Illinois legislators are currently debating a new bill “HB 1452,” which seeks to make major changes to the state’s divorce laws.
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Our house is an under water property
Our house is an “under water” property and it’s the main reason my spouse and I haven’t moved forward with a divorce. We just can’t stand living together any longer and we want to get on with our lives. Do you have any suggestions as to how we can do so?
I plan to tell my spouse that I want a divorce, is there anything I should…
Make sure that before uttering those words, that you are 100% convinced the relationship is so broken & damaged that neither the passage of time or any type of counseling will help restore it. David L. Miller is a Partner with Kring & Chung, LLP, a family law firm in California that is dedicated to […]
NC Senators Propose 2-Year Cooling Off Period before Divorce
If you call the Tar Heel State home sweet home and are thinking of divorcing, North Carolina Senators Austin Allran (Rep) and Warren Daniel (Rep) have two words for you: cool off. That’s the idea behind Allran and Daniel’s new bill, the Healthy Marriage Act, which was tabled in the state’s legislator late last week. […]
Ontario Judge Rips Up McCain Marriage Contract
Read how an Ontario judge threw out Michael McCain’s marriage contract he had his wife sign, which was to limit her access to the McCain family’s vast fortune, during their divorce process, calling the document “unconscionable”.
US Supreme Court to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage
In a ruling that could fundamentally alter the marriage and divorce landscape for same-sex couples across the US, the nation’s Supreme Court has agreed to review a Federal Appeals Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
Ontario Court: Deceased’s Pension Benefits go to Ex-Wife
This case should serve as a warning to any divorced spouses who have remarried or live with a common law spouse – in the event of one of you dying, you should have had your policy changed so that your pension benefits will be split between your ex-spouse
Transgendered Man Told He Can’t Divorce
Do you remember the story of Thomas Beattie, who underwent a sex change in 1998, but kept his female sex organs, then got pregnant and had three children? Well, he and his wife now want a divorce, but they can’t, because Arizona doesn’t recognize their ma
British Columbia Supreme Court judge rules in favour of pro-immunization parent
Discover how a British Columbia divorced father obtained the right to immunize his son by a Supreme Court Judge.
Same-sex Couple Denied Divorce in Maryland, Appeals to Highest Court
Read how a same-sex couple who got married in California, were denied a divorce in Maryland where they lived at the time, as the state does not recognize same-sex unions.
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