Category: Family & Divorce Law

The #1 Divorce Mistake If You Have Kids

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Divorce comes with so many tasks. You must each create new bank accounts, arrange for changes in health benefits, sign appropriate documentation, and more.At least one of you must find a new living space, obtain furniture, set up utilities, and arrange accommodations for shared custody of the kids.Wait. The kids.Right. You must tell them this is happening. You must tell them this is real. You must tell them...what?When compared to sitting your... [...]

Men And Women Enlighten Us On Why People Cheat

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It's an age-old question: why do people cheat?In the clip above, writer and all-around funny guy Steve Zaragoza wanders around New York City and asks random strangers, point-blank, why they think people stray."I think people are just unhappy and are too scared to say something and break up with someone before they move on," one person suggests."They're looking for something else -- they're missing something," says another.Still, most said... [...]

Stop Punishing the Family Man

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Jay Ramsay got a terrifying phone call at the office. Thirty-seven weeks into his wife's pregnancy, the baby had stopped moving. The doctors were arranging for an emergency delivery. "I was in panic mode, in tears," he says.That night brought, fortunately, a healthy baby. Jay took off the rest of the week. Back at work on Monday, he was called into a private meeting. "My boss told me I 'should have known better' and 'should have planned... [...]

Officiants from ‘Church of the Latter Day Dude’ could perform weddings, but not atheists

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Officiants from 'Church of the Latter Day Dude' could perform weddings, but not atheistsMinnesota’s Washington County will change its policy after an atheist group sued for the right of its members to perform civil marriages there.As a result of the policy change, U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen tossed the suit filed by Atheists for Human Rights, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.The group sued to overturn Washington County policy... [...]

Twins With Different Fathers: Mother’s Discovery After Paternity Test

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Mother Discovers Her Twins Have 2 Different FathersThe truth came out during a paternity caseA New Jersey woman found out that her twins had been fathered by two different men in a Passaic County paternity case.The woman, identified only as T.M., was applying for public assistance and named her romantic partner as the father of both children, the New York Times reports. In the course of testimony, she admitted to sleeping with a different man... [...]