Goin’ Down for a South Park Prenup

Mar 11, 2019 | Agreements

When your marriage is no longer ‘awesome-o’, and your house cannot be described as a ‘Casa Bonita’, what do you do? If you’re Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park, you file for divorce, ask for joint custody, and enforce your South Park prenup. Fishsticks According...

Florida Alimony Reform Sausage

Mar 8, 2019 | Alimony

It’s been said laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. If true, then it’s best you not read the two new Florida alimony reform bills recently introduced into the Florida House and Senate. For the unafraid, below are a few provisions of the...

New American Divorce Statistics

Mar 4, 2019 | Divorce

When a couple gets married, they expect it to last forever. Yet a study recently published has some new American divorce statistics that has made some interesting findings. For instance, every state has at least one city in which the divorced population exceeds the...

Prenups and Immigrants

Feb 28, 2019 | Agreements

You met on a warm sunny beach in an exotic country and now want your soulmate to join you in the United States . . . but obviously you want a prenup to protect yourself. Will your prenup protect you from having to support your immigrant spouse if something goes wrong?...

Communicating During Divorce

Feb 25, 2019 | Divorce

The divorce between Jersey Shore star, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, and her husband, Roger Mathews, is getting uglier. Communicating during divorce, especially when you have children, is never easy. Are there lessons to learn from South Jersey? Communicating...

Divorce and Infidelity are not Big in Japan

Feb 21, 2019 | Divorce

In the U.S. you used to be able to sue your cheating spouse’s lover. Although many think divorce and infidelity cases are common, that kind of lawsuit has gone away. This week, Japan’s Supreme Court rejected a damages claim brought by a man in his 40s against his...

How to Discuss Divorce?

Feb 19, 2019 | Divorce

Forget about complex divorce legal issues, the talk about who gets what, and where you’ll live. This post answers a tougher question: how do you tell your spouse you want a divorce? ‘We have to talk’ You’ve no doubt seen it in the movies when it’s shouted out in an...

Fault, Adultery, and Divorce

Feb 14, 2019 | Divorce

No-fault divorce has been a part of American law for decades. We forget that the law is not universal. In some countries you have to prove adultery or other fault to divorce. That’s the case in England but the law may change if a new bill passes Parliament. Faulty...

Can You Lose Your Job in Divorce?

Feb 11, 2019 | Religious Divorces

A court in Israel just ordered the nation’s largest commuter bus company to fire an employee because he refuses to divorce his wife. The company has 30-days to comply. Why would you lose your job for refusing to divorce? What if it is a religious divorce? Divorce on...

Short Term Alimony for a Three-Minute Marriage

Feb 8, 2019 | Alimony

In Kuwait, a newly married woman demanded a divorce within three minutes of signing her marriage contract. The Kuwaiti marriage is one of the shortest on record. But here’s an interesting question: what if she asked for short term alimony? Sands of Time What...