March, 2009 | Pennsylvania Family Law Blog - The Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz Archive
Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Arrests
Police in Norristown arrested two men on Pennsylvania domestic violence charges, according to a news report. Brian Spangler, a 38-year-old Parker Ford man allegedly pulled a knife during a dispute with a woman in an office who had a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order against him. Police arrived at Logan Square Shopping Center at the woman’s place of work when they saw her look “visibly shaken.” The woman apparently told officers that she had a PFA. Spangler took off on foot, but police wrestled him to the ground and arrested him. He was charged with resisting arrest, simple assault, possessing a weapon and harassment. Read the rest »
Patricia Arquette Cites Irreconcilable Differences as Reason for Divorce
On January 5, 2009, actress Patricia Arquette — perhaps best known for her starring role in the NBC series Medium — filed suit in Superior Court to dissolve her two and a half year marriage to Thomas Jane. The couple married in May of 2006, and they have a five year old daughter together named Harlow whom Patricia Arquette is aiming to get full child custody.
Sources close to the couple suggest that tensions between the pair began to boil late in 2008, when Jane admitted to having driven drunk. Some speculate that Jane — who has acted in such movies as The Punisher (2004) and The Mist (2007) — had been growing increasingly jealous of Arquette’s high profile. Others suggest that he was privately bitter over her winning an Emmy for her performance in Medium. Read the rest »
Star of “Lost” Wins Skirmish in Custody Battle
On January 7, 2009, celeb gossip site TMZ.com reported that Naveen Andrews, one of the stars of the hit series Lost, emerged from Los Angeles Superior Court after winning sole child custody of his 3-year-old boy, Naveen Joshua. The TV star’s estranged “baby mama,” Elena Eustache, made wild allegations that Andrews and his new girlfriend, Barbara Hershey, had been practicing voodoo witchcraft on the child. According to reports, Eustache was worried that Naveen Joshua was going to be poisoned. Read the rest »
Massive Divorce Lawsuit May End Up Being the Biggest Ever
Texas business magnate David Saperstein recently announced to his wife Suzanne that he wanted a divorce. The circumstances wouldn’t have been too extraordinary, but for the fact that the announcement occurred while both David and Suzanne were flying over Texas in their own private Gulfstream IV plane. The Sapersteins had been known for years as a high profile couple. David Saperstein built his fortune from the ground up by developing a system of traffic reports which he later sold to mega-broadcaster Westwood; one for more than one and a quarter billion dollars. Read the rest »
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