Blog Posts in February, 2011
Posted on Feb 26, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Facebook announced that it added two more ways for users to describe their romantic arrangements: "in a civil union " and " in a domestic partnership ". These statuses were added on Thursday in an ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Another young man is arrested for domestic violence, this time in Walton County. The Sheriff's Office issued a statement today announcing the arrest of 25-year-old Dwayne Russell of DeFuniak Springs, ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
The same man who has been accused of covering his own son in a chemical substance is now filing for divorce in West Palm Beach. Jorge Barahona has already been accused of dousing his 10-year-old ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
A judge in Brevard County denied a restraining order this week against a local police officer. Michelle Gamble called police to her home at the end of January after having a fight with her boyfriend. ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Now that Charlie Sheen's divorce is finalized the actor will have to start paying $55,000 a month for child support. Since Brooke Mueller will get primary physical custody of their children, ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
A financial guru who thought he could get away with shortchanging his wife in their divorce case will now pay for his deceptive ways. Howard Sosin, 60, founder of AIG Financial Products Corp., was ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
A myth began in 1993 that more women become victims of domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day in the year. This year Yahoo ran a story on the myth, revealing that a coalition of ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
A restraining order has been taken out against a singing coach in Norwich that has been charged with sexually assaulting a student. John E. Harned, 33, has been charged with violating a restraining ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
According to the National Council of Family Relations more than half of all marriages now end in divorce. In 2009 there were over 2 million divorces alone in the United States. Another study conducted ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Domestic violence can often leave the victims feeling like they are alone and helpless, but it is a terrible offense that happens to millions of people every year across America. If you or someone you ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
The case of a Guatemalan mother trying to reclaim her son has gone national this week as Encarnacion Bail Romero fights to win back her child. The Missouri Supreme Court stepped in to hear the child ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Tragedy struck a family in West Palm Beach when a man, who believed that his in-laws were to blame for his upcoming divorce, shot his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself. According to the ...
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