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The Florida state legislature is currently trying to pass a bill that will stop allowing permanent alimony to be awarded to a spouse during a divorce. Alimony is designed to provide a former spouse with assistance after a divorce, and most states require that alimony payments end after a set amount of time that is...
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Divorce is Sometimes Scary Police officials say that the death of a FSU professor two years ago was the result of a bitter divorce. The professor, Daniel Markel, was killed in a murder-for-hire plot in 2014. The alleged trigger man, Sigfredo Garcia, was arrested in early June. A second man, Luis Rivera, is currently serving...
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A prenup is an important document if either member of a couple is bringing assets into a marriage. Some startups require its founders to have prenups so that the company will not be disrupted by a divorce. A prenup can also be important for people who create intellectual property ranging from inventors to artists or...
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This weekend did not go well for Johnny Depp and soon-to-be ex-wife Amber Heard. The Hollywood couple separated on May 22nd. Amber filed for divorce the next day on Monday, May 23rd. The couple seems to have gotten into a rather serious fight over the weekend. Amber alleged that Johnny came home after her birthday...
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While divorce was once a sad and embarrassing event, many modern people view it as a positive change. Divorce marks the end of a marriage, but also the beginning of a new single life with endless promise and possibilities. Many people are welcoming in this new and exciting season of life with a divorce celebration....
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A controversial figure since his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, Alan Grayson is currently in the midst of a personal conflict related to the divorce from his wife of 24 years. Every year, thousands of Americans go through divorces that are as messy as the one involving the Florida congressman. However,...
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Florida state law requires that marital assets be equally distributed among the two parties. The first thing that the judge will determine in a divorce case is how the assets will be divided. After the judge determines who will get what other issues like child support and alimony can be addressed. The procedures that judges...
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Another Hollywood power couple is heading for divorce. Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey announced back in August 2014 that they have seperated. The two wed back in 2008 after dating for only six weeks. The two are also parents to three year-old fraternal twins. The announcement did not come as a shock to many because...
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Statistics often indicate that the US divorce rate tracks somewhat closely to the overall state of the economy. Divorce can be time-consuming in some cases, and when the economy is struggling, many people do not feel prepared to split. With that in mind, research suggests that during the recession, the divorce rate dropped by a...
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Can a parent be held in contempt for not paying agreed-upon college tuition expenses?   If an agreement contains an ambiguity regarding an obligation to pay tuition for an adult child, the court must first determine the intent of parties when they executed the agreement. Where a party is obligated to pay college expenses pursuant to...
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