Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By April Jones Law
Dad Helping with the Kids? Moms: Expect Conflict, Not Cooperation By Bonnie Rochman We women talk a good game about wanting our partners to step up and parent alongside us - to change diapers, cut off ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By April Jones Law
Is Your Ex Worse Than Charlie Sheen? By Alison Patton Charlie Sheen keeps telling us he's special, but is he really that unique? We've read volumes about the king of custody battles, Alec Baldwin. ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Marcy Crawford I thought I had dodged this particular bullet. The first husband and I have been split up for ten years and have co-parented smoothly almost since the beginning. I'm cringing now at ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: O. Kay Henderson The Iowa House has passed a bill that would help divorced soldiers who’re called to active duty and who share custody of their kids with the other parent. Representative Jeremy ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 By April Jones Law
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A Utah bill could shake up and change the way child custody cases are handled for battling families. S.B. 277 would establish a task force. It would analyze custody cases ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Erin Alberty with the Salt Lake Tribune After tracking a suspected kidnapper from the East Coast to Utah , federal agents and police on Sunday tackled the woman to the ground at a West Valley City ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2011 By April Jones Law
By halliwellp4 Facebook has been linked to 66 percent of divorces in the U.S. according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). The survey found that 81 percent of the nation's top ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Susan Pease Gadoua There are three main reasons why couples separate: as a step in the divorce process, to gain perspective on the marriage and the third reason is the one I will focus on in this ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: Vicki Larson A headline two years ago grabbed my attention and probably a few others': Being Fat Ended My Marriage. In the Ladies Home Journal article, the author, "Jane," detailed how she put on ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By April Jones Law
Posted by DWordDiva 15. "Ah yes, divorce …from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." - Robin Williams 14. "The difference between a divorce and a legal separation is ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By April Jones Law
Posted by Debra Pamplin Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller are in the middle of a custody battle over twins, Bob and Max. Sheen had the boys for his scheduled visit yesterday, but the visit was ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Deb Mecklinger Use the following tips to maintain grace, save face and keep your divorce out of cyberspace. When it comes to divorce, DO NOT use Twitter to: 1) Break News: Don't break your story ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By April Jones Law
By MELISSA REPKO / The Dallas Morning News Dallas-based online dating site Match.com is facing a federal lawsuit alleging that more than half of its profiles belong to inactive members or scammers. ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Ed Sherman Going through a divorce is no fun for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable. Divorce specialist attorney Ed Sherman reveals in his book Divorce Solutions: How to Make Any ...
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