Oklahoma currently ranks as number three on the list of states with the highest divorce rates, Josh Simon reports. How have they decided to tackle this? Republican Mark McCollugh has suggested that couples go for pre-marital counselling to prevent any pro
Court Cases
Fathers more likely to win custody than before
For years, mothers won primary child custody in the vast majority of divorce cases. But the tide has been shifting: most states abolished the tender-years doctrine in 1994, and women have become a much more substantial portion of the workforce over the last 40 years, while more men have become stay-at-home fathers.
Texas court rules gay couple can divorce
Even though Texas has a ban on same sex marriage, a Dallas judge has allowed a married gay couple to obtain a divorce in Texas. The couple were married in a different state, but wish to divorce in this state, and many politicians, including the Texas Atto
California divorce case may change rules on financial discovery
Jeffrey Cottrill reports on the In re Marriage of Feldman case of 2007 and explains the downsides of hiding financial information from the spouse you are divorcing, especially if they violate orders in the Family Law Code of California. While the husband
Arizona divorce law may punish adulterers again
It was reported that many States are wanting to enforce that if a spouse is proven to have had an affair then the cheating party is not entitled to alimony.
Ask Judge Lynn Toler
Judge Lynn Toler, a graduate of Harvard and The University of Pennsylvania Law School, served as a municipal court judge for eight years. She presides over the courtroom on the nationally syndicated television show Divorce Court and is the author of the book My Mother’s Rules, a guide to greater emotional control.
I’ve been ordered to pay an amount of support that I can’t afford.
Find out what action you need to take in order to make changes to a support order that once fit your financial status but that no longer does.
Ending Domestic Abuse
There are many reasons why people hurt the ones they love. They may lash out because they are unable to communicate their anger in any other manner, or because it’s their only way to feel in control. Still others may be genuinely sociopathic.
Egelhoff: The Supreme Court Speaks
Learn who is legally entitled to your assets upon your death when there are ex spouses involved without claiming a new beneficiary. By Joy M. Feinberg, family law attorney with over 20 years experience.
What to Expect at a Deposition
Paul L. Feinstein, a Chicago sole practitioner with over four decades of experience, explains the basics about what happens at a deposition and a list of some area of questions that may be asked.
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