Florida Divorce * Child Custody * Domestic Violence Law Lawyer | Boca RatonGeneral legal information furnished as a service of Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach family law attorney Janet LangjahrOuch Divorce Undone- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Oklahoma couple gets a divorce. Then divorce is, uh, canceled. It was an uncontested divorce. That means the parties had agreed on everything. Those are typically informal affairs, hurried along before the presiding judge. In this instance, only one party, with counsel, appeared at the hearing, the pronouns contained ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/11/ouch-divorce-undone/ A Very Nasty Florida Divorce- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Local Boca Raton area couple divorced in 2001. As part of an agreement between them, Husband paid Wife an extra $1.5 million on the condition that she not fight him for custody of their children. There were also provisions to block Wife from fleeing the jurisdiction with their ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/12/a-very-nasty-florida-divorce/ Supreme Court Ruling May Threaten Victims of Domestic Violence, Among Others- (Found August 15, 2008 ) A New York State man stands accused in federal court of lying on an application for a background check to purchase a gun. The alleged lie was his denial that he was subject to an order of protection. Under federal statute, it is a felony for a person ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/13/supreme-court-ruling-may-threaten-victims-of-d... NY Family Court Judge Reprimanded for Criticizing Incarcerated Parents for Seeking Custody of Their Kids- (Found August 15, 2008 ) An experienced upstate New York family court judge has reportedly been reprimanded as a result of an anonymous complaint. The Commission on Judicial Conduct, a judicial review board, reviewed hundreds of hours of transcripts of the judges cases over a fourteen year period and found three cases where the judges conduct ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/05/ny-family-court-judge-reprimanded-for-criticiz... A Really Long, Frustrating Florida Divorce- (Found August 15, 2008 ) How long does a divorce take It depends Couple marries in 1984. Marriage is a successful partnership of complementary business skills. Couple prospers. In 1990, Wife in car accident. Husband reportedly drags them down into debt. Couple separates and, in 1995, files for divorce. Husband moves to ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/05/a-really-long-frustrating-florida-divorce/ Dividing Retirement Accounts, The Right Way- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Pensions which are marital property may be divided as part of the marital settlement. But there is a right way and a wrong way to accomplish that. The right way is to use a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). QDROs can be complex. QDROs must comply with detailed ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/04/dividing-retirement-accounts-the-right-way/ Placement of Children with Out-of-State Relatives May Take Months - or a Year- (Found August 15, 2008 ) When social services removes children from a home, placing the children with relatives is generally preferable to foster care. Home studies and background checks of nearby relatives typically take place in a matter of days. But what if the children live near a state border, and their nearby relatives live ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/03/placement-of-children-with-out-of-state-relati... Australia Cracks Down on Child Support Cheats- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Child support arrearages in Australia top $1 billion. And the arrearages are growing at the alarming rate of $50 million a year. In a desperate effort to stem the tide, Australia is going to take a closer look at separated parents suspected of understating their income information. Private investigators will perform ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/02/australia-cracks-down-on-child-support-cheats/ Myth: Dads Cant Win Custody- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Seven year old Florida girl. Father and Mother were never married, didnt even date. Since girls birth, Father and Mother have taken turns reporting one another to social services and seeking restraining orders against each other. Each parent has refused to return the child after timesharing with her. ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/02/myth-dads-cant-win-custody/ Psychologists: Marriages Between FirstBorn or Only Children Are More Likely to End in Divorce- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Psychologists believe that birth order of both spouses plays a significant role in the success of a marriage. The best marriages are believed to be between oldest sisters and youngest brothers. Why Because, in a nutshell, oldest sisters are accustomed to being mommies and youngest brothers are ...http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2008/07/01/psychologists-marriages-between-firstborn-or-o... |