegal immigrant and two U.S. citizens is being followed closely in Missouri. The mother of the child in question now wants to get her son back, even though he has ...
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Are Wives Making More Than Their Husbands?

What percentage of American wives outearn their husbands? The number just might astonish you If you've been hanging around the United States over the past 20 years or so, you've bumped up ...
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The Man-cession and the He-covery

During the height of the recent financial crisis, a new term entered the lexicon of pop economists and established number-crunchers alike --- "man-cession." This term refers to the loss of ...
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Three New "types" of Women: Are You One of Them?

The happy homemaker has hung up her apron. After years marveling over moisture-rich hand-soap and test-washing her kids' dirt-stained soccer jerseys, the stay at home mom has all but disappeared ...
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