Blog Posts in February, 2014

• Posted By Demetria Graves 10-Feb-2014

  Divorcee Ignores Judge's Facebook Friend Request, Gets 'Excessive' Alimony Payment

  While social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have broadened our definition of the word “friend,” some users take it too far. That would be the case for Florida Circuit Judge Linda Schoonover, who decided to use a divorcing couple to ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 10-Feb-2014

  As The US Economy Improves, Divorce Rates Rise

  Over the last decade, America stumbled into one of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression. However, one economic indicator did not face a downturn, and that’s the number of marriages that didn’t end in a divorce. But as ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 10-Feb-2014

  How To Help Special Needs Children Deal With Divorce

  As the number of children with special needs goes up, so will the scores of those kids who have to deal with divorce. Even though the phrase “special needs” is an umbrella term that fits many kids, the most at-risk in these scenarios are ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Feb-2014

  Three Tips To Help You Through a Divorce

  As divorce lawyers, we see a lot of people through some of the roughest times in their lives. It’s not that marriages can’t end amicably, but for many, their lives are about to undergo a complete transformation, and it’s something ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Feb-2014

  Divorced Kidney Donor Wants It Back...From Her Ex-Husband

  We’ve heard of a broken heart being a point of contention in a divorce, but a donated kidney? We thought we had heard it all until reading the story of Samantha Lamb, a 41-year-old UK mother of one, who underwent the kidney transplant operation ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Feb-2014

  Government Eyes Shared-Parent Laws

  For a long time, the common outcome of divorce for children was being awarded to one parent, with the other having to appeal for visitation rights. But there has been a movement afoot amongst advocates and lawmakers to revisit so-called ...

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