Divorce signifies the end of something; emotionally and socially. Cost is, however, another major factor complicating the end of a relationship. Moreover, the national average divorce costs about $15,000 per person. Of course, this price includes attorneys’ fees, court costs, experts like tax advisers, child custody evaluators, and not to...
Instagram Evidence
Social media pervades everything. Even divorce. Social media platforms are very popular; meaning there's a lot of virtual evidence when it comes to divorce cases. Electronic evidence has entered the divorce court. This means that attorneys have to consider Facebook or Twitter posts, direct messages, Instagram images, and other evidence. ...
Stranger than Fiction
We all watched the 'big finale' last Sunday night. Firstly, Meryl Streep plays a grandmother. However, in this show, the grandmother is depicted as threat to a mother’s custody of her children. HBO's series, ‘Big Little Lies’, depicts Mary Louise (Streep) trying to sue her daughter-in-law, Celeste, for child custody....
Divorcing De Niro
Robert De Niro is an iconic screen star. And often, with iconic film roles, comes substantial wealth. However, the reality of the 'Taxi Driver' star's net worth, and the language of his prenuptial agreement, are both contentious matters. And De Niro's estranged wife, Grace Hightower, claims he's worth $500 million...
Zoning Laws and the Nuclear Family
It looks like zoning laws are deciding the meaning of ‘family’. Formal family zoning affects the millions of Americans who exist outside of the ‘nuclear family’ model. Laura Rozza and Simon DeSantis found a house on Scarborough Street within their price range. They purchased the home in July, 2012. However,...
The Wendy Williams Divorce: A Managerial Matter
Wendy Williams split from her manager, Kevin Hunter. She filed in April. Hunter would keep negotiation information from her up until the last minute. Williams said, in a video found by The Blast: ‘I don’t care how big you get…Don’t just rely on your team to bring back the information...
The Kondo Effect
Divorce is getting a clean-up. Divorced couples are choosing to keep communication channels open. Divorced spouses are finding that there's no need for opposition just because you don’t want to be together. We all laughed, in 2014, when Gwyneth Paltrow announced her decision to ‘consciously uncouple’ from her then-husband, Chris...
Divorce Warfare
We all know that divorce can be a tedious and painful process. But who would have thought that the divorce process could feel like a form of abuse? Elaine Rigas divorced from her husband, who she says was abusive. During the divorce, her lawyers attempted to force her to pay...
Keyboard Divorces
There's a new way to untie the knot. People are always looking for fast and easy options to part ways with their spouse. They're taking to the online realm to settle their divorce issues. Celebrity divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser, created ‘It’s Over Easy’, a site designed to simplify the divorce process....
Public School Sex Ed Shake-Up
Sacramento has revamped its sex-ed rules for public schools. The old ‘birds and the bees’ talk has been updated for modern school kids. Teachers are asked to talk about gender identity with very young kids and talk to LGBT teens about relationships and safe sex. LGBT advocates are pleased with...