Tweet Share Through a bizarre and convoluted custody dispute with her ex-husband, Trisha Conlon’s two boys will be living with their step-mother, who shot and killed her own daughters 20 years ago.
Monthly Archive: July 2011
Jul
30
7 Year Itch Still Real
Tweet Share For all that’s changed about marriage statistics since the 1950s – the age at which people marry has gotten older, the divorce rate has risen and fallen – one number has stayed steady: We split around the seven-year mark. Census data released this year found that first marriages that ended in divorce lasted …
Jul
29
Claiming Bankruptcy in Divorce
Tweet Share Andrew Feldstein, a Family Law Lawyer, Mediator, and Arbitrator wrote an in depth article in the HuffPost today regarding the impacts of claiming bankruptcy in divorce in Canada. The article was titled, “Bankruptcy, Equalization and Rule of Law.” The article discusses a case decision in the Supreme Court of Canada on the Schreyer …
Jul
29
Impacts of a Child Custody Battle
Tweet Share Dennis Danziger wrote an article in the HuffPost Divorce earlier this week titled “When the Games Begin.” The article is about his personal experience as a father and the impacts of a child custody battle on his life. The divorced dad story is something many can relate to. Dennis summarizes his experience: Now …
Jul
29
No Fault Divorce Increases Divorce Rate
Tweet Share An article appeared in the NY Post yesterday by By Jeremy Olshan regarding no fault divorce increases the divorce rate in New York describing how this has increased their divorce rate 12 percent. What’s interesting about this divorce rate article is that it describes several different viewpoints on the increase of the divorce rate. …
Jul
28
Protecting Your Finances in Divorce
Tweet Share Suzanna de Baca, a former financial advisor published an article in the HuffPost divorce yesterday about protecting your finances in divorce. She made several points that are worth sharing. You can read the entire article here. Understand your financial situation (expenses, assets, and liabilities). Evaluate the true monetary value of your assets (logic …
Jul
28
Update Beneficiary on Wills and Retirement Accounts in Divorce
Tweet Share It’s critical to update your beneficiary on wills and retirement accounts in divorce. If you do not, your ex-spouse could still be eligible to receive a payout. Jeffrey Landers, writer for the Divorce Dollars and Sense in Forbes magazine recommends you make beneficiary changes when your are contemplating divorce. In some instances you …
Jul
28
Canadian Court Rejects Petition For Sharia Law-Mandated Spousal Support
Tweet Share The B.C. Supreme Court has turned down a petition for payment of a dowry under a marriage contract authorized in a sharia court of Amman, Jordan. Huwayda Al-Masri had asked the court to compel her ex-husband Ossama Aziz to pay her a dowry of 500 grams of 21-carat gold, which is currently worth …
Jul
27
In Ripple Effects of Taub Divorce, Tenant and Children Evicted
Tweet Share The eviction of a woman and her four children in Brooklyn was the latest twist in a protracted divorce battle between Chana and Simon Taub.
Jul
27
Wife Ordered To Jail For Refusing Divorce Husband
Tweet Share JERUSALEM, July 26 (UPI) — The Jerusalem Rabbinical Court ordered to jail a 59-year-old woman for refusing for 15 years to divorce her husband. In an interview with Haaretz the woman said: “I won’t take the get (religious separation) under any circumstances — even if they take me to jail … I’m made …