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Archive for October, 2008

Member: Gerard Stevens

BIO: “I Have Been Divorced For Almost 4 Years And I Have Not Seen My Children Since……I Am Hurt And Alone….I Need To Belong Somewhere. I Don’t Have Any Photos Yet Too. I Have Been Through Allot. I Had A Stroke When I Was 43 Years Old And Allot More.”

New York: Cohabitation is … in the Eye of the Beholder

When does the obligation to pay alimony end? That depends on many factors.
More and more, it is the intention of legislators, courts and divorcing couples that the alimony obligation end when the receiving spouse enters a marriage-like relationship, even if it lacks the ceremonial formality of marriage per se. In other words, “cohabitation”.
But [...]

Father’s Probation for Allegedly Kidnapping His Daughter Reinstated for Failing to Comply with Conditions

Minnesota Father allegedly kidnapped daughter from child protective custody.
Sentence: probation, requiring 40 hours of community service, undergoing a chemical dependency evaluation, undergoing a psychological evaluation, making restitution of costs of Amber Alert.
A year after sentencing, Father has complied with none of the conditions of his parole. None.
Father offers reasons to the court: [...]

Mandatory Divorce Parenting Courses Withstand Challenge in Connecticut

Connecticut, like Florida, has a mandatory parenting course for divorcing parents.
A Connecticut resident challenged the requirement as an unconstitutional infringement on the fundamental right of parenting one’s children as one sees fit.
The challenger also attacked the requirement as unreasonable, because it is required equally of good parents and bad parents alike. Further, it applies [...]