A New York judge recently ruled that using MySpace to contact a person covered by a Family Court order of protection is a violation of the order. In People v. Fernino, Judge Matthew A. Sclarrino, Jr., of the Richmond Criminal Court denied a defense motion to dismiss an accusatory instrument, finding that: In this case, the […]

A troubling practice prevalent in the US legal system is the incarceration of poor parents who fail to pay child support. The Office of Child Support Enforcement reports that approximately 70 percent of unpaid child support debt is owed by parents who either have no or very low earnings. It is becoming more and more […]

Want to keep your “in a relationship” or “married” status on Facebook? You might want to log off Facebook. One in seven people said they’d considered divorce because of their spouses’ questionable activity on Facebook, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter or What’sApp, a recent survey of 2,000 married Brits found. Almost a quarter of those polled by […]

There are several myths surrounding the legal process of divorce. People tend to think that either divorce is a messy emotional battle or it is a simple process of signing some papers. In reality, the legal process of divorce is quite different. Some of the most common myths associated with divorce include: It matters if […]

GREENSBORO — North Carolinians tie the knot every day, but one state senator wants to make it a bit harder to untie it. Sen Austin Allran, R-Catawba, filed the Healthy Marriage Act, which would change the divorce process. If passed into law, couples could be required to undergo mandatory counseling for two years before their […]

Alimony, also known as spousal support or spousal maintenance is extended after divorce, upon court’s order, by the spouse with a higher income for the spouse with less or no income. Aim of alimony law is to provide the dependent spouse with financial help so that s/he can carry on with the activities of life […]