If you are contemplating divorce, there is one question you ought to ask: is a private judge right for me? The answer could be a positive one if you are looking to conclude your divorce quickly and would prefer to avoid the crowded (and very-public) family court. What’s the catch? Well, private temporary judges (typically […]
To modify a spousal support order, the moving party must show a material change of circumstances since the last order, even if the parties stipulated to the prior order. A recent case, In re Marriage of Khera and Sameer, addressed if a party’s unrealized expectation that she would become self-supporting as of the spousal support […]
Part One of a blogging series covering legal issues presented in the Cruise and Holmes divorce. In the midst of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ divorce, you might be wondering what the grounds are to file for divorce. No, Katie Holmes cannot cite “Dislike for Scientology” or “We’re Just Friends” as a basis for relief. […]
Will Mark Zuckerberg join the list of billionaires who tied the knot without prenuptial agreements? Mark Zuckerberg is making national headlines for his marriage that took place on May 19, 2012, just one day after the initial public offering of Facebook. The mystery remains: do Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have a prenup? All are in […]
Recently, L.A. Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant’s divorce from Vanessa Bryant made national headlines. There has been speculation and discussion regarding the size of Vanessa’s potential divorce settlement, particularly due to the length of their marriage, which was more than ten years. See L.A. Times, Kobe Bryant divorce: Prenup could have ‘saved half of his […]
This summer, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the state’s courts had jurisdiction to grant the divorce of a same-sex Wyoming couple who legally married in Canada. (See Blog). Now, Washington D.C. is set to provide same-sex couples who got married in the District of Columbia with a way to get divorced. (See Article) D.C. […]
California is a community property state, which means that all property, with certain exceptions, acquired during marriage is considered to be a part of the marital community and not one’s separate property. At common law, there is a rebuttable “form of title” presumption which, absent a contrary state law or proof as to otherwise, deems […]
George Molho, a kidnapping survivor, has recently shared his experiences from when his father abducted him in 1978 and moved them to Greece from his home in Texas. In sharing his story, Molho (for more information on his new memoir, Scarred, see www.georgemolho.com), a passionate advocate for child kidnapping and abuse victims, is trying to […]
On September 16, 2011, the Supreme Court of Tennessee held that a woman who earned $72,000 a year was not entitled to lifetime alimony (permanent alimony) from her higher-earning ex-husband. In Gonsewski v. Gonsewski, 2011 WL 4116654 (Tenn. Sept. 16, 2011), Johanna and Craig were married for twenty-one years with two adult daughters. Johanna earned […]
California Family Code §1615 outlines the factors a court will consider when deciding whether to enforce a premarital agreement. If the court finds that, among other reasons, the agreement was not executed voluntarily or if the agreement was unconscionable (a fancy word for unreasonable), it will void a premarital agreement. Section 1615(c) states that a […]
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