In this three-part series, we’re examining the Washington common law remedy of “de facto parentage,” which will sometimes afford parental rights to individuals who are not legally considered parents to a child, if they can prove that they have – in the words of the Washington Supreme Court – “fully and completely undertaken a permanent, unequivocal, committed, and responsible parental…
…a very public divorce plea.
An as yet unidentified individual in Reading, England has chosen a very public medium for her one-item Christmas list. Says the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper:
With just 12 days to go until Christmas ‘Jude’ decided to spread her own festive message by stringing up a banner alongside the M4 motorway proclaiming: ‘For Xmas Dan,
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Washington courts will sometimes afford parental rights to individuals who are not legally related (by blood or adoption) to a child under a common law remedy known as “de facto parentage.” The circumstances in which a person may attain “de facto” parent status are limited, and the law of de facto parentage appears to still be somewhat in flux. In…
My wife and I got married a month ago. While we were on our honeymoon, I discovered text messages on my wife’s phone which led me to suspect that she’d been unfaithful to me just days before our wedding. I confronted her about it, and she admitted that she cheated on me for much of our 3 year relationship. …
According to an ABC Action News report, at least three U.S. states have enacted, or are considering enacting, drastic changes to their spousal support laws. At the forefront of the reform trend (if three states a trend makes), is Massachusetts. The legislature there is changing state law to eliminate life time alimony, and to enact a formula by which…
Colorado-based family law attorney Edra J. Pollin has posted some excellent advice bout what not to do during your divorce trial on the Huffington Post’s Divorce blog.
Several of Pollin’s tips could all be said to generally fall under “treat the court with respect” category: dress appropriately, pay attention to the proceedings, do not roll your eyes in response to…
A judge in a Connecticut divorce case has ordered a feuding husband and wife to provide the passwords to their individual Facebook accounts to each others’ attorney. The couple is engaged in a child custody battle, and according to the husband’s attorney, the wife’s Facebook account may contain messages or other information that reflect poorly on her parenting. The wife…
I have a beautiful six year old granddaughter. I have not seen her in over a year because her mother (my daughter-in-law) and I had a falling out over other family issues. I am heartbroken that my son and daughter-in-law are punishing me by refusing to let me have a relationship with my only grandchild. Is there anything that…
It’s probably not altogether uncommon for unhappy brides or grooms to sue over sloppy wedding photos or terrible food. But Todd Remis of New York has taken the wedding vendor lawsuit to the next level. He’s suing the photographer and the photography studio for failing to capture every precious moment of his 2003 wedding (specifically, the last dance and the…
And we should have guessed it’d arrive in one of America’s favorite formats – reality television. That’s right, Jim Halfens, the man who brought the upscale “Divorce Hotel” to wealthy and unhappily marrieds in the Netherlands, has teamed up with an American television producer to bring the Divorce Hotel to American television. And what better way to drum up…
