In an op-ed piece in the New York Times, economic researcher Justin Wolfers says that recent media accounts of how the economy has reduced both marriage and divorce rates is misleading, and that both are pretty much on the same track they have been on the past 30 years. Noting…
In the wake of New York’s passage of a no-fault divorce law, Woman’s Day Magazine has made a list of 10 of the more obscure marriage laws that in some cases still remain on the books in some states: Military Marriage by Proxy. Four states – California, Colorado, Montana and…
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed appeals on two rulings by a Massachusetts judge who called the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional because it denies federal benefits to gay couples that marry. In July, U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled in two separate cases that DOMA is…
A Nevada woman applying for a marriage license discovered that she had been abducted by her mother during a bitter child custody dispute and had been living under an assumed name since she was six. Melissa Reed, whose real name is Eva Marie Fiedler, found out that her mother, Nancy…
In a nearly unanimous vote of 416-1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that urges Japan to address a growing problem of American children taken from parents in violation of child custody orders. The resolution was introduced by New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith who said that Japanese courts…
Three Connecticut children ages 10-13 think children should have a bigger voice in child custody disputes, and are circulating a petition to allow children over the age of 12 to forego the assignment of a guardian ad litem and speak to a judge directly about what they want when it…
If you are about to get a divorce or care about someone who is, there are some ways to make it less expensive that should be greatly appreciated in these trying economic times. Here are some tips on how to save money in a divorce: Try to work out as…
Bitter Twitters and Facebook fits are becoming increasingly more common during bitter divorce and child custody disputes, and the idea of social media non-disclosure agreements between warring spouses is beginning to gain traction among divorce attorneys, according to a recent article in Canada’s National Post. The Post interviewed celebrity divorce…
The Florida Department of Children & Families has decided that it will not appeal last month’s 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturning the state’s 30-year-old ban on gays and lesbians adopting children. According to news reports, the only way the case would remain alive would be if the state’s…
A recent Reuters article focused on the use of financial advisers by divorce attorneys to help their clients discover hidden assets through the analysis of financial information. Lili Vasileff, president of the Association of Divorce Financial Planners, gave the following tips for finding hidden assets: Tax returns – examine the…