A generation ago, the portrait of a divorced father was radically different. He had less custody of his children and fewer rights. Judges typically -- even automatically -- sent the children of divorcing couples to live with the mother, assuming that she was the...
When two people decide to get married, it's a big step. Typically, finances are combined and two incomes become one. Essentially, two lives are fused. But when a marriage ends, complications can arise.That's why people enter into premarital agreements. But it's...
Paternity and child support lawsuits abound in family law. Hollywood gossip has made us all too familiar with cases in which a woman sues an old flame -- or a celebrity she's never met -- to get financial support for children he didn't know he had. But a recent case...
Mere days after Demi Moore announced that she planned to divorce Ashton Kutcher, people are already speculating how they will divide their shared $290 fortune.Moore, 49, was one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1990s, and Kutcher, 33, is seeing his own earnings...
We hear all the time about celebrities being told they're the father of an illegitimate child, with mothers of those children demanding paternity tests and large sums of money for child support. Tween heartthrob Justin Beiber recently faced a paternity suit filed by a...
It sounds like a rather staggering statistic, but the authors of a new book say that a whopping 30 percent of women who decide to divorce actually knew on their wedding day that they were marrying the wrong person.According to ABC News, the authors of "How Not to...
Whenever a couple with dependent children divorces, complications are likely to arise. The process can be overwhelming and painful not just for the children, but for both parents. There are assets and property to divide, custody issues to settle, and of course, child...
Nowadays, dating and social networking sites are a common way of meeting people. People get strange looks if they say they are not on Facebook. As these sites are infused into popular culture, the law is just catching up.A case made headlines recently when a couple in...
When it comes to sorting out family law issues, many people rely on a multitude of professionals to help them sort out. A woman in Amarillo, Texas, ended up suing one of those professionals, accusing him of sexual harassment and threats to undermine her child custody...
Even in the most amicable divorces, there are secrets. Couples who have decided to part ways can be protective of their assets, their children and of the very information that may have caused the split in the first place.This week a judge demanded that one divorcing...