Archive for May, 2009
HAWAII: Divorce Hawaiian style
Divorce in Hawaii is pretty simple. It is a no fault state meaning you don't have to allege fault (even though the courts can consider fault in making an equitable distribution assessment) and it is community property state meaning the courts won't look to what is "fair" in making an equitable distribution assessment. It's pretty much going to be [...]
MARYLAND: Divorce Attorney Constance Camus asks: Is a divorce billboard dissipation of marital assets?
And so I put that question to you. Is it? If your soon to be ex spouse took out a billboard like this one that appears on Ms. Camus' website, would you charge him or her with dissipation of marital assets?
The Jon & Kate Gosselin divorce escaped us…oooh!
Who are Jon and Kate Gosselin? Why is everybody talking about them getting divorced? I have gathered they have a bunch of kids, like octuplets or something? And they are calling it quits? And they have a TV show of some sort? Sorry, don't have a television so don't watch TV shows but why are they such a hot item in the news these days? Jon and [...]
Astrology and Divorce: Does your Zodiac sign predispose you to divorce?
Are there any stats on this, do you know? I can hear all the men cringe just reading the tag line on this one. They like to pretend they don't believe in astrology. Whatever. Well, I thought it was an interesting post idea. I just don't happen to know if there are any stats on how divorce and astrology intersect. I would imagine they would, [...]
Divorce, kids and the summer vacation
Summer is coming! What's going to happen to the kids? Summer vacation is usually in issue in most divorce stipulations. Parents try to iron out a parenting agreement that gives the non-custodial extra time with the kids during the summer recess from school. Most agreements have the parents split the summer. But many others allot maybe 2-3 weeks to [...]
MUMBAI, INDIA: Ujjwala Raut’s divorce: Do the courts of Mumbai have jurisdiction over a Manhattan marriage?
An Indian super model Ujjwala Raut's and her British husband, Craig Maxwell Sterry who married in Manhattan in the mid 1990's are reportedly in divorce court in Mumbai. This according to the Times of India. Says the Indian Times: The Mumbai Family Court has rejected a plea by supermodel Ujjwala Raut's British husband, Craig [...]
CALIFORNIA: With Prop 8 upheld will same sex couples who want out of their marriage, remain in divorce limbo?
So if marriage between gays is illegal, what about divorce? Can those same sex couples who got married in the State get a divorce in the state? Obviously, California and other states have agreed to give full faith and credit to those already married but they have basically declared all future marriages between couples of the same gender [...]
Are divorcing CEO’s of major corps. answerable to shareholders for disclosing corporate secrets to their wives?
This question came to me after I read an article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that George David, former CEO of UTC (United Technology Corp) allegedly used to discuss business deals with his wife, Countess Marie. In fact, this issue is expected to become front and center in their divorce trial when it resumes in July. (FYI: Marie's in [...]
Feral 5 year old Girl found in Siberia – talk about parental neglect!
SIBERIA Check out the link below about his bizarre story about a 5 year old in Siberia who was found by Russian police living in a room full of cats and dogs. She was wearing ratty clothes and communicated by barking like a dog. I personally find the story incredulous. But you can read it yourself. You may have to copy the link and put it in [...]
How to take the crazy out of co-parenting after a divorce
You know, I feel a lot of unrest in the world right now. In every context. Politically, financially, environmentally, interpersonally, just everything. The weather, that crazy man in North Korea, the hurricanes and tornadoes, mean, evil, cruel people who increasingly are doing mean, evil, cruel things to others for no reason...so many haters...I [...]
Should divorce trials like Countess Marie and CEO George David’s be kept closed from the public’s earshot?
If you read this article from the Wall Street Journal, you will find an interesting http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB124346788310360439.html argument being proffered: DIVORCES SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. The author, Dionne Searcey uses the Countess and the Ceo's divorce (and a few others like Nevada Governor Gibbons) and all their [...]
Retired NYPD cop John Galtieri gets life in prison for murder of ex-wife, Jeanne Kane
Chilling story we reported on back in January here: http://www.divorcesaloon.com/ex-cop-on-trial-for-slaying-ex-wife-over-alimony-payments has an update. Now, John Galtieri has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of his wife. He was reportedly angry that she got more than half his pension in a divorce settlement. He had [...]
Speaking of Continental airlines pilots/lawsuit….and pot
Just read the story of how about a decade ago, Continental Airlines was forced to sue a vengeful ex-wife who laced her husband's bread with pot and caused him to lose his job. The husband had consumed gobs of bread baked by his ex wife days before he failed the drug test! Hysterical, no? Well, actually not cause he was piloting a plane after [...]
How to divorce the “princess”
First off, when a man makes a comment like "what do you think you are, a princess?" Or, "you're not a princess," or "stop acting like a princess" I think a woman should run for her life. Immediately. In any successful marriage (and I've never married for obvious reasons) but in any successful marriage, I would think a man would naturally think of [...]
GUEST ARTICLE: Is Divorce Contagious, by Sharon Zarozny
Is Divorce Contagious? It’s amazing how often people flinch when I explain I am a divorce coach/consultant. Some even respond as if I am saying, "Hi, I'm an undertaker." That observation was underscored when, upon being introduced to an attorney, I commented "I understand you are a divorce attorney." He winced and quietly replied, [...]
Continental Airlines sues pilots over divorce/retirement benefits scam
This is a nutty story about how some pilots for Continental Airlines basically got fake divorces so that their spouses can take advantage of a loophole in Federal law that allows divorcing spouses to collect retirement benefits before the pilot reaches retirement age. btw, Continental seems kind of sue-happy. Read this post about how they sued an [...]
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