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New Website for Hawaii Family Court’s Kids First Program

Kids First, an Oahu program run by the Hawaii Family Court has launched its new website at KidsFirstHawaii.com.  The program is designed to help family going through divorce or breakup through classes for parents and children.  All parents who are going through a divorce (married parties) or filing for a custody order (unmarried parties) are […]

Divorce, Brought to You by the Letter “D”

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, only to find that it […]

Marriage and divorce, tech style

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 a 1993 marriage conducted over […]

Custody Exchanges Often a Flashpoint for Anger

CUSTODY EXCHANGES OFTEN A FLASHPOINT FOR ANGER The news is filled with explosive headlines about anger and violence during child custody exchanges between parents: Calif. man strangling baby is subdued by cop’s choke hold outside Calif. Walmart Florida Woman Doused With Gas, Set on Fire Domestic Exchange Occurred Before Village Inn Murder-Suicide   These stories […]

Family Court: flaring emotions

FAMILY COURT: FLARING EMOTIONS A recent shooting attempt after a custody hearing in Chesterfield, Virginia really illustrates the intensity of emotions on display at family courts.  Per the Washington Post story, the alleged perpetrator shot at the opposing attorney from his child custody case heard earlier that day. Reviewing news stories of shootings or attempted […]

The Recession’s Impact on Divorce

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.