"Once bitten, twice shy" is the title of a rock and roll song the likes of which could easily have been written by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in his stomping days.It wasn't, though, but that doesn't stop it from coming to mind in the wake of his recent announcement that...
Month: September 2011
Football star/reality show figure Owens pays ordered child support
You might be familiar with Terrell Owens even if you're not a football fan, provided that you are enamored of reality television shows. Owens is a likely future hall of fame inductee who, although not currently on any professional team's roster, is gainfully employed...
Poll: Divorce causes distinct, wide ranging
Divorce is never an easy choice to make. Whether it is a mutual decision between marriage partners, or decided by only one partner, the process is a difficult one to experience and can be agonizing when it involves children.While there are many reasons for ending a...
Divorcing couples need to consider marital debt
One area in which a party in a divorce often benefits from legal counsel is in an experienced attorney's close and thorough analysis of marital debt.Consider the following scenario. A couple is divorcing. Their divorce settlement agreement provides that one of them...
Study: Low-conflict marriages often stressed, lead to divorce
Common examples of stressors in what many family law experts now call "low-conflict marriage" include things far less dramatic than a crippling drug addiction within a family, acts of domestic abuse, the onset of a mental illness, or a sudden job loss. Instead, they...
Many people now consider a prenup before saying “I do”
For Florida couples who plan to get married, a carefully drafted prenuptial agreement can be a valuable way to protect assets in the event of a divorce.In fact, entering into a prenuptial agreement isn't just for the rich and famous these days. Many couples who intend...
“Glee” pictures: Innocent or depicting domestic violence?
Los Angeles photographer Tyler Shields has stirred up a bit of controversy with his latest photo shoot involving Glee star Heather Morris.In Shields' recent series, Morris sports a raging black eye with an iron as a prop. Specifically, one photograph shows Morris in a...
The South leads the way for marriages and divorces
As the United States evolves into an ever-more modern and technologically defined society, traditional institutions like marriage seem to be getting slowly phased out (as indicated in a number of studies, including recent findings from the Census Bureau), and divorce...
Baseball’s McCourt High-Asset Divorce Battle Continues
It is a divorce case that features many elements, ranging from bankruptcy and widely divergent views concerning contract interpretation to issues relating to separate versus community property and the rights of a professional sports organization to legally intervene...