JK Divorce Entrance Dance
Ok, we have all seen the wedding dance. It went viral on youtube a year or so ago. Well, have you ever seen their divorce?
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Is the economic recovery increasing the divorce rate?
Here is an interesting article from the Orlando Sentinel. Apparently with the improving economy, people are feeling freer to get divorced. That seems counter-intuitive to me. One would think that a bad economy would encourage divorce, but many of my colleagues have also noticed the trend that many couples have been holding it together because they didn’t think they could afford the divorce in the troubled economic waters.
The article quotes sociologist Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia,
“There’s a sort of pent-up demand for divorce after people get through tough times,” he said. “We saw that in what happened after the Great Depression, when the Depression lifted and divorce increased toward the end of the 1930s.”
I would be very interested in knowing what you think. Are people you know holding their marriages together for the recession? Will economic improvement encourage people to divorce? Comment below and tell me. I genuinely want to know.
Court: No gay marriages in CA during appeal
It seems that the gay marriage litigation will continue. The ninth circuit court of appeals refused to allow same-sex marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of the current state ban. I imagine that the 9th Circuit, no matter what it decides, will not have the last word on this issue. I see it going all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. Whatever happens, it will have far reaching effects on the practice of family law in California.
See the San Diego 6 report: Court: No gay marriages in CA during appeal.
“Whitest Kids You Know” divorce skit
Here is a funny video about divorce from “The Whitest Kids You Know.” Perhaps we should all take a moment and consider the effects divorce can have on children…
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Will He Let You Move?
Good article with tough questions about move-away cases. I note that in California, it has gotten a lot harder for a primary parent to move than it was a few years ago. I am involved in a case right now where the primary question is the detriment issue. I feel bad for judges that have to decide these tough cases.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost