When a couple with children decides to divorce, the issues of child custody and child support are regularly issues that must be resolved in the divorce. It is important to understand that commentators say that the two issues are better considered as separate...
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Year: 2013
Analysts say over 50 divorces are on the rise
Sociologists say that a new trend appears to be emerging in the area of family law. Research conducted at Bowling Green University says that the divorce rate among people over the age of 50 has been rising, while the divorce rate for younger Americans has showed signs...
US father embroiled in international child custody dispute
Child custody disputes in California may often be resolved through consideration of the best interests of the child standard used in family law. Generally, family law issues are a matter for state courts. However, a recent dispute in the South is being considered in a...
Steve Nash seeks to vacate child support post divorce
Los Angeles Laker point guard Steve Nash is battling in a different type of court than some may not be accustomed to see him appearing in. The basketball star is engaged in a dispute in family court over child support. Although many may not be accustomed to seeing...
California lawmakers consider sperm donor paternity issue
Many fathers who have been shut out of a child’s life may turn to family law to assert parental rights. Often, a person may have to first establish paternity of the child in order to assert any parental rights. One issue that has been cropping up in many...
‘Best interests of the child’ applies in custody determinations
Child custody and visitation issues can, at times, lead to contentious disputes in family court. Parents who love their kids may quarrel over how the children should be raised. But, that kind of dispute is not confined to the family court. Certainly, many parents...
Prenup, mediation used in amicable divorce for Danica Patrick
Last November, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick announced that she and her husband of seven years, Paul Hospenthal, were separating. Patrick made the announcement through her Facebook page. That announcement was posted one day after the couple's seventh anniversary. In...
McCourts head back to court over divorce settlement
Any divorce may involve emotional issues. Disputes over assets and debts in a complex divorce may create further tensions. But asset valuation itself need not involve emotional issues. Determining the value of a business, for instance, can require complex analysis of...
Valuation of property important in California divorce proceedings
Over the past few years, the housing market has seen what many may argue are unprecedented-at least changes that have not been seen before in recent memory. The value of a home may be an important issue when two people decide to divorce. The division of property can,...
Courts consider Facebook, other social media posts in divorce disputes
Social media has become a mainstay in American culture. Most Californians have heard of Facebook, and many people use the site as a place to reconnect with friends. Other Facebook users may tend to report day-to-day events--almost using the site as an online diary....