10 Bizarre Divorce Laws
Ending a marriage is never easy. But opting for divorce is made even more complicated by the outdated and sometimes incomprehensible laws still in the books. Divorce is even illegal in some parts of...
View ArticleDid Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Sign a Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
After news broke Saturday that Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a quiet backyard ceremony just a day after the Facebook CEO took his company public to the tune of $104 billion,...
View ArticleCelebrity Divorce: Does Katie Holmes Meet State Residency Requirements?
Creative Commons We’re watching the Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorce unfold just like everyone else and will no doubt have much to say on the topic in upcoming posts. But for now, we’ve decided to...
View ArticleLessons from the Holmes-Cruise Divorce
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise reached a settlement agreement in their headline-making divorce only 11 days after Katie filed in New York to end the marriage. The contents of the agreement are...
View ArticleNew Book Addresses Divorce, Family Law Issues for Members of the U.S. Military
Divorces among members of the U.S. military are on the rise, making the new book, Strategies for Military Family Law, extremely relevant to members of the matrimonial and family law community. We are...
View ArticleNew Jersey Bill Questions Conscionability in Prenuptial Agreements
A bill under consideration in the New Jersey legislature (S-2151) will dramatically change how premarriage and precivil union contracts, also known as prenuptial agreements, are evaluated and enforced...
View ArticleChad Johnson Refuses to Sign Divorce Papers: Can This Really Halt the Divorce...
NFL Pro-bowler Chad Johnson isn’t willing to let go of his marriage to estranged wife Evelyn Lozada, even though the Basketball Wives star recently served him with divorce papers. According to TMZ,...
View ArticleFoul Ball! A Case Study on Understated Assets During Divorce: McCourt vs....
Not too long ago, we blogged about a very practical topic: “Getting Top Dollar for Household Items Sold During Divorce.” We covered things like how to post used books for sale on Amazon and how to work...
View ArticleNew Jersey Gives Military Parents Added Protection for Child Custody &...
As we discuss at greater length in our Guide to Military Divorce, child custody arrangements and parenting plans require special flexibility when one or both parents are in the service of the U.S....
View ArticlePrenup Thrown Out In Court After Verbal Promise to “Rip It Up”
In New York, a Brooklyn Appellate Court panel has ruled that Peter Petrakis, a successful real estate investor, “fraudulently induced” his wife, Elizabeth, to sign a prenuptial agreement four days...
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