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Expect the Unexpected when it comes to Alimony or Spousal Support

While child support payments and property division can be predicted in a divorce, spousal support is highly variable. There are no hard and fast rules that the courts use determine what amount will be ...
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Father Arrested after 8-Year-Old Son Calls 911 in Domestic Violence Incident

A Columbia father was arrested recently after his young son called police. R.B., 29 years old, is accused of domestic violence offenses against his wife. The incident happened when R.B. and his wife ...
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Changes in California Family Laws

State laws are constantly changing and family law is no exception. 2013 brought some changes to California legal codes which govern family law issues such as child custody and spousal support. In a ...
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Division of Marital Property in a Georgia Divorce

Georgia is an "equitable distribution" state when it comes to diving marital property in a divorce. This means that the property and assets will be divided between the spouses in a manner ...
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Enforcement of Nevada Divorce and Family Law Court Orders

Once a divorce has been finalized in Nevada, the divorce agreement becomes an official court order. This means that all terms of the divorce decided either through mutual agreement between the spouses ...
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Grounds for Divorce in Georgia

Like all the other states in the union, Georgia employs a no-fault divorce which means you can obtain a dissolution of marriage without having to prove that your spouse did anything wrong. All that is ...
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Division of Marital Property in a Nevada Divorce

Under Nevada law, the division of marital property in a divorce is subject to the "community property" rule. This means that the marital property is divided 50 – 50 or as close to that ...
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Unexpected Difficulties Concerning Civil Unions

As Colorado joins the growing number of states that allow either same sex marriages or civil unions between same sex partners, there are a number of other issues that have been coming to light that ...
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Government Shutdown Poses Problems for Those Owed Child Support

The whole government shutdown mess has Americans all over the country experiencing annoyance, inconvenience and frustration. Some degree of mystery surrounds which services are affected, will be ...
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Could Divorce Issues be involved in Increasing Truancy Rates?

According to the Pasadena director of child welfare, attendance and safety, Eric Sahakian, budget cuts resulting in reduced staff and financial hardship suffered by families have been some of the ...
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Navigating through a Contested Divorce

Whether you and your spouse mutually agreed to pursue a divorce or if there is disagreement about getting a divorce, the situation can be very emotionally difficult. The end of a marriage is a very ...
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Paternity Cases in Florida

Parents who are married when their child is born are not required to do anything to prove the paternity of the father. Paternity cases generally involve the father of a child who is not married to the ...
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Judge Dismisses Ex-Wife’s Petition to throw out Divorce Agreement

The very high profile divorce between Frank and Jamie McCourt continues as Jamie recently sought to have the divorce agreement reached in 2011 thrown out. During the original divorce proceedings there ...
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Woman Sentenced to Community Service after Assaulting Ex

T.S. was recently sentenced to 19 days community service after allegedly attacking her ex-boyfriend, W.L., last year. Reports do not state what the two were arguing about or what led to the assault ...
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Grounds for Divorce in Florida

Divorce in Florida is legally called dissolution of marriage. Currently, Florida employs a no-fault divorce law, which means that neither party has to prove that the other party caused the marriage ...
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Know Your Rights When Your Former Spouse wants to Move Away with Your Children

If you and your former spouse have children together and share custody or if your former spouse is the custodial parent then you should consult with a knowledgeable divorce lawyer right away if there ...
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How is Spousal Support Determined?

There are a number of factors that are taken into account by a family court judge when seeking to rule on the matter of spousal support in a divorce. It is not a foregone conclusion that a spouse will ...
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Child Custody in Uncontested No-Fault Pennsylvania Divorce

A child custody battle does not have to occur in every divorce. For those divorcing parents who wish to keep the conflict to a minimum and to remain in control of the agreements reached regarding ...
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Children and Divorce

One of the most worrisome aspects of divorce for parents is how it will affect their children. Some parents find this so troubling that they stay in unhappy marriages in order to protect their ...
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Extremely Troubled Marriage ends in Fatal Domestic Dispute

The 11-year marriage between a Queens couple came to a tragic end recently when 34-year-old M.S. was killed and his wife, 51 years old, was arrested for murder. According to the NYPD, the two had a ...
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