Last week we wrote about a father whose 5-year-old daughter was returned to him after his former wife abducted the child and hid in Germany for ten months. Even though the young girl was taken by her mother, the child custody agreement for the girl was violated and...
The father of a 5-year-old girl who has been missing since June 2010 has been reunited with his daughter after months of searching. The young girl went missing when the girl was abducted by her mother and fled to Germany in violation of a child custody agreement. The...
The number of unmarried couples who are living together during retirement is growing. Over 7.5 million unmarried couples live together in the United States and many of those couples have already experienced divorce and the accompanying property division. While the...
Getting through a divorce and finding your own way in life is "a" if not "the" major obstacle of ending a marriage. With emotions running high sometimes it can be difficult to look at the financial aspects of divorce. One major financial aspect is property division...
Jermaine Jackson says, "I'm not rich like my brother Michael was." Even though the singer and older brother of Michael Jackson says he is broke and did not make any money in 2008, a judge has ordered the former Jackson 5 member to pay $80,000 in child support to his...
In what seems like the property division settlement that will never end, Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt have postponed a hearing scheduled for April 11 regarding the former couple's ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers opened their season on Thursday...
Not everyone can do it, be amicable with your ex-spouse. But, those that can and have children can reap further benefits from their good natured, post-divorce relationships; they can go on a family vacation together for the sake of the children. Obviously, not all...
Do you think a low-income parent who has failed to pay his or her child support should be given representation by the state at civil contempt hearings? That issue is the issue that the United States Supreme Court will soon have to decide. At the root of the issue is...
The financial stakes for younger couples who divorce are much lower than older couples who divorce simply because younger couples have more time to correct any financial mistakes or obstacles they encounter during the property division of their divorce. The greater...
Usually when people get divorced their main concerns are child custody, parental rights, visitation, alimony and property division, but sometimes a central part of a family is the family pet. The issue of who gets the family dog or cat can easily be overlooked when so...