Litigation over assets in a divorce can take a long time to resolve. For a lot of people, it’s bad enough to try to divide your marital home. Who gets to keep the house and who has to move out? Or should...
Mediation is usually the least contentious option for working out the terms of a divorce. Parties negotiate and compromise, and they agree to a settlement with the help of a mediator. Probably the best part...
Don’t Want To Pay Your Ex Child Support Anymore?
Jul 08, 2015
When a parent has to pay his former spouse child support, he has a special financial interest in wanting the kids to become legally emancipated. Upon a child’s emancipation, child support obligations cease. ...
Ex-Wife Contends That $19,000 in Monthly Disposable Income Includes No Money for Savings
Jul 07, 2015
Dividing up marital income can be tricky in divorce. Each side wants to keep or receive more money than is needed to just cover their expenses. At the very least, each side usually wants to remain in the lifestyle...
The FDA Will Regulate E-Cigarettes
Jul 07, 2015
In response to an increased number of nicotine poisonings to infants and children, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether it should require manufacturers to put warning labels and child-proof packaging...
Exes Feud Over Child’s Summer Vacation Plans
Jul 01, 2015
Summer vacations are meant to be a nice break from the monotony of daily life. But when divorced parents can’t agree on summer plans for their children, stress and contention replace the intended relaxation. The...
Men Can Be Victims Too
Jul 01, 2015
Domestic violence is not only committed by men against women; it can also be committed by women against men. Although there are fewer reported incidents of female-to-male abuse, men may need legal protection from women...
US Supreme Court Upholds Marriage Equality
Jul 01, 2015
In a historic decision handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, same-sex marriage has been legalized in all 50 states. The appeal to the Supreme Court started with cases in...
A new device may give fresh hope to stroke victims. The American Heart Association issued guidelines this week for a new stroke treatment, which they are strongly backing. The device is a removable stent that...
After Mocking An Unconscioius Patient During A Colonoscopy, Doctors Are Hit With A Significant Verdict
Jun 30, 2015
Usually when a patient sues his doctors, it is for medical malpractice for a procedure gone wrong, a misdiagnosis, or something of the like. A couple weeks ago, though, The Associated Press reported that a...
A sterilization implant for women, Essure, is the target of several lawsuits and a hearing conducted by the FDA, according to the Wall Street Journal. Since Essure was cleared for marketing in 2002, the FDA has...
If you have a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer’s or dementia, you would want to find them the best care you could, right? You would want them to be comfortable and feel at home. Perhaps most importantly, you...
Custody of a child is frequently a complicated issue to resolve for parents who are no longer a couple. Both parents often want their child to live with them, and that becomes a source of contention. In situations...
Making violent threats on Facebook isn’t necessarily illegal. Even if the recipient of the threats feels threatened or is afraid, the author can still get away with it essentially just by claiming that he did not know...
Post-break up, there are always complicated issues to deal with. When the former couple shares a child, these issues are even more complex. A parent who wants to relocate with the child is likely to face strong...
If a judge has some association with the attorneys or their clients in his courtroom, it may create a conflict of interest. In the event of a potential conflict, the judge should probably recuse himself from the case,...
Country Star Trace Adkins and Wife Divorce Amicably
Jun 22, 2015
Country music singer Trace Adkins has settled his divorce case, according to TMZ. Adkins and his wife, Rhonda, were married for 17 years. Rhonda filed for divorce in March of 2014, citing irreconcilable...
Even after a divorce is complete, issues often continue to arise. Former spouses still file motions regarding financial disagreements, parenting schedules, and the well-being of their children. In contentious...
Child Abuse or Self-Defense
Jun 15, 2015
Sadly, there are often easily identifiable, indisputable, cut-and-dry instances of child abuse. Sometimes, though, an incident falls in the grey area between child abuse and self-defense. There are two sides to...
Parents have a duty to care for and protect their children. If a parent can’t take care of her kids, the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCPP) steps in and takes the children away. It is...
