Blog Posts in June, 2010
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
36-year-old actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar of Saved by the Bell and NYPD Blue fame has filed for divorce from Lisa Ann Russell, his wife of fourteen years. Gosselaar filed papers in Los Angeles Superior ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Back in 2008, chess legend Bobby Fisher was laid to rest in his new home country of Iceland. He never left a will to settle matters of his estate prior to his death. Now, Iceland's Supreme Court has ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
In Albany, New York, it is reported that the Senate recently passed several bills that are meant to offer protection to victims of domestic violence. The new package of bills would prohibit ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
News source are reporting that the divorce between country singer LeAnn Rimes and her husband Dean Sheremet has been finalized. Last December, after seven years of marriage, Sheremet filed for ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Singer Brian McKnight has been ordered by a Florida court to pay more than $340,000 in child support to a woman who claims that her 14-year-old son is the result of a fling she had with the soul star. ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
A recent study out of Wake Forest University examined the correlation between mental health and relationships in over 1,000 college-age people in Florida and found that men have a harder time dealing ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Sandra Bullock's estranged husband, Jesse James has filed legal papers against his first wife, Janine Lindemulder. Lindemulder took steps to try to regain child custody of the pair's six-year-old ...
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Posted on Jun 12, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
A survey of top lawyers showed that more and more clients are filing for divorce because of evidence of infidelity by their partners discovered on Facebook. Mary Cay Trace told MyFoxPhilly.com, "More ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Cesar Millan, the host and star of National Geographic Channel's The Dog Whisperer is in the process of ending his 16-year marriage to his wife, Ilusion. The couple announced their split on Millan's ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Producer Swizz Beatz is moving on from his ex-wife Mashonda in order to try again at marital bliss with his new fiancé, singer/actress Alicia Keys. The New York Daily News reported that Mashonda was ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Quite often, need for support or ability to offer support change in the years following a divorce. Child support, spousal support, and child custody can all be modified through the courts after ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
In New York, any property that is acquired by either or both spouses during a marriage is subject to equitable distribution. This does not include assets acquired after the execution of a separation ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
A court order meant to stop violent and/or harassing behavior against yourself and your children by an abuser is known as an order of protection. An order of protection can be obtained in a family ...
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