Are you planning to live together with your Significant Other in a sharing arrangement?
Can organ donations be gifts?
Jon and Kate split
Divorce may be a subject on many people’s minds as Jon and Kate Gosselin, the parents of eight children on TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus Eight”, have announced that they will be seeking a divorce.
New York Judge Allows Lesbian Couple Who Married In Canada To File For Divorce
In what appears to be the first ruling of its kind, a New York judge will allow a lesbian couple who married in Canada to sue for divorce.
CA State Assembly Bill - Parental Alienation Syndrome
A proposed California State Bill 2587 addresses a theory used to set guidelines in child custody cases. The proposed bill highlights a nearly 20-year-old dispute over a theory used by psychological evaluators.
Adult Children of Divorce Confront Their Parents
Last October Oprah Winfrey did a show about children and divorce which I discussed here on our blog. After that show Oprah received thousands of e-mails from adults who still feel the pain of their parents’ divorce.
Are Attorney Fees Tax Deductible?
As we approach April 15 I am frequently asked whether fees paid to an attorney are tax deductible.
Guidelines: Alimony, Support, Custody in 50 States
The Family Law Quarterly of the American Bar Association publishes charts summarizing basic divorce laws in each state.
Protecting Pets From Domestic Violence
California Senate Bill Number 353 was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in September. Effective January 1, 2008, the law allows judges to include pets in any restraining orders issued as part of domestic violence cases.
New Study Finds That Divorce Can Predict The Degree To Which An Adult Child Will Care For An Aging Parent
In September Dr. Adam Davey of Temple University published his findings in Advances in Life Course Research that adults who parents divorced would be less involved with day to day assistance later in life for an aging parent.
