June, 2012 | Pennsylvania Family Law Blog - The Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz Archive
NBA Star Dwayne Wade Deals with Visitation Issues During Championship Finals
Following the arrest of his ex-wife, professional basketball player Dwayne Wade has asked a judge to suspend her child visitation rights with their two children, according to SportsIllustrated.com. The weekend incident that led to her arrest delayed the return of Wade’s sons to his custody and led to her arrest. The filing indicates that the two boys were supposed to be picked up by Wade’s sister on the afternoon of June 16 so they could be on a 3:05 p.m. flight from Chicago to Miami to be with Wade on Father’s Day, but after receiving no response at the home, the sheriff’s office was called to the scene after several hours. The report also states the mother tried leaving the home without the children when one of the responding deputies tried taking her into custody.
A spokesperson for the Cook County Sherriff’s Office reports that the NBA star’s ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, has been charged with two counts of attempted child abduction, one count of resisting arrest, and two counts of unlawful visitation interference. Another woman home at the time of the incident was also arrested for resisting arrest. Read the rest »
Former PA Resident Lured by Fake Movie Deal Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support
According to NECN.com, a 40-year-old former resident of Pennsylvania wanted on a pair of child support warrants in the state is now behind bars for failure to pay. The man, an unemployed musician, had been living in Maui in recent years, but returned to Pennsylvania on May 22 because he thought he was offered a role in a new Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy film called “Banished in Brooklyn.” However, upon his arrival at the Philadelphia International Airport, the 40-year-old was greeted by police as well as a New York-based bounty hunter Scott Bernstein and his camera crew who are filming a new reality show about parents wanted for child support.
In order to lure the man back to Pennsylvania, the bounty hunter had created a fake Facebook account pretending to be a movie producer and contacted the musician to offer him the faux movie role, claiming an associate had seen his band play in Hawaii. The man arrived at the airport with all of his belongings in hopes of movie stardom, but instead was arrested on a criminal warrant alleging failure to pay child support, which Lehigh County officials say is the first person in county history to be arrested for this charge. This new charge stems from an amendment to a 2008 state law. Read the rest »
Divorce Hotel in the Netherlands Offers a Weekend Program for Couples Who Want a Speedy Split-Up
Is America ready for a Divorce Hotel? Jim Halfens, a Dutch entrepreneur, wants to bring this unique idea and Dutch import to the United States. The concept of the Divorce Hotel is to have couples who have decided to divorce check in on Friday married, then check out on Sunday with divorce papers in hand for a flat fee, all with the expert help of mediators and independent lawyers. Six Divorce Hotels are already used in the Netherlands, and 17 couples have tried it so far with all but one leaving divorce-ready. Halfens, who is helping “unhappy marrieds divorce en suite,” is currently negotiating with hotels and law firms in several major U.S. cities to make Divorce Hotels available to U.S. couples. He is also in talks with two television production companies to make a Divorce Hotel reality show.
Halfens came up with the idea for the Divorce Hotel after watching a college friend go through a painful divorce, eventually creating one of these unique hotels using his marketing background and brief experience with a law firm. Halfens later struck agreements with six high-end hotels in the Netherlands. Divorce Hotel guests stay in separate rooms and a suite is used for mediation talks. The fee for this weekend divorce getaway can range from $3,500 to $10,000, depending on the complexity of a pair’s financial arrangements. Child custody battles or a twosome with more complex financial arrangements, such as stock options, may be more costly, with fees that may exceed $100,000 per party. Read the rest »
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