Rumour has it that Adele plans to divorce from her husband, Simon Konecki. However, the startling fact of it all, is the couple’s decision not to sign a pre-nuptial agreement. How bizarre! Under Californian law, the songbird’s husband may be entitled to access as much as half of Adele’s earnings...
A New Plan for Paid Leave
The US fails to provide new parents with paid leave. But that's set to change. Gavin Newsom, the incoming governor, is proposing the longest national parental leave duration: six months. Newsom emphasised family issues, such as early education programs, and prenatal and child care, during the closing weeks of his...
Beasts of Burden
Divorce is difficult; a demanding emotional, and legal experience, with important concerns and special considerations to keep in mind. A recent change in California law has provided an answer to the question ‘Who gets Fido?’ when owners part ways. Pets have traditionally been seen as items of property in the...
Child Support: It’s Never Too Late
They say it’s never too late to say sorry. What comes around goes around, and sometimes 50 years pass before the score is finally settled. A woman from Carlsbad, north of San Diego, has won child support 50 years after her divorce. Talk about overdue payments! 74 year old Toni...
The Red Flags Of Adoption
I’m not really pregnant…it was all a charade… These aren’t exactly the kind of words you would want to hear from your anticipated child’s surrogate. Especially when you’ve been trying to complete your family for the past 10 years, after six rounds of fertility treatments. Heartbreaking stuff! A Virginia woman,...
‘Conscious Uncoupling’ and the Division of Assets
Sometimes power couples pull the plug. But that’s often where the damage control begins. ‘Conscious uncoupling’. We first heard the new-age gem when Gwyneth Paltrow tried to ‘reinvent’ divorce, ‘consciously uncoupling’ with her now ex-husband, Chris Martin, in 2014. What Gwyneth must have known is that there’s nothing easy, or...
Divorce: There are two sides to every story
And just when you thought divorce couldn’t get any messier… We’ve all heard of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorce debacle… heard the incessant, firing shots, of accusation, slander, and defamation, through the tabloids. It’s been three years since the divorce was settled in court, but the whole nasty...