Becks and Posh seemed to have a lovely Valentine's Day date night, but it wasn't such a great day in court for the hot soccer star. Turns out, a federal judge dismissed David Beckham's $25 million lawsuit against prostitue Irma Nici and In Touch Weekly for the story they printed about him cheating on his wife with her.
"Tough love" advice on dealing with financial woes after divorce, feeling restless in your marriage and being an adult with divorced parents.
It seems quite silly really. Deny heterosexual couples the right to get married? Not in this country. But aha! We could be headed there very shortly if definition is to be followed and conservatives are not to be questioned.
One thing that seems to have already been decided is when the couple will divorce. "Jon said their goal is to be legally separated by July 15 because Kate wants to move on quickly," an insider told The National Enquirer.
These victories are crucial to the future rulings in Vermont and New Hampshire where legislation sits on the table waiting for final approval.
It sounds unromantic, but more and more women have stopped worrying and learned to love the prenup. Not only can a prenuptial agreement protect you from the unthinkable, Corinne Asturias reports, it can tell you all about the person you are planning to marry. " We know that, in the U.S., half of all marriages will end in divorce. We know that none of those newlywed couples beaming with promise from the wedding pages dream a split is in their future. We know that when things go awry in an intimate relationship, they can go from harrowing to hideous, overnight. And we know that under the cold, steely gaze of the law, fairness can be reduced to a fairy tale. And yet, when one person in the relationship brings up the notion of a prenuptial agreement, it's like offering up a shot of ipecac even though there's no poison in sight."
If moving in together is a conscious objection to having the government involved in your union, the thought of contracts and judges may be particularly irksome. But for better or worse, the institution of marriage has laws that govern things like property rights if the couple splits. No matter how committed your bodies, hearts and souls are, if you're living together as romantic partners, to the State, you might as well be roommates. In divorce proceedings, the court is apt to assume equal entitlement—or liability—for both partners, but if you separate having never signed a marriage certificate or a contract, it doesn't matter which assets you mixed or didn't, it's one person's word against another.
Divorces are complex and confusing, much like the laws that govern them. Understanding the types of divorce and the laws the outline your rights is an essential part of protecting yourself during your split. Since these laws are set at the state level, differences from one state to another can have a huge impact on the process of divorce and how settlements are developed. For this reason alone, getting good legal advice from an experience lawyer in your state can be vital. Explaining every difference in state laws would take a library's worth of words. This article addresses the two most important things you must understand: What grounds for divorce are available in your state, and how will these choices affect you?
Dividing property is one of the most difficult aspects of any split. Judge Roderic Duncan suggests some unconventional ways to divide your property without involving the courts or lawyers such as, flipping a coin. Explains Duncan, "Flip a coin and have the winner divide up all the items into two lists. Do not break up sets of things, such as dishes and tables with matching chairs. The loser of the coin flip then chooses which list he or she will take; the remaining list belongs to the listmaker." But if that doesn't work there is also a link to a site that can help you understand the legal aspects of dividing your property.
A Michigan couple got married in Las Vegas only to find out that the witness signature was probably forged. The Vegas municipality is not happy about it. But is the couple still married?
