We’ve written previously about the significance of Parental Kidnapping (Child Abduction) and just how common a situation it is. We occasionally touch on specific instances of parental kidnapping and this story is no exception. Paul Martkainen was caught and...
Forgive the hokey math reference. It is intended to show another family with children divorcing and the zero representing the losses associated with it. For Jon and Kate Gosselin, arbitration may finally be putting an end to their marriage and avert a major public...
As usual, family court rules are different in all states and sometimes even within states – rules may be different from court-to-court. However, there may be times where circumstance require that you ask the court for a continuance of your child custody...
There are many people who, through no fault of their own, simply do not have the resources available to afford an attorney. Even if you do have some resources available, do understand that there are ways to cut your costs without losing the benefit of quality legal...
There are many serious circumstances which may arise that would justify pursuing an emergency temporary change of child custody. Most of these emergency orders are undertaken during “ex-parte” proceedings, which means the other party isn’t present...
5-year-old Shaniya Davis’ body was found in a wooded area in North Carolina. Her mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse. Allegations have surfaced that the mother had offered her daughter for sex in exchange for...
The equitable distribution process which occurs during divorce often includes provisions for the reallocation of retirement plans. This often includes the retirement plans or pension plans of one or both parties involved in the dissolution of the marriage. What is a...
Whether you’re a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, or National Guard, your life is one which involves the potential for a lot of relocation. In times such as we currently live, deployment is always looming. Regardless of the...
Another in a long-line of high-profile divorce and custody cases, comes Janine Lindemulder’s fight to obtain custody of her daughter, Sunny James, from father Jesse James. Sunny has been in the custody of father Jesse James and his wife, Sandra Bullock for the...
After what appears to be a severe case of parental alienation carried out during a parental kidnapping, mother Crystel A. Strelioff has been sentenced to 12-years. Before anyone can begin to celebrate what appears to be a fairly stiff sentence, in Illinois, the...
