The wild rants of celebrities like Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin that were released to online sources and are now available to anyone may be tempting for spouses involved in a bitter divorce or custody dispute to emulate except for one big problem: it’s against the law. Using a voice…
Getting a divorce is bad enough emotionally without having to suffer unnecessarily when it comes to your finances. Here are some tips for making smart divorce financial decisions: Count all your assets. In preparation for a divorce, you both will need to make an itemized list of all your assets.…
When parents divorce, children usually suffer to some degree. Good parents – those who truly want to put the welfare of their children first – often seek advice on how to successfully parent their way through a divorce. Therapists who specialize in children of divorce agree that one of the…
A survey among 1,900 UK residents who divorced after the age of 50 found that a lack of intimacy was the main reason for their split. What differed between men and women was how they defined intimacy – one-third of men say their marriage ended because their partner was no…
Jacksonville has ranked #9 on a list of America’s Top 50 Divorce Capitals compiled by The Daily Beast, and another Florida city – Panama City – ranks #1. The Daily Beast looked at 2009 divorce statistics, including the number of divorces and the percentage of the population in each city…
If it looks like you could be involved in a child custody battle as part of your divorce, here are some things to consider that will help your divorce lawyer be able to present your story in the best light: No Serious Dating. Obviously you are entitled to a social…
In Florida, anyone who wants to divorce must have been a resident of the state for at least six months and wait for a period of 20 days before a final judgment can be entered. A roadmap of the Florida divorce process includes: Gathering financial information. Pull together all recent…
A Florida family law judge usually orders a custody evaluation when divorcing parents cannot agree on custody issues. This is a process whereby a professional – usually with a psychology or legal background — evaluates the parents and children and make custody and visitation recommendations to the court. In Jacksonville,…
The wife of former baseball star Roberto Alomar has filed for divorce in Tampa and accuses him of knowingly exposing her to the AIDS virus. According to a Florida divorce court filing, Maripily Rivera Alomar says that Alomar had unprotected sex with her even though he knew he was HIV-positive,…
A joint study of long-lasting marriages by researchers at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and Indiana University has found that couples wed for an average of 40 years know less about each other’s preferences when it comes to food, design and entertainment than those who have been married for only…