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Governor Dayton Takes No Action on Equal Parenting Act
The current law only asks for a minimum of 25% parenting time for child custody. Opponents to the bill say that this law would have been a one-size fits all solution when each divorce and child custody case is unique and needs to be treated as such.
Updated: 05/24/2012 03:32P

Facebook named in a third of divorce filings in 2011
Still, just because Facebook is named in a divorce doesn't mean it caused the marriage to fall apart. “People have met online for years,” Randall M. Kessler, chair-elect of the family-law section of the American Bar Association told the Wall Street
Updated: 05/24/2012 12:25P

The Halakhic Prenuptial Agreement: A Responsible Solution to the Jewish
A fundamental aspect of Jewish divorce law is that both spouses need to agree to the divorce. (There are exceptions to this which are not for the scope of this article but nonetheless the situations that warrant those exceptions are, in modern society,
Updated: 05/24/2012 10:33A

Arizona Court Recognizes Transgender Marriage: World's First Married Pregnant
continues Mr. Cantor, “Hopefully, this case will help pave the way for other State's valid marriages to be recognized in the divorce courts of Arizona.” The Cantor Law Group focuses exclusively on family law and is based in the Phoenix area.
Updated: 05/24/2012 10:22A

Marriage may be disliking Facebook
Over 80-percent of US divorce attorneys say they've seen a rise in the number of cases using social networking, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Attorney Gina Ghioldi specializes in divorce and family law.
Updated: 05/24/2012 08:20A

Facebook causing a third of all divorces: Survey
More than 33 per cent of divorces last year listed Facebook as a contributing factor, a study of 5000 divorce petitions by UK law firm Divorce-Online found. The figure has shot up from just 20 per cent in 2009. "If someone wants to have an affair or
Updated: 05/24/2012 07:32A

When good ideas go bad: The sunshine law and Rams negotiations
By MW Guzy, special to the Beacon As anyone who's been to divorce court can attest, something that once seemed like a good idea can come to a bad end. Dreams have an unfortunate habit of morphing into nightmares. Missouri, for instance, used to be
Updated: 05/24/2012 07:11A

Issued in public interest: FB kills 1 in 3 marriages
More than 33 per cent of divorces last year listed Facebook as a contributing factor, a study of 5000 divorce petitions by UK law firm Divorce-Online found. The figure has shot up from just 20 per cent in 2009. "If someone wants to have an affair or
Updated: 05/24/2012 07:01A

Bastows Divorce Solicitors | Should Divorcing Couples be forced to Mediate?
The Government is keen to encourage all couples who are divorcing to attend Mediation. They consider this better for the couple so that they can avoid the costs, both financial and emotional, of going through the Court system .
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:55A

Penningtons | Family update - May 2012
We examine the myths surrounding 'no-fault' divorce and highlight why law reform is needed, and report on the new consultation on whether aspects of matrimonial financial law should be reformed. A number of changes to the law relating to families were
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:55A