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Posted on Feb 15, 2013 By Meyers Law Group P.C.
If you're thinking about a divorce, there are some steps you can take to make your decision more clear and efficient. As one of the most traumatic events in a person's life, divorce will take ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2013 By Meyers Law Group P.C.
If you have been abused or threatened, you may be considering legal action against your offender. When pursuing charges, you could either get an order of protection or a restraining order, but how do ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Celebrity divorces are often tangled and complicated. Recently, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher chose to end their short marriage, and started a calamitous separation as they try to leave the marriage ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
As a new generation of voters head to the polls in Maine this year, the government waits breathless to see whether or not the state will approve same-sex marriage. On November 6 th, Maine will present ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
A legal separation is a court order that is sometimes likened to a divorce One of the main differences between a divorce and a legal separation is the permanency of the arrangement. While a divorce is ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
If you have recently applied for a marriage annulment, but were not granted your request, then you will want to appeal the denial in court. A civil annulment is given out in a court of law, while a ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
If you are about to get married, then you may want to think about heading into therapy sessions before you rush to the altar. Most engaged couples are so star-crossed in love that they can’t ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
In order to get a divorce, you must prove that you are married in the first place. For one man in India, this feat wasn’t possible. The man and his alleged wife were seeking a mutual consent ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
According to a recent interview, Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that he and his estranged wife will reconcile one day despite his affair with the couple’s household staffer. The pair separated ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Gay parents are still fleshing out their rights in New York, because of the relatively recent adoption of marriage equality in this state. In the handful of states that approve of gay marriage, family ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
According to The Huffington Post 14-year-old Cassidy Goodson gave birth to a baby in the bathroom of her home on September 19 th, 2012. The teen pried the baby out of her body with scissors, and then ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
To answer the title question, there isn’t much of a difference at all. Many family law attorneys in New York have chosen to call themselves divorce coaches in order to get new business. Many ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Thousands of viewers tune in for The Real Housewives of New York every time a new episode airs, and have been closely following Sonja Morgan’s divorce from her husband John Adams Morgan. The ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
There is nothing more shocking and earth-shattering for a woman than to hear that her husband is married to someone else. That is exactly what happened to Allen O’Neill’s two wives when ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Nothing hurts as bad as a broken heart. In many situations, divorced and hurt individual can become more violent or angry as time goes on. Allegedly, that is what happened to the gunman who fatally ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
You may be fed up with your spouse and entirely ready to call it quits. May be you are certain that this is the end for you and your former partner, and you want to file for divorce to make the ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
For Karen Burkhart, being a grandparent was more than just a typical family role. Instead, it was her life. Burkhart had custody of her granddaughter for over a year and a half before a state adoption ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Three-fourths of all children of divorced parents live with their mother. Often, the father has visitation rights, but is not the primary custodian of his kids. With the vast majority of caretakers ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Did you know that in some states, you have the right to sue a spouse’s lover for damages if there is proof of an affair. Many marriages dissolved because of the pain that one spouse feels after ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Divorce records are public and your choice to divorce can hardly be kept a secret. The Huffington Post writes that people wed in a large public spectacle, but try to keep their divorce on the ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
The Jackson family trials have been an unfolding soap opera drama with constant twists and turns. Recently, Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Jackson family, took a spontaneous trip to Arizona. ...
Continue reading "Katherine Jackson Takes back Custody of her Grandchildren" »
Posted on Jul 26, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
According to the Wall Street Journal, more and more family law firms are focusing on the men in the relationships. When it comes to a divorce, many men are worried that they will lose custody of their ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
If you are a under 18-years-old, some states require that you have parent’s permission in order to get married. In New York, minors who are 16 or 17 and wish to get married need a parental ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Is your marriage slowly deteriorating? Millions in America don’t have a marriage that lasts, and for many people divorce is a typical part of life. But how can you be sure that your marriage is ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2012 By Meyers Law Group
Most parents are terrified of the affects that divorce will have on their children. They assume that if they choose to separate, their children will be forced to deal with the hardship and that it can ...
Continue reading "Reasons Divorce may be Good for your Child" »
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