Killer Outfit for Women Post-Divorce?

A 31-year-old divorcee is looking to update her Spring wardrobe to something that can be flirty, sophisticated and affordable all rolled into one.  What’s the killer outfit for women post-divorce?  See if you agree with style editor Sarah Cristobal.

When Kid’s Religion is Divorce Issue

When interfaith parents divorce, religion of the children can often become a contested issue, even if during the marriage they had agreed on how to raise the children.

The issue can be further complicated when one parent converted to the religion of the other spouse before or during the marriage, but then wants to revert back to a previous religion after the marriage—and convert the children as well.

How courts handle the issue, if it is brought before them, can be a delicate balance of separation of church and state while respecting each person’s right to freedom of religion.

DMX’s Wife Plotting Divorce, or Just a Book Plot?

 

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The wife of rapper DMX says she is planning to file for a divorce after 20 years and four kids together, but she hasn’t yet, according to a report at The Boombox. The pre-mature announcement seems to blatantly be a way to help Tashera Simmons get publicity for her upcoming book as the wife of the probation-violating hip-hop artist, who she says she’s known since they were 11-year-old kids. “With all the drama and everything going on now, I think my book explains everything,” she said.

Mom Jailed for Letting Son Use Step-Dad’s Last Name

A mother must spend 10 days in jail for signing her son up for a baseball league using his stepfather’s last name instead of that of his biological dad, the Alabama Court of Appeals ruled.

Lisa Preston was required to have her son use the last name of her former husband, Matthew Saab, when playing sports, according to the parties 2005 divorce decree, but in 2008 she did not use the Saab last name when she registered the 13-year-old.  She claimed it was the boy’s choice. But as we all know, children can be influenced.

Mom Can Keep Kids in U.S. Although Dad Left Country

A divorced mother won a battle that allows her to keep her children in Missouri after her ex-husband moved from the Show-Me state to Israel, ruled the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tamar Barzilay says in the court documents that when she took their children on a vacation to Israel in summer 2006, her ex, Sagi, who had moved to Israel six months prior, under a year after their January 2005 divorce, forced her to sign documents agreeing to move permanently with the children to Israel by August 2009.  She signed, but said she never had any intention of complying.

Divorced Woman Who Lost Frozen Embryo Fight Has Options

A 10-year legal battle over a divorced woman’s request to be implanted with the embryos she and her ex-husband had frozen and stored might not be over given a recent ruling from the 8th Circuit federal appeals court that says it lacked jurisdiction to hear her claim against the medical center that will not release the embryos to her. She does, however, have other options available to her without having to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dennis Hopper’s Deathbed Divorce

Dennis Hopper’s estranged wife and 7-year-old daughter Galen can live in the guest house at his Venice, CA property while the couple resolve their bitter divorce case, a judge ruled today, according to the Associated Press.

Victoria Duffy Hopper said in court filings that the divorce from their 14-year marriage was an attempt to cut her out of her inheritance, an accusation that has been denied by the 73-year-old “Easy Rider” actor who is battling terminal prostate cancer.

Should Divorced Parents Always Get Equal Time?

A new bill under consideration by the Tennessee State Legislature would evenly split parenting time between divorcing parents with exceptions only being made when one parent can prove the other is completely unfit, or the parents otherwise agree to their own parenting-time schedule.

It must be noted that many other articles on the ‘net refer to “custody” vs “parenting time.”  These phrases are not interchangeable.  The bill before the Tennessee legislature is about equal parenting time, not joint legal custody.  Yes there is a big difference.

Divorce too, Can Make You an Accidental Landlord: Tips You Should Know

Sometimes remaining in a home that you once shared with your spouse can prove difficult emotionally. Other times you just might want to get the heck out of there so you can start your life anew.  However, with homes languishing on the market, the economy might keep you from moving on as quickly as you’d like.

You might feel stuck as you wait for a buyer.  But you do have a multitude of other options.  

5 Steps to Not Owe Taxes, Just Like the LA Dodgers Jamie & Frank McCourt

Frank and Jamie McCourt, co-owners of the LA Dodgers (though that’s being debated) remain embroiled in their nasty divorce battle. This time, a 1,423-page court document filed by Jamie reveals just how they avoided paying Uncle Sam ever since they purchased the Dodgers in 2004.  What they did isn’t illegal.