As any Seattle divorce lawyer will tell you, divorces are fairly painful even when they involve the average American. However, when divorces involve the wealthy, they can become even more complicated. A case in point is the recent divorce settlement that was announced between former Yahoo boss Susan Decker and Michael Dovey. The two had […]
The number of couples squabbling over who gets custody of the pet cat or dog has increased across the country. About 25 percent of family lawyers, who responded to a 2006 survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, said that they had noticed an increase in pet custody cases since 2001. According to the […]
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203753704577255230471480276.html Even as national divorce rates have dropped over the past 2 decades, there has been a spike in ‘gray divorce,’ or divorces involving senior citizens. In fact, according to some estimates, senior citizen divorces have spiked to some of their highest levels on record. In 1990, people above the age of 50 accounted for […]
A recent shooting incident at a Seattle school is once again raising questions about the state supervision of vulnerable children. Those concerns are similar to the ones that Seattle family lawyers had raised after the Josh Powell tragedy earlier this year. On February 22, a 9-year-old boy at a Bremerton elementary school brought a gun […]
In an interesting case that Seattle family lawyers have been watching carefully, a judge has ordered that a woman who returned the 7-year-old Russian boy that she had adopted back to his home country, must pay child support. The decision was made by a judge in Tennessee, and holds that the woman is liable for […]
Few family law documents have as many negative connotations as prenuptial agreements. These have been called ‘romance killers,’ and get-out-of-jail-free cards, but the simple fact is that prenuptial agreements have existed for thousands of years. Historically, the practice of drafting financial agreements before marriage existed in ancient Egypt, and also features prominently in Anglo American […]
In the state of Mississippi, a former doctor is in trouble with the law for failing to pay child support. According to news sources, the former doctor recently pleaded not guilty to federal charges. His criminal offenses allege that he was living as a fugitive and also that he failed to pay thousands of dollars […]
Two Hollywood stars have decided to file for divorce. According to news sources, the actress wife and singer husband have been together for just two years. While the two are hoping to keep their divorce under the radar, the actress’ new TV show has thrust her more firmly into the public eye. As a result, […]
