A Los Angeles Superior Court judge recently settled the divorce between 55-year old actor Mel Gibson and his first wife, Robyn Moore. The couple filed for divorce in 2009 but had yet to come to decisions on how to divide their property. Gibson is estimated…
A study recently published in the American Journal of Sociology reveals that unemployed men are more likely to divorce than employed men and both employed and unemployed women. The study used data from 3,600 couples from the National Survey of Families and Households. The data…
NASCAR CEO Brian France recently returned to family court in an attempt to have a separation agreement between his two-time ex-wife rescinded. France and his ex-wife, Megan France, have been married and divorced twice. The second divorce was finalized in April 2008. Brian France is…
According to a divorce study conducted by a team of Swedish researchers, married couples with a spouse who has a long commute to work or school are at greater risk of divorcing. The researchers concluded that couples with a commuter are 40 percent more likely…
Residents living in wildfires zones in Denver are worried about their homes being destroyed. Several companies have said that they have products that will help to protect homes from this devastation. Some of these companies are dropping off flame retardant products via helicopter so that…
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller are officially divorced bringing an end to their three-year marriage. According to reports, Mueller was granted nearly $55,000 a month in child support payments from Sheen. This is on top of a lump sum $757,698.70 and another $1 million for…
Intentional Torts A tort is any act that wrongs an individual or entity and thus breaches civil duty. It is important to note that there are differences between breaches of civil duty and crimes. A crime is prosecuted by the state in a criminal case,…
Information Subpoenas An information subpoena is a type of subpoena that requires an individual, corporation, or other entity to produce information regarding a judgment debtor’s assets. Often, an information subpoena is a form that directs the individual or entity receiving the subpoena to answer particular…
Electronic Evidence Gathering As we move farther into the information age, digital and electronic evidence is increasingly important in court cases. The types of electronic evidence that could be used in a court case include emails, digital photos, word documents, instant messaging logs, internet histories,…
A soldier that served two tours in Iraq suffered a traumatic brain injury after being involved in bicycle accident. With the help of Operation TBI Freedom the man is able to get the physical and emotional therapy and assistance that he is in need of.…