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MIAMI: Narcy Novack gains control of her slain husband Ben’s $10M fortune (and that of his »

I was just reading a story on Slate about how "veteran journalist Gerald Posner" at the Daily Beast had plagiarized a story in the Miami Herald about Nancy and Ben Novack.... Anyways. The story about the Novacks is interesting, obviously, because it has a divorce nugget in it. Seems the husband, [...]

OTTAWA: Can divorce ever be funny?

OTTAWA: Can divorce ever be funny?

I have to tell you that in my past incarnation as a divorce lawyer, I have had some very funny moments interacting with my clients. I don't know what it was. But all of them (those with a sense of humor) and I (mostly the female ones) at one point or another sat in my office and cracked up about [...]

NEW YORK: Divorced socialite Gigi Jordan murders autistic son in tony Manhattan hotel

She apparently flew in from Belgium a few days and booked an expensive $2300 per night suite in the Penninsula Hotel on Fifth Avenue where she was holed up for 2 days with her autistic 8 year old son. And then Gigi Mirra Jordan did the unthinkable. She allegedly drugged the boy to death and [...]

BERLIN: Judge rules that in-laws should be repaid gifts to couple if marriage ends in divorce

Times UK ran a report today that essentially suggests that German courts are getting tough on gifts, post divorce. In the case in question, a judge ruled that a portion of the value of a home should be paid back to the in-laws. The son in law basically got the house after the divorce. But when the [...]

NEW YORK: Debbie Madoff divorce from Andrew Madoff on ice?

I was just reading the New York Times' Dealbook which is edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin and it seems the entire Madoff clan, including Andrew and Mark Madoff (the sons), Peter Madoff (the brother) and Shana Madoff (the niece) have all agreed to an "asset freeze" imposed by the trustee Irving H. [...]

CHICAGO: Divorce, steroids, blamed for “erratic” behavior of lieutenant gov. Scott Lee »

Should Scot Lee Cohen be forced to abdicate the Democrat lieutenant gubernatorial primary win after spending more than $2 million on his campaign? The much maligned lieutenant gov is feeling the pressure from fellow democrats and from newly elected gubernatorial candidate Patrick J. Quinn. Seems [...]

LONDON: man held in stabbing death of Texan millionaire’s estranged wife

LONDON: man held in stabbing death of Texan millionaire’s estranged wife

The Guardian.co.uk is reporting today that Lucy Landry, 38, who was married to American millionaire Harold Landry, in his 60s and known to friends as "H", was going through a divorce from her husband. It is believed that Harold "made his fortune in oil and engineering and has four children in the [...]

MILAN: Will Silvio Berlusconi settle his divorce or go to trial?

MILAN: Will Silvio Berlusconi settle his divorce or go to trial?

The Italian paper, Corriere della Sera reported the other day that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his wife Veronica Lario met in Milan to hash out divorce details. But they couldn't agree because she wants a couple of million euros per month alimony, and he wants to only give her [...]

TOKYO: U.S. puts pressure on Japan to sign Hague to protect the rights of fathers post-divorce

TOKYO: U.S. puts pressure on Japan to sign Hague to protect the rights of fathers post-divorce

I was reading USATODAY last night, along with a few other publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Japan Times and I was gratified to learn that America (and to a lesser extent Britain and France) are renewing pressure on the Japanese government to sign the Hague [...]

RIYADH: 12 year old drops divorce bid from 80 year old husband

RIYADH: 12 year old drops divorce bid from 80 year old husband

These stories always make me a bit mental, this idea of young girls getting married off to old men in certain countries. I find it so provincial and ludicrous and it says a lot about a society that would even allow for something like this to happen. I want to respect all societies and cultures and [...]

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