by Sam Briggs | May 5, 2020 | Divorce
Overall, the divorce rate has declined significantly since the 1990s. But the divorce rate remains high in other areas. The dissolution rate for second and subsequent marriages, which is still rather high, is a good example. The divorce rate among couples over 60,...
by Sam Briggs | Apr 21, 2020 | Divorce
Effective later in 2020, one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom plans to live stream divorce and family law hearings on its official website and on social media platforms, like YouTube and Facebook. In 2018, some civil courts dabbled with online hearings. The...
by Sam Briggs | Mar 24, 2020 | Divorce
An unstable man stalked his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at a Mardis Gras parade. He shot both of them before being taken into custody. Approximately six months earlier, Anthony Orr failed to appear at a court hearing and a judge granted a divorce. In court...
by Sam Briggs | Feb 25, 2020 | Divorce
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth had been legally married for less than a year before Hemsworth requested a no-fault divorce. A Tennessee judge recently granted that request. Those close to the couple opine that busy schedules and extended time apart essentially doomed...
by Sam Briggs | Jan 28, 2020 | Divorce
There is an ongoing dispute as to whether spousal support is a means to an end or if it should permanently equalize the standard of living between the former spouses. South Carolina law basically strikes a balance between these two theories. Both short-term and...
by Sam Briggs | Jan 7, 2020 | Divorce
In December 2018, several lawmakers, including Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell (D-Heath Springs) introduced legislation making it easier to dissolve a marriage. A year later, the bill appears dead. The proposal would add illegal substance use and willful mistreatment, which...
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