PAULDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT - GAY MARRIAGE TEST CASE
Quinn trying to use manipulate the law by claiming equitable distribution statues under Georgia Divorce law as a way to win his case. This opens up another can of worms He is basically asking the courts redefine property ownership laws.
Wives Paying Spousal Maintenance on the Rise
One product of women earning as much as or even more than men is that more wives are paying alimony (maintenance in New York) to their ex-husbands. Forbes Magazine reports that another by-product is that as men set their sights on
Tips for a Smarter Divorce
The Oklahoma Family Law Blog had a great post yesterday offering tips for a smarter divorce. The post is reproduced as follows:The best advice about divorce would be to prevent it if possible; nearly half of all marriages end that
25 Tips For When Your Children Divorce
Don’t let your son’s or daughter’s divorce affect your relationship with your other children. Don’t interfere with your son-in-law’s or daughter-in-law’s visitation rights with your grandchildren. Don’t say bad or derogatory things
Divorce Preparation: Step 5 - Document & Safeguard Personal Property
The fifth step in our series on preparing for divorce: Document and Safeguard Personal Property.Inventory and photograph your household furniture, art, jewelry and other items of value.'Inventory and photograph the contents of any safe
McGreevey Seeks Sole Custody of Daughter, 5
John Eory, a partner at the law firm Stark & Stark in Lawrenceville and an instructor in divorce law, said that if McGreevey continues to push for full custody, the judge likely will ask for detailed parenting plans from both parties.
Divorce Tax Seminar, Louisville, KY
The LBA Family Law Section is offering a divorce tax seminar on March 28, 11am-1pm and you can register here
More On Getting A Get: Legislative Relief Sought In Several States
New York has had what is known as a "Get Law" since the early 1980s. It provides that a civil divorce will not be granted unless all impediments to remarriage have been removed. Legislators in Maryland are considering a similar bill.
2007 Legislative Updates on Family Law Posts at Divorce Law Journal
Diana Skaggs' has several posts on this year's legislative actions in family law www.DivorceLawJournal.com. Here are the titles, click on each for the entire read: Legislative Update: Father's Registry, Inter Alia Legislative Update:
Colorado To Ban Collaborative Family Law?
The Colorado Bar Association Ethics committee has issued an opinion, not yet formally published, that collaborative family law is per se unethical when the agreement calls for disqualification of the attorneys if the matter must be

Law library to hold forum on divorce The Press-Enterprise
The Riverside County Law Library will hold another in its series of free public legal education forums today from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on the subject "The ABCs of Getting a Divorce in Riverside."
Divorce a loophole in S. Korean tax law UPI
Married couples in South Korea, in an attempt to avoid paying increased capital gains taxes on their homes, have begun using divorce as a legal loophole.
McGreevey: Custody papers aim for decision on divorce The Star-Ledger
Former Gov. James E. McGree vey said yesterday he filed revised divorce papers seeking custody of his 5-year-old daughter merely to get a judge to decide the issue, and he declined to say whether full cus tody of the child is his ultimate goal.
OAKLAND / Relatives discuss slaying / They say bitter divorce was behind killing at church San Francisco Chronicle
A successful businesswoman shot to death outside an East Oakland church had offered her estranged husband three of their jointly-owned six homes to settle a bitter divorce, but he angrily refused and killed her, according to her family and police.
Supreme Court to USD School of Law Sioux City Journal
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Chief Justice David Gilbertson of the South Dakota Supreme Court announced Monday that the Supreme Court will hold its March 2007 term at the University of South Dakota Law School in Vermillion March 19-21.
Ex-FSU hero wins some, loses some in court The Palm Beach Post
Counting talk that his home was bugged, a $3.5 million payday in a lawsuit against his son-in-law's company, his unretirement from the insurance business and his final signature on divorce papers, it has been a weird stretch for FSU football hero Ron Sellers.
PREVIOUS STORY: Lawyer charged with child porn, fraud 3/23/2006 Belleville News-Democrat
A Madison County lawyer had an affair with his then-16-year-old sister-in-law, then 32 years later tried to use sexually explicit photographs of the girl to leverage her sister out of her share of the divorce settlement, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
Accused lawyer helps pick own jury Belleville News-Democrat
With decades of experience in picking juries, Madison County lawyer Gary Peel helped select one Tuesday for his own trial on charges of trying to use explicit pictures of his sister-in-law to force his ex-wife out of a divorce settlement.
Personal Finance by Kathy Kristof: Ex-judge: You can't win in divorce court Arizona Daily Star
Want a divorce? Fine, but stay out of court. That's the message from former Judge Roderic Duncan, who spent a decade deciding which spouse would receive custody, support and assets in the crowded family law courts of Oakland, Calif.
Getting a divorce? Ex-judge recommends bypassing courts Sun-Sentinel
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