People who do not want their dirty laundry aired in a court of law open to the public have a new option available to them in New York other than mediation regarding their New York Divorce and how to utilize New York City divorce lawyers. Collaborative Law is a dispute resolution system that permits the parties [...]

Melbourne, Aug 12 (ANI): George Lazenby is all set to fight it out with wife Pam Shriver’’s claim for custody over the couple’’s three young children. The former James Bond actors wife Shriver, a former tennis star, has filed for divorce from Lazenby and cited “irreconcilable differences” for ending their six-year marriage. The 68-year-old Lazenby said through [...]

Women’s advocates in New Jersey fear that a Superior Court judge’s ruling in Hudson County will make it harder for women throughout the state to get restraining orders against their male partners. Certainly abused women need protection and support, but there are many troubling aspects of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act’s restraining order provisions that merit [...]

Strangers shared the intimate details of their custody battles Wednesday, in hopes of transforming court orders from pieces of paper into action. The Office of the Attorney General joined with the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, the UTB-TSC’s Center for Civic Engagement, and the Texas Civil Rights Project to host the first of a monthly series [...]

From over-the-fence disputes with your neighbor to hassles with a local business, experts agree that you can save money on legal fees by considering three options: compromise, mediate or settle. The general rule is, the longer a legal case goes on, the more it’s going to cost. Anyone facing a criminal charge should call a lawyer or [...]

It just got a little trickier to get a divorce in Missouri. That is, if you represent yourself. The state is seeing a growing number of people filing for divorce on their own. Legal Services experts in Springfield say it’s another side effect of the economy. However, the system to make things easier now makes it [...]

A Union County judge has ruled that former Gov. Jim McGreevey must pay child support to his now ex-wife Dina Matos, but does not owe any alimony payments. Superior Court judge Karen Cassidy issued the ruling this afternoon. McGreevey will have to pay $1,075 per month in child support – less than the $1,750 requested by [...]

Army Sgt. Joshua Hinkle tells the I-Team he received $2,000 back from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, which was part of a disputed child support tab. On June 19, 2008, Hinkle’s bank account balance of $4,268.59 was frozen. Child support officials said they did not know Sgt. Hinkle was stationed in Iraq [...]

Every few years, some father who believes he’s been wronged by the family court system grabs headlines and draws attention to the flawed ways in which we split up families. Custody proceedings are often brutal and adversarial. Otherwise fit parents can be drawn into a bare-knuckle fight over who poses a greater danger to the [...]