When parents deny grandparents any visitation with their grandchildren, grandparents may petition the family court for visitation rights if it is in the best interest of the grandchildren. Sometimes, however, the court may find that the parents have a good reason for...
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Month: April 2011
International Child Custody Dispute Resolved in the U.S.
An eight-month long international child custody dispute appears to have been resolved for now, leaving one parent facing federal charges of international parental kidnapping.The dispute arose last summer between two Italian parents. The parents had been married in...
Things for Divorced Parents to Remember
Divorced parents are going to have to have regular contact. This situation can be difficult, considering the frustration and anger that so frequently arise in a divorce. But there are ways to maintain a good relationship, or, to put it more accurately, to start a new...
Charlie Sheen Seeks, But Does Not Get, Full Custody of Boys
Charlie Sheen and his soon-to-be ex-wife Brooke Mueller reached a child custody agreement last month, in which Mueller has primary custody of the couple's two children, Bob and Max. However, Mueller recently refused to take a drug test that was a condition of the...
General Advice on Prenuptial Agreements
For most people getting married for the first time, having a prenuptial agreement is an unappealing prospect. Only about three percent of first-time spouses get prenups. But a lot of people getting divorced and dealing with contentious matters of property...
General Information on Property Division in Divorce
Even when a divorce is amicable, deciding how to divide the household's property is difficult. When a divorce is contentious, the problem is much much worse. In longer marriages in particular, there can be many types of property involved, and valuation of these assets...
Divorce Will Affect Your Taxes, Part II
In the last post, we started to look at some of the tax situations that arise in divorce. Now we continue that discussion with some more things to keep in mind during divorce negotiations, and after. The IRS looks at the calendar to determine if you are married for...
Divorce Will Affect Your Taxes, Part I
Economics have been a factor in keeping many couples from divorcing who might otherwise have split up sooner. For those who do divorce, though, economic factors will still play a part in their lives. For one thing, divorce has wide-ranging effects on the divorced...