Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 31, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
Although mothers and fathers have yet to experience parity in child custody cases, fathers across the country are seeing their rights change and grow. In most cases, the court still tends to award ...
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Posted on May 30, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
The same attorney who represented Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston has just been hired by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger. According to recent rumors Robert Kaufman will ...
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Posted on May 25, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
As one mother is fighting against cancer, she is also frequently in court trying to get her children back. Alaina Giordano, a stage-4 breast cancer victim, recently lost custody of her two children. ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
If you are curious about adopting a child in the state of California, you must be aware of the obstacles you may face along the way. The current financial and budget crisis has hit the state hard this ...
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Posted on May 23, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation, more people than ever remain unmarried. A whopping thirty percent of people have never been married. The data, taken from the U.S. Census, ...
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Posted on May 18, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
After learning that her husband fathered a child over a decade ago, Maria Shriver has decided to pull the plug on her marriage. According to recent reports, former governor of California Arnold ...
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Posted on May 17, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
In California alone nearly $19.2 billion is owed by negligent parents in back child support payments. Many blame the state's high interest rate for debt as the key reason behind negligent payments. ...
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Posted on May 16, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
If you are considering a divorce in the near future, there are three people that you should consider calling beforehand. Depending on your situation, you might need a forensic accountant to help sort ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
Now that his wife has gone missing, a Signal Mountain husband has filed for legal separation . According to police records, Gail Nowacki Palmgren has been reported missing since April 30. She was last ...
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Posted on May 10, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
In an unusual turn of events, a man in Tennessee was awarded $6.1 million, to be paid out by his ex-wife for a child custody case gone terrible awry. Although Christopher Savoie may never actually ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
Although she wanted to get divorced from her husband for the past two years, Maria Shriver waited patiently for the right time. Now that Arnold Schwarzenegger has left political office, it seems that ...
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Posted on May 4, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
When you are considering adoption, it is important to understand the different legal terms you will hear. One such term is "open adoption" where there is communication between the biological parents ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
If you want to determine and establish the paternity of a child you believe to be yours, there are two things you need to complete. The two most important parts to this process are DNA testing and a ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Young
If the divorce rate is any indicator, the U.S. economy is on the rise again. According to Linda Lea Viken, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: "People were afraid they were going ...
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