The Huffington Post has a fun chart showing the “easiest” and “hardest” U.S. States to get a divorce. The HuffPo’s assessment it should be noted, is based solely on the divorce filing fee of a state, and the minimum processing time for a divorce in that state. The ease/difficulty guide does not take […]
Divorce
According to a recent study by the University of Missouri, there is a correlation between Twitter usage and divorce. Specifically, higher amounts of Twitter usage was linked to higher conflict between couples. Unsurprisingly, a 2013 report in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking found similar results from excessive Facebook use. […]
Can Your Marriage Withstand Social Media?
A helpful tool when trying to settle your divorce When thinking about your contested or uncontested divorce, it is important to have thought about the different issues that will arise. Below is a handy checklist of the important issues in a divorce. Note that this is not an exhaustive or […]
Divorce Issues Checklist
Sesame Street Takes on Divorce Parents who are splitting up, it’s time to tune into the Muppets: Sesame Street is tackling divorce. Apparently this is a topic that the Children’s Television Workshop tried to address 20 years ago, going so far as writing and shooting an episode in the 90’s, […]
Divorce, Brought to You by the Letter “D”
Lawyers often speak about how the law is a living thing, and how it evolves over time. This applies to the field of divorce/family law as well. One of the factors in the evolution of the law is the influence of technology. Some examples: A Maryland court recently held that […]
Marriage and divorce, tech style
A lot of debate about whether the Recession’s impact on divorce. Specifically, whether the Recession INCREASED or DECREASED divorce. Finally, an answer: we don’t really know. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/05/02/divorce-and-the-great-recession/ Nevertheless, the Pew discussion on what we can extract is interesting material.
The Recession’s Impact on Divorce
HAWAII CIVIL UNION DIVORCES Hawaii enacted its Civil Unions statute (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 572B) effective January 1, 2012, which allows for same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, with the same rights as married couples. In conjunction with this, the Hawaii Family Court has issued its forms for Civil […]
Hawaii Civil Union Divorces
COURTS POST HAWAII CIVIL UNION DIVORCE FORMS ONLINE The Hawaii Family Court posted its Hawaii Civil Union Divorce forms in February 2012 (civil unions became available in Hawaii on January 1, 2012). Linked here, for Oahu and Maui (the Big Island and Kauai do not have any posted, but it should be […]
Courts Post Hawaii Civil Union Divorce Forms Online
China's Divorce Rule Dubbed 'Law That Makes Men Laugh And Women Cry'.
