Make The Divorce Process Simpler
We discussed Florida's 15 fatality review teams in our immediately preceding blog post, noting that they were established by the state Legislature in 2000 to identify and optimally respond to domestic violence incidents.A just-decided case in New York highlights the...
Domestic violence murders are on the rise in the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida, according to a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The report determined that certain areas realized a 15.6 percent increase in domestic violence murders in...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...