Abuse in Marriage & Divorce. Warning. As Goes the Marriage, so Goes the DivorceWe marry dreaming of "happily-ever-after." But sadly, 25% of all women in the US (and a significant % of men) find themselves in an abusive marriage or partnership. And when that occurs, most are in denial.Homelife: Shattered Dreams.It's hard to admit, and take action, when abuse happens. Why? It's difficult to believe we lovingly chose someone who could hurt us... [...]
It's called 'revenge porn' and it's legal in FloridaWASHINGTON | Annmarie Chiarini's long-distance boyfriend was goading her to pose nude. The pictures would be for his eyes only, Chiarini recalls him saying, because she was so beautiful and because he missed her so much. He promised, she said, they would be stored on a compact disc and hidden in his drawer.Chiarini believed him — until they broke up and the CD was auctioned on eBay with a... [...]
Silk Road Mastermind Ross Ulbricht Convicted of All 7 ChargesA jury has spoken, and the mask is off: Ross Ulbricht has been convicted of being the Dread Pirate Roberts, secret mastermind of the Silk Road online narcotics empire.On Wednesday, less than a month after his trial began in a downtown Manhattan courtroom, 30-year-old Ulbricht was convicted of all seven crimes he was charged with, including narcotics and money laundering conspiracies... [...]
Georgia police officer 'beat pregnant woman so hard she had a miscarriage because he didn't like the TONE she was speaking in'
A Georgia police officer beat a pregnant woman so hard that she ended up having a miscarriage because he did not like the 'tone' she was speaking in, a new lawsuit has alleged.
In the $50,000-plus suit, Kenya Harris, says she was called to Albany Police Department (APD) in West Oglethorpe Boulevard in May 2011... [...]
Is it too Late to Restore My Maiden Name in Florida?
In Florida, as in most other jurisdictions, women can restore their maiden name as part of the divorce process. However, for a lot of reasons, many women keep their married name.
Sometimes it is so they can maintain the same last name as their minor children, making it easier to communicate with school and healthcare officials. Sometimes it is related to their employment, and they... [...]
