Happy Thanksgiving! God Bless you and your family. Here are some fun Thanksgiving sites… Thanksgiving activities for kids click here Thanksgiving on the Net…great site for everything Thanksgiving…from the Pilgrim story to how to cook a turkey. click here Thanksgiving recipes click here History of Thanksgiving on the History Channel site click here This entry was posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 6:22 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow ... Read Full Story

Wife signs over interest in real property due to her husband being the dominant party in the relationship and also because she owed a debt, needed money to pay the debt, and husband used that knowledge to his advantage. Is this enough for wife to save her interest in the property at the final divorce hearing? Court of Appeals says yes. Read Full Story

It is generally assumed that a material change in circumstances will automatically result in a change of custody. But that is not the law. In Arkansas, the court will look to see if there has been a material change in circumstances. IF such a change has occurred THEN the court will determine what is in the best interest of the child - whether the child needs to stay with the current custodial parent or if a change to the noncustodial parent is warranted. In a case affirmed today by the Co... Read Full Story

Costumes: When purchasing costumes, masks, beards and wigs, look for flame-resistant fabrics such as nylon or polyester, or look for the label “Flame Resistant.” Flame-resistant fabrics will resist burning and should extinguish quickly. To minimize the risk of contact with candles and other fire sources, avoid costumes made with flimsy materials and outfits with big, baggy sleeves or billowing skirts. Purchase or make costumes that are light, bright and clearly visible to motoris... Read Full Story

The final decision in this case is not earth shattering, but it provides a good discussion of how DHS operates during the course of a case. As always, if a parent will follow the case plan then reunification is likely. If the parent does not follow the case plan then termination is likely. Read Full Story

Administrative Order No. 10 provides guidance as to calculating a payor’s net income for child support. A distinction is made between self-employed payors and those that are not self-employed. In this case, the payor was previously self-employed but was not self-employed for the months leading up to the final hearing. Nonetheless, the trial court used the self-employed methodology contained in Administrative Order No. 10. The Court of Appeals reverses due to that error. Here’s... Read Full Story

As you might suspect, divorce shines a light on just about everything that is private in your life. In this Orlando, Florida divorce, nude photographs of the wife are at issue. Turns out that husband decided to put them on a spanish pornography site. Wife has sued him stating that the photos were meant only for her husband, not to be distributed over the internet. At first blush (no pun intended:), it seems that the photos are technically marital property and therefore belong to both the h... Read Full Story

Time magazine asks this question in the following article… http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1930772,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-polar Read Full Story

The police in Sumner County, Tennessee say “yes.” Here’s the link… http://www.abajournal.com/news/did_court_order_ban_facebook_poke/?from=widget This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 6:29 am and is filed under Divorce. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site. Read Full Story

Seven Myths of Divorce Posted on October 2, 2009 by J. Benjamin Stevens www.scfamilylaw.com Myth 1: Most men cheat on their wives. Actually, the best designed study to date indicates that nearly 80% of men report that they have never cheated on their wives. Myth 2: Most divorcing women are jilted by their husbands. Many studies have corroborated that the great majority of divorces (two thirds to three quarters, depending on the study) are initiated by women. This makes sense because numerous... Read Full Story