Divorce | Pennsylvania Family Law Blog - The Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz - Part 13
Faking an Abduction and Child Endangerment Reason Enough for Husband to File Divorce
The hot topic of discussion lately has been the controversial story of a woman who called 911 in May of 2009, claiming that she and her 9-year-old daughter had been kidnapped by carjackers. After turning up at Walt Disney World in Florida, the woman was charged with a number of criminal offenses, filing a false police report being one of them. It’s not very surprising that this woman’s second husband filed for divorce since the abduction ruse. Although law enforcement officials have declined to provide information on the full scope of the investigation, questions as to what this woman’s motives truly were and why she would rope her young daughter into going along with it are still waiting to be answered. Read the rest »
Divorces Are More Amicable When Money Is Tight
Family law attorneys across the United States are noticing that divorces are more amicable these days because of the tight economy and the escalating costs of fighting over the house or custody of children. Couples are actually arriving at a compromise, according to this news report. Official sources of data have not yet recorded this decline in hotly contested divorces. 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 »
Divorce Attorneys Allege Divorce Follows Seasons
Brooky Brown reported on the website divorce360.com that couples considering divorce typically stay married through the end of the holidays or summer vacations. Although no specific reason or science can be attributed to this pattern divorce attorney Jeffrey Levine believes it is because couples have “false expectations and believe miracles will happen during the holidays especially when children are involved,” yet inevitably divorce follows. Some people do not want to interrupt their summer vacations, others believe single parents wait until kids are back in school avoiding daycare payments. While others believe that the holiday season will spark romantic yearnings which may lead to their marriage getting back on track.
Unfortunately the increase in calls following summer vacations and the holiday season to divorce lawyers point to the fact that neither of these is sufficient to mend the couples woes. Ann C. Thompson has been practicing family-law for 29 years and says “Some attorneys say couples stay together until the beginning of the school year, while others say they wait until after graduation is over.” Thompson also said sometimes couples divorce at a certain time based on upcoming family events. “These are all theories,” Thompson said. “Personally, I don’t have a clue why people divorce at certain times of the year more than others.” Read the rest »
Legality of Some Pennsylvania Marriages is Questioned
A recent article by Dianna Marder of the Philadelphia Inquirer details the lack of validity of marriage ceremonies performed by individuals who were ordained online in Pennsylvania. According to the article, some of the marriages are being invalidated on the grounds that the wedding officiant is unqualified. Online ordinations fail to provide these “e-ministers” with “a regularly established church or congregation” as the law requires.
The ruling, which was originally made in the Pennsylvania divorce case of Dorie Heyer of York County, PA., could have sweeping effects on many marriages in the state of Pennsylvania. If a state appellate court were to uphold the ruling, couples across Pennsylvania could find their marriages invalidated. Benefits such as Social Security and disability distributions could be challenged. Insurance companies could demand repayment of benefits paid for the hospitalization of the insured’s spouse, and heirs could find themselves with no legal standing in probate court. Read the rest »
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