Custody Ruling Citing Parent’s Cancer Draws Wide Attention

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A North Carolina judge has just issued a ruling in a child custody case that is drawing an unusual amount of scrutiny and comment from both legal and cancer experts. Judge Nancy Gordon awarded primary custody of two children to their father in Chicago, ordering that they must move by June 17 from the Durham, […]

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Divorce Asset Division: If Relevant, Don’t Forget About IP Rights

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A sticking point in the divorce dispute between actor Michael Douglas and his first wife highlights an element of property division that is sometimes ignored yet can be relevant in many dissolution proceedings, whether involving a celebrity or not. Douglas and his ex-wife agreed that she would be entitled to money post-divorce that accrued from […]

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Social Media and Divorce Court: Think About Your Online Presence

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Here is a telling statistic for persons in family law disputes who aren’t particularly careful about their social media presence: According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, online posts — mostly from Facebook — were introduced into evidence in about 80 percent of all divorce cases over the past five years. We have mentioned […]

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Update, Resolution in Halle Berry’s Child Custody Dispute

Last updated on April 8, 2021

When we last visited the Halle Berry child custody dispute, it was to note that Berry and her ex-partner Gabriel Aubry were locked in a court battle over parenting arrangements and Aubry’s access to the couple’s young daughter. Berry and Aubry — who were never married — split up last December, with Aubry quickly thereafter […]

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The Broad Latitude of Courts in Custody Proceedings

Last updated on April 8, 2021

When it comes to child custody and questions regarding the mental or physical capacity of one or both of the parents, family courts throughout Georgia and the rest of the country have wide-ranging powers to control, compel and make orders. “Courts have wide authority to order just about anything once physical or mental capability comes […]

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Things to Think About if Divorcing After 50

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Family law experts who examine divorce trends at the National Center for Family & Marriage Research state that married partners over 50 divorce at a much higher rate than do married couples generally. Over the past 20 years, they say, the divorce rate for 50-plus couples has approximately doubled, whereas it has actually decreased slightly […]

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High-Asset Divorce Case Focused on Support, Business Earnings

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In a truly high-asset divorce, the predominant story line is obviously about the numbers. Big numbers. In the divorce case between Charles and Linda Brandes that is currently playing out in San Diego Superior Family Court, really big numbers. The couple — married for more than 18 years and divorced in July 2005 — continues […]

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High-Asset Divorce Case Spotlights Importance of Legal Drafting

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The divorce case featuring Credit Suisse Group AG chief executive Brady Dougan and his ex-wife Tomoko Hamada Dougan contains many of the standard elements that one might expect to find in a truly high-asset divorce matter. It also goes far toward demonstrating that a diligent and careful divorce attorney with experience in high-asset dissolutions and […]

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Divorce and Social Security: A Few Considerations

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In the realm of divorce, lots of considerations potentially pop up. Given the particular dissolution, child custody and support might be a primary concern. Perhaps spousal maintenance is front and center in negotiations between two soon-to-be exes. In a high-asset divorce, property division is obviously of key importance. Seldom, though, is the topic of Social […]

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Celebrity Outcomes Serve to Educate, Highlight Family Law Issues

Last updated on April 8, 2021

It is certainly hard to keep Charlie Sheen off the airwaves, even with the cancellation of his popular television show. And although a legal blog focused on providing important family law information across a wide spectrum to clients and would-be clients might be accused of giving in a bit to celebrity fodder when it discusses […]

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