Many of our readers are undoubtedly familiar with the famous Rupert Murdoch - the billionaire media mogul who controls a number of large and successful companies. His wife, however, may be less familiar to readers. Those who have heard of Wendi Deng probably remember...
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Communication is key between noncustodial parents and children
Sometimes, when a parent wins primary custody of a child after a lengthy child custody dispute, they have very little goodwill left toward the noncustodial parent. This is especially true if the child custody dispute turned acrimonious; custodial parents may begin to...
Grandparents, grandchildren and visitation rights
When a grandchild is born, grandparents naturally expect that the new child will be an integral part of the rest of their lives. It's a new relationship that will grow and strengthen both grandparent and grandchild. Life, however, can sometimes get in the way of this...
New technology seeks to ease co-parenting woes
Co-parenting is not always easy. As part of a divorce settlement, parents need to hammer out the details of a child custody agreement - a document that will determine how much time the child will spend with each parent and outlines each spouses' parental...
Some assets easily overlooked in high asset divorce
When a husband and wife decide to split up after many years of living together, it can quickly turn into a very difficult process. After years or decades of cohabitation, the line between "yours" and "mine" becomes blurred to the point of invisibility, and often both...
More women requesting prenuptial agreements
Prenuptial agreements have historically had a somewhat mixed reputation among the public. Many people see them as unromantic, as though signing a prenup is evidence that one has no faith in the marriage. Others say that divorce should be the last thing on a person's...
Same-sex marriage leads to difficulties with same-sex divorce
This year, the Minnesota Legislature took the historic step to legalize gay marriage in our state. This cleared the way for thousands of gay couples to finally tie the knot here in their home state, but it also introduced a number of complicated legal issues. In...
“Baby Veronica” case comes to an end
Many readers may have heard of the now-famous "Baby Veronica" adoption case, in which a child of Cherokee birth became the center of an incredibly long and complex series of child custody litigation. Thankfully, after four years of hearings and judgments, the issue...
Fertilized embryos cause property division confusion
It has long been a criticism of our nation's legal system that our family laws do not keep up with our reproductive science. Artificial insemination, for example, can cause a myriad of legal headaches over paternity, maternity, visitation rights and child support....
A growing trend: Grandparents raising grandchildren
Often, when we think of a child custody battle, the fight is played out between two parents. In a growing number of cases, however, a third party is entering into the situation: the child's grandparents. All across America, children are being raised by their...