Adele's heartfelt music has brought a lot of joy to her fans -- but nobody's life is perfect. Because she and her husband seemed like a happy couple, the news of their divorce created a storm of media stories.So did the news that the couple didn't have a prenuptial...
Ask any divorce attorney and they can tell you that some issues involving a divorce can drag on for years when one or both parties refuse to be cooperative. However, a 74-year-old California woman may have set the record for post-divorce tenacity when she finally won...
If you've been accused of domestic violence, you may be in danger of losing your right to possess a firearm -- for the rest of your life.Effective Jan. 1, 2019, California now imposes a lifetime ban on firearm possession on anyone who is convicted of willfully...
How can the daughter of two American citizens be denied citizenship in the United States? Easily. All it takes is for the parents to be a married same-sex couple, one born in America and one born in Britain to an American mother. Because their child was conceived...
Parental alienation is a form of child abuse -- although many people don't think of it as such. Certainly, the parents who participate in the type of mental and emotional manipulation that drives a wedge between their children and their children's other parents likely...
If you're a woman in America today, the person most likely to murder you is your spouse, ex-spouse or another intimate partner.That's the data given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after a study that looked into the murders of adult females in...
Whether your child is just getting ready to graduate from kindergarten, go to prom, graduate college or have a wedding, every separated or divorced parent has the same question: "How do I handle my ex on this special occasion?" Carefully. The odds are good that when...
The way that child support is structured is designed to be as fair as possible. Sometimes, that means that a court has to get a little tough on a parent who seems to be deliberately "underachieving."In other words, the judge in a child support case does have the...
You've probably heard of destination weddings, but have you heard of destination divorces yet? Well, get ready. If you haven't been invited to one yet, you probably will soon. (Or, if your own marriage is on its last legs, you may want to consider throwing a...
Summer break can be fraught with difficulty for a lot of parents -- even under the best of circumstances. When you're divorced, custody issues also come into play. That can make every summer break a hassle unless you take steps to prevent problems before they start....