Changes Proposed for Florida's Alimony, Child Timesharing Laws [COMMENTARY]Once again, new proposals would change Florida's alimony and timesharing laws. Several bills have been filed in the state House and Senate to address these issues.
Currently, alimony is awarded to a lesser or non-earning spouse for either a specific or indefinite length of time, known as permanent alimony. The amount of alimony depends on a list of factors but is... [...]
Utah judge orders child removed from same-sex foster parents
(CNN)They're a same-sex couple in Utah who've loved and cared for a 1-year-old girl for three months as foster parents. They want to adopt the baby.
Now, they're in danger of losing her.
Juvenile court Judge Scott Johansen ordered Tuesday that the child be removed from their home and sent "to a more traditional home," according to the Utah Division of Child and Family... [...]
When the Kids Are Away, Mom Gets to PlayAs a divorced mom, people somehow feel compelled to tell me how horrible it must be not to see my kids every day, and that they can't imagine how I stand it. I have no idea how to respond -- should I burst into tears? Should I announce, "You're right! I'll call my ex husband and see if he wants to get back together!" (which would be awkward, because I don't think his new wife would like it.) Usually I... [...]
Remember Mediation? I DoThis is an excerpt from my book, There's Been A Change of Plans, A Memoir About Divorce, Dating and Delinquents in Midlife. It is available on Amazon.The day had come for my final meeting with my beloved divorce attorney, Madison Pierce. This would be when we would sit down and go over my financial settlement, which, frankly, I was looking forward to because I had been thinking of investing in a new energy bar for dogs... [...]
Woman forced to travel 300 miles to abort dying fetusCOLUMBUS — An Ohio woman whose baby would have been stillborn was forced to travel 300 miles to Chicago because no Ohio abortion clinic would do the procedure, she said.Sheva Guy, 23, a doctoral student from Cincinnati, said her daughter was diagnosed with a fatal spinal abnormality when she went to a hospital for her second-trimester ultrasound at about 22 weeks. She and her husband were... [...]
