Premarital Agreements And Public Policy
A lot of clients often ask me about children and their involvement in a pre-nuptial agreement. They are surprised to hear the response I give which is they cannot be contracted away in a prenuptial agreement. Obviously public policy dictates a lot about the parameters...
Defenses To Criminal Actions, Lack Of Capacity
Common Law. At common law, a child under age 7 was protected by a conclusive presumption of incapacity. As to children between ages 7 and 14, the presumption was rebuttable and could be overcome by a showing of ability to understand the wrongfulness of the act....
If the court does order you to help contribute toward your child’s college expenses, the law provides limits regarding what you can be asked to pay.
If you have children, you have probably given a great deal of thought to the fact that they will one day graduate from high school and head off to the world of higher education. Of course, along with that idea comes the realization of just how expensive it is going to...
ADELE DIVORCE
Singer, Adele, has filed for divorce from her husband, Simon Konecki. She plans to co-parent their son, Angelo, age 6. This is a major child custody issue that is the forefront of their divorce. The singer, who filed for divorce from her estranged husband in Los...
Adele’s divorce and the consequence of no prenuptial agreement
News of Adele’s impending divorce from her husband Simon Konecki was a surprise to many, and many more were surprised that the star and her husband had not signed a pre-nuptial agreement. Under California law, Konecki may be entitled to up to half of the singer’s...
THE SINGER BECK AND HIS SCIENTOLOGY DIVORCE
The Singer Beck and his wife of 14 years have decided to call it quits and get divorced after a 14 year marriage. The pop star decided it was over after Valentines day this year and gave her the news. Beck is a practicing Scientologist so it adds a twist as to how...
MEDIATION: IS IT OR ISNT IT THE WAY TO AVOID DIVORCE LITIGATION?
Many people feel that if they are going to get divorced they need to find a least adversarial way in order to resolve all the issues of the divorces such as Spousal support, Child support, and property division. And thus recently there has been a push by many...
Kentucky states Judges must presume shared parenting plan in child custody battles.
In June, Kentucky will become the first state to require a presumption of equally shared parenting in child-custody cases even when one or more parents is opposed. While it’s common for states to prefer joint custody when both parents are amenable, Kentucky’s...
Dennis Quaid Divorce
Dennis Quaid is divorced again and this time he has to divide much more than he did with his prior famous wife Meghan Ryan . This new wife is no famous nor did she have the income that his prior famous wife had. Apparently there is as lot of property and children to...
Robert Kardashian files civil lawsuit alleging Blac Chyna was violent and abused him
Blac China and Robert Kardashian broke up in July of 2017 after a tumultuous relationship. Blac Chyna went to Court and got a Domestic violence restraining order against the father of her child. But their battle is far from over. While the mother-of-two was ready to...