A divorce in America can intrinsically be somewhat complicated and messy. When it comes to handling matters of the Islamic governing law Shariah, though, even some divorce professionals are sometimes stumped as to what the right course of action is.This is even more...
Month: October 2012
Florida parents: how to get through the holidays freshly divorced
It may be too early to put up decorations, but now is a good time to set up family plans for the holidays. Florida parents may know being divorced can be near impossible to navigate and it only gets messier when there are children involved. There are questions that...
Florida’s former First Lady speaks out against domestic violence
Domestic violence affects so many households and families all over the United States and previous First Lady of Florida Columba Bush has recently spoken up about the victims' struggles and the centers offering help for those victims. As it is Domestic Violence...
Divorce: Property division in the digital age
Dividing assets in a divorce is tough enough as it is. But in an increasingly high-tech age where more and more assets are deemed "virtual," property division for some couples is getting much more complicated.One compounding factor is that even divorce professionals...
When you regret executing that marital contract
Here's a hypothetical. You're on the cusp of your Florida divorce and suddenly thinking back to that day just prior to your marriage when you and your spouse decided to execute a prenuptial agreement. It seemed like a good idea on a number of fronts, lending certainty...
Stepfamilies: Bonding, divorces, maintaining ties into the future
Here's a typical hypothetical, although researchers note that, given the sheer diversity in America's demographics, the following is often close to the truth of what spells reality in family groups in the United States.Picture two separate families coming together for...
Commentary: Should money alone ever dictate who gets custody?
In the past, women generally received custody of the children as well as child support in a divorce case.However, that is now changing to some degree, and one argument being advanced by some people is that children should live with the parent who has the most money....
McCourt’s back where they started after fraud alleged: in court
It might take quite a search to find a divorce case that more truly qualifies as a complex property division dispute than the McCourt matter that has been prominently scoring headlines in Los Angeles and elsewhere across the country for more than two years.Many...
“Who owns what?” is disputed in Rolling Stones planned auction
A proposed auction of memorabilia and other assets once owned by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has triggered accusations by the musician that his ex-wife is selling his personal property without his authorization. While his former spouse contends that all of...