According to a recent survey by the credit card company American Express, an estimated four million Americans celebrated Valentine's Day with an engagement. While it may not sound like the most romantic notion, it is important for these newly engaged...
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Smartphone evidence frequently used in divorce proceedings
If you are like many people you probably use your smartphone for everything from calls to texts to emails. Not surprisingly then, evidence from smartphones is more frequently being introduced as evidence during divorces. A survey of divorce attorn...
Read MoreChild custody case examines if neglect has contributed to dwarfism
An Oklahoma child custody case has grabbed headlines because of its possible link to a rare dwarfism disease. According to a feature in the Tulsa World newspaper, a state court in Oklahoma is currently considering whether to remove an 11-year-old ...
Read MoreIs Russia suspending U.S. adoptions?
In a previous post, we discussed how Russia -- the preferred destination of many prospective parents -- temporarily closed adoptions to U.S. families. Here, the temporary ban came after a Tennessee woman put her child alone on a plane back to Russia ...
Read MoreDivorcing Your Spouse…And Your Mortgage
Since the real estate crisis of 2008, dividing real estate in Texas divorce proceedings has become increasingly difficult. In the past, couples would bicker about who would get to keep the house, or whether a party was getting their fair share after ...
Read MoreDid a Florida man adopt his girlfriend to shelter fortune from litigation?
A wealthy Florida man -- heir to an air conditioning fortune and founder of a West Palm Beach polo club -- has resorted to an unusual adoption in an apparent attempt to shelter his fortune from civil litigation. The new adoptive father -- John Goo...
Read MoreOhio county using new program to address nonpayment of child support
The problem of fathers neglecting to pay child support is a constant struggle for counties here in Texas, and across the United States. Interestingly enough, one Ohio county has devised a rather unique solution to this problem -- particularly as it r...
Read MoreSupreme Court of Texas gives thumbs up to divorce form task force
Forging boldly ahead on January 25, the Texas Supreme Court paved the way for the state to release a standardized set of forms that could be used in divorce courts. In 2011, the Supreme Court created the Uniform Forms Task Force to craft divorce f...
Read MoreCan nagging lead to divorce?
Nobody likes nagging. The person doing the nagging feels frustrated and unheard, while the person being nagged feels both annoyed and resentful. As common as nagging is, though, it is more than just a minor irritant. Nagging, according to experts, ca...
Read MoreHouston homicide detective facing allegations of bigamy
In a very interesting divorce-related story out of Houston, a police homicide investigator was relieved of duty last week over allegations that he may have engaged in bigamy, meaning he was married to more than one woman at one time. Specifically,...
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