You’ve heard of the Nigerian 419 scams: Millions are sitting in a bank account for you because some poor sap met his end on a West African Highway, or the Nigerian government overpaid on a procurement contract, or because a Nigerian company can’t move the funds to an American bank without an American citizen, etc. All they need…
Superior Court Judges are elected, and Superior Court Commissioners are appointed. Commissioners are basically one rung below Judges. Because the Courts are so busy, the Court appoints Commissioners to hear a variety of motions, such as Temporary Orders (but not trials) in divorce cases, and Orders for Protection.
Some practicing attorneys also sit on the Bench from time to…
For those who don’t know about this sad story, Rihanna is a beautiful, talented singer from Barbados, and the first Barbardian to ever win a Grammy award.
On February 8th, the night of this year’s Grammys – the biggest night in music – she was brutally beaten, apparently by her boyfriend, soul singer Chris Brown, apparently after an argument…
It’s uncanny how “I just want my freedom” can slowly morph into “I just want to be treated fairly,” then “I can’t let him/her take advantage of me” till one day you’re telling your lawyer to write a letter to your ex’s lawyer over an old couch.
Decoupling from a marriage or long-term relationship is a tough, emotional process,…
March 15, 2009 – 10:04 pm
Last year’s King County budget cuts came fairly close to axing both Family Court Services and Drug Court.
But it could be worse. A lot worse.
A cash-strapped county in Ohio has apparently solved its paper shortage by refusing to take all new cases – unless you bring your own sheets of paper. According to the
Reuters reports that a divorcing man in Sonnenberg, Germany apparently took his divorce settlement into his own hands when he chainsawed his summer house in half. He then took his half of the home away on a forklift truck.
Not to be outdone, Cambodian Moeun Sarim sawed his rural primary residence in half and then he…
Be very careful about what you think your ex doesn’t know
One classic mistake that splitting couples often make is to assume that their spouse or partner doesn’t know about a girlfriend/boyfriend, a bank account, a credit card, a drug habit, etc. My experience is that clients typically and systematically underestimate what their partners know – even…
Julie Shapiro is a Seattle University Law Professor who writes like a human being. In her blog, Related Topics, she discusses issues around the nation, including, for example, the proposed ban against adoptions by unwed couples in Kentucky and anti-fertility drug legislation in Georgia (in reaction to the recent Octuplet outrage).
This week Professor Shapiro…
The Decoupling Blog offers seven different types of blog posts:
- Ask A Lawyer – Succinct answers to a variety of questions that visitors ask, such as: what the difference is between a legal separation and a divorce, how you can get a child support deduction for other children whom you support, and whether a 12-year-old gets to decide where
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