Posts Tagged ‘custody’
NEW YORK: Is Rosie O’Donnell getting divorced from Kelli Carpenter? If so, what are the legal issues?
"Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter were one of the most famous married gay couples. But as of Tuesday, they are couples no more." That, if true, raises some legal questions. Such as: CAN THEY GET A DIVORCE IN NEW YORK? New York, unlike Massachusetts and a number of other states, does not allow same-sex marriages. But do they allow same [...]
COLORADO: Will Reality Star Richard Heene’s arrest strain marriage?
It is anticipated that Richard Heene, father of Balloon boy Falcon Heene, will be arrested on account of what is being dubbed "the Balloon Boy Hoax" Turns out there's a lot to the Heenes than originally thought. For one thing, TLC is saying that they turned down a pitch for a reality show by Mr. Heene months ago, in favor of Jon and Kate Plus [...]
COLORADO:Child Protective Services to check out Balloon Boy Falcon Heene’s parents
Oh oh. Looks like somebody might be in trouble over the Balloon Boy Odyssey over in Colorado. The Heene's may need to get themselves an attorney: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/balloon-boy-home-safe-family-facing-questions-disappearance/story?id=8842957&cid=yahoo_pitchlist Will they lose custody you [...]
LOUISIANA: 2 children swapped by custodial parent for exotic bird
This is such a crazy story that you should read it yourself and draw your own conclusions without the distractions of my opinions: http://news.aol.com/article/louisiana-couple-pleads-guilty-in-bird/718257
CALIFORNIA: Fit for custody? An evaluation of Yahoo ex pres. Sue Decker and her fitness as a custodial parent
Yahoo ex pres. Sue Decker's divorce is getting ugly according to published reports. The accusations against her are quite disturbing and if true they may impact whether she gets custody of her children or not. the multi-millionaire, living in Marin County Northern California, is accused by her husband of a number of misdemeanors including [...]
CHICAGO: CUSTODY CHECKLIST, by New York Divorce Attorney
The Gary and Eni Skoien case out in Chicago earlier this year made me think of this topic for a post: what are the factors a court considers in awarding custody to a parent? I have probably done a ton of posts already that pretty much say the same thing, but what is a little repetition going to hurt? So here goes. What you need to know [...]
NEW YORK: What is Parental alienation?
Just like around the rest of the globe, when parties divorce in New York sometimes they don't play nice where the kids are concerned. Parental alienation is the worse offense a former spouse can commit against another. It has to do when one parent turns the children against the other one by habitually bad-mouthing the parent, involving the [...]
New York Divorce attorney on SPLIT CUSTODY
I have been thinking about this topic since the Jon and Kate Gosselin situation. I have often wondered whether the court would order a split custody arrangement for them. So what is split custody? In my experience split custody has to do with families having more than one child(ren). The court is called upon to decide if it is in the best [...]
JAPAN: American father arrested for kidnapping his kids in Japan
The Palm Beach Post ran a story today about an American father from Tennessee who was arrested in Japan for trying to "kidnap" his children. The man, Christopher Savoie, tried to grab his 8 year old son and 6 year old daughter as they arrived at their school in Japan and almost made it to the U.S. consulate when he was nabbed by Japanese [...]
Your spouse asked for a divorce even though you have multiples (babies, that is)?
What to do when you have multiples and your spouse asks for a divorce? You must have a lot of days filled with melancholy, at best, if you've been served with divorce papers and you have, like triplets (or more children from a multiple birth) to care for. I mean, honestly, as a human being, I don't understand that. I think it should be [...]
Roman Polanski in custody
The famed director of such classics as Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown has been arrested in Zurich Switzerland on an outstanding 31 year warrant. He had plead guilty in 1978 of rape of a 13 year old girl. He is being held in detention pending a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to resume trial. The French born Polish [...]
NEW JERSEY: Warring NJ ex-fiancees take dogfight over pug to court – by New York Divorce Attorney
Pet Custody Michael Vick watch out. Yours is not the only dog fight in town... I was skimming the New York Law Journal today and came across this story of a NJ couple who went to court over their pet pug, Dexter (and a piece of real estate). Eric Dare and a "Ms. Houseman" were a couple engaged and living together in New Jersey for about [...]
Octomom Nadya Suleman’s octuplets to get a guardian?
A California judge has brought Octomom and her brood one step closer to getting a financial guardian. The judge did not dismiss a petition for a financial guardian that had been brought on behalf of the babies, by a perfect stranger. (Nadya's attorneys requested a dismissal.) Instead, the judge has given the case the go ahead. That means [...]
Michael Jackson’s (MJ’S) mom Katherine Jackson wins custody of the kids
The best woman has won! Michael Jackson's mom Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe have reached an "out of court" agreement about the children. Reports are they are to have a child psychologist facilitate the integration of Rowe into their lives. She is to have "liberal" visitation rights. I think that is the best result for this particular [...]
Jude Law, hyper-fertile baby daddy and nanny-shagger will have a 4th child support payment soon
Bad boy Brit actor Jude Law will have to pay child support for 4 kids! He has three with his ex wife Sadie Frost (what a lovely name!) whom he divorced in the 90's; and now, his ex girlfriend is preggers. He has vowed to support the child. I like the fact that he didn't publicly declare he wanted a paternity test first before supporting the child. [...]
Octomom inks reality show deal: but is it in the best interest of the children?
According to published reports, octomom Nadya Suleman and her eight babies will do a reality show. They have signed a contract whereby each baby gets $250 per episode. I read it here: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/court-docs-octomom-inks-showbiz-deal-for-tots/25663 A portion of the money will go into a trust till they turn 18. No word on how much [...]
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