‘DIVORCE IN THE 50 STATES’ Archives
FLORIDA: Tiger and Elin attend parenting classes as required by state law
Both Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods attended a four hour parenting class as part of the requirement in Florida for divorcing couples who have children pursuant to the Parent Education and Family Stabilization law 61.21 of the Family Court Act, amended in 2008: Section 61.21 Florida Statutes (As amended in [...]
CONNECTICUT: Is there “corruption” in the family/divorce bar & courts of Connecticut?
I've spoken with more than one person who alleges that the Connecticut divorce/family court system is corrupt and is skewed in favor of moneyed spouses who usually turn out to be the husbands. More than one woman and pro se litigant has complained not only that their lawyers are creming them for millions of dollars in legal fees but the courts [...]
CALIFORNIA: Big wig divorce lawyers Wasser and Susman duke it out in the McCourt case – new documents found that could be a game changer
Dennis Wasser (father of divorce attorney extraordinaire Laura Wasser) and Stephen Susman are two of California's top divorce lawyers. They represent Frank and Jamie McCourt respectively in their bitter divorce currently being tried in a Los Angeles Superior court. According to NBCsports.com, Mr. Wasser has found a smoking gun document that [...]
NEW YORK: Paterson divorce law to equalize the spouses: poorer spouse will get attorneys fees based on formula
One of our new regulars, an attorney by the name of Terri, who has a cute blog called from Bedroom to Courtroom brought our attention to a part of Governor Paterson's divorce bill that we missed. It's actually a good part so figures I missed it. The governor has now made it a law in New York state that the poorer spouse will and should get [...]
DETROIT: West Bloomfield wife filed for divorce prior to husband’s apparent murder-suicide attempt
Another victim of inter-marital violence bites the dust. Seems mounting debts and a divorce filing got the better of this West Bloomfield man, Ellery Bennett who is accused, or, I should say, suspected of killing his wife Lisa and attempting to take his own life. Read more here.
MINNESOTA: Tom Petters (ponzi schemer, remember?) witness, Larry Reynolds, gets busted for divorce fraud
Remember the Tom Petters case? We spoke about it back last year and you can read about it here. He was Minnesota's answer to Bernie Madoff and I think after his case was tried, he was convicted and will spend upwards of 50 years in prison. Well, now I was sleuthing the Internet and came across a follow up to that story that might interest you. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO: Quick update: Ninth Circuit stays gay marriage but divorces can proceed
Not surprisingly, the Ninth Circuit has stayed the lower court's decision that California's prop 8 is unconstitutional. That means that same sex couples CANNOT get married in California till the Ninth Circuit has made a determination as to the constitutionality of this legislation, or lack of constitutionality as the case may be. In the [...]
NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque woman seeks divorce from wife who claims same sex marriage was illegal
When love turns to hate it doesn't matter if it is heterosexual or same sex, there's going to be drama. In Santa Fe, a case was recently in front of the court involving a lesbian couple who got married six years ago. Officialwire.com: Karla JaNelle Haught and Angela Marie Carrejo are disputing ownership of two properties, a home in Santa Fe and [...]
NEW YORK: August 15, 2010 Governor Paterson signs no fault divorce bill
It is official. New York is the 50th and last state in the Union to allow a divorce on the basis of "irreconcilable differences. It's too bad. I was hoping he'd be brave and veto the bill, but no. Not this time. Well, look, I spent the afternoon removing as many cuss words as I could from the posts so I will not say anything indelicate. But I am [...]
NEW YORK: Jewelry Designer Barry Kieselstein-Cord’s 3rd divorce could be as ugly as his second
After his second, messy divorce from wife Cece, jewelry designer Barry Kielselstein-Cord designed a divorce ring that was all the talk of the fashion world. Says New York Magazine at the time: After spending 1997 embroiled in a messy divorce, Barry Kieselstein-Cord struck back this year, designing a wedding ring so cynical that the word [...]
GEORGIA: Attorney arrested for forging judge’s signature on adoption docs; prior reprimand for dating her client’s hubby while handling divorce case FOR BOTH!
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested attorney Lynn Swank for forging a Fulton County Judge's signature on adoption documents. The woman was hired by Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Atlanta to handle the case and she basically lost her mind and decided to forge a judge's [...]
NEW JERSEY: How to get a quickie Jersey Shore divorce
When Snooki got arrested for, I guess, disorderly conduct last month, nobody within a thousand mile radius of the Jersey Shore batted an eye-lash. It was business as usual for New Jerseyans and for fans of MTV's break out hit, Jersey Shore. BTW, have you seen the show? If you're even half-way cool you've seen the show. I haven't seen the show. [...]
MASSACHUSETTS: Attorney misrepresents her assets in contested divorce and gets suspended from the bar
Lying lawyers better watch out. The Massachusetts courts are not going to allow you to prevaricate at your heart's content without consequences. To wit, the story of Kathleen Kilkenny, a Mass lawyer who was involved in a contested divorce action. So she basically lies under oath about her income stating she made about $50K when in fact it was [...]
MASSACHUSETTS: Missing Nantucket woman Trudie Hall was about to file for divorce…
The Cape Cod Times is reporting that Trudie Hall, 23, was pregnant and about to file for divorce when she disappared in Hyannis. Police have been searching for the girl for several days and have brought in the canines but still, except for blood in her rented car, cannot determine her whereabouts or her fate. Her husband's name has not been [...]
CONNECTICUT: Did billionaire Peter Brant sell his priceless painting “Le Baiser” to raise funds to pay his divorce attorney?
Is Peter Brant too broke to pay his divorce lawyers? Or could there be another reason that he auctioned off a priceless Picasso? According to the New York Post, he may have sold the prized artwork to avoid bankruptcy. Seems one of his companies was having a cash flow problem and he needed to raise some quick cash: Times have gotten so tough for [...]
NEW YORK: 34 years after divorce, Victoria Rohring reunited with “abducted” children
Strange and bizarre are two words that come to mind when you hear the story of Victoria Rohring, her husband Jimmy Black and her children Karen and Scott. Seems after a stormy marriage, Victoria and Jimmy got divorced. Then one day, after he had been visiting with the children then 7 and 5 respectively, she got a call, she says, from a Black [...]
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