As many family law experts have noted, child custody considerations and arrangements have evolved greatly in recent years in Florida and elsewhere across the United States, as shared custody and time sharing between parents has grown commonplace.In prior times, when...
Month: December 2011
Property division central in Mel Gibson’s divorce settlement
Stories relating to Mel Gibson's high-profile family life appeared steadily throughout 2010, ushered in the new year and continued essentially unabated throughout the past 12 months. It hardly seems remiss, therefore, that one more Gibson-related story -- in fact, the...
Officials say bad economy fuels domestic violence in South Florida
Domestic violence allegations and confirmed instances of domestic abuse are starkly on the rise in Miami-Dade County and elsewhere throughout South Florida, say both advocates for domestic violence victims and emergency shelter workers.There are three state-certified...
Prenup talk at heart of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s divorce
Once again, it is that specter of a prenuptial agreement in a high-profile, high-asset divorce case.Was one executed? If so, what did it protect? If not, what potential floodgates to wealth did it open for one of the spouses?Increasingly, and growing by the day,...
Child support analysis includes data from Florida, nationally
Times are tough, and the economy is struggling in Florida and the rest of the nation. People are struggling to find work. and many people that do find employment are greatly underpaid.This is currently demonstrated in the difficulties many people are having making...
Elian Gonzalez now 18: Miami child custody case remembered
There are child custody cases, and then there are child custody cases. For sheer drama, those old enough to remember and paying attention were riveted to the news over a several-month period in late 1999 and early 2000 as events unfolded in Miami that gripped the...
Alimony payments and tax considerations
The likelihood of making sound financial determinations in a divorce rather than emotional decisions can be greatly increased with the help of a proven divorce attorney who has the expertise to protect your financial future.Alimony, or spousal maintenance/support, is...
A trend more than an anomaly: Child obesity and custody challenges
We recently informed readers of a topic that is gaining traction in family law matters, even though disputes concerning the subject haven't yet been commonly taken to and resolved in the courts.Please see our November 4 blog post for a brief discussion of child...
Custody case involving Nazi-named children takes new twist
Heath and Deborah Campbell of New Jersey first garnered national media attention in 2009 after a grocery store refused to engrave the name of their son on a birthday cake.The boy's name? Adolph Hitler.Two years-plus later, child custody of young Adolph -- along with...
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