A well-written order should satisfy the following criteria: 1. Is the Order legible? The document should be legible so it can be easily read. The Order, when hand written should be printed so that it can be easily deciphered. What is the message to the Judge to whom a poorly written and barely legible Order [...]

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Conflicted Romantic Infidelity: This type of infidelity occurs when people experience genuine love and sexual desire for more than one person at a time. Despite our idealistic notions of having only one true love, it is possible to experience intense romantic love for multiple people at the same time. While such situations are emotionally possible, they [...]

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.–Oscar Wilde Discovering infidelity, or deception by a loved one, creates a lot of uncertainty. We try to help couples work through their questions and concerns by providing an in-depth look at lying and cheating in romantic relationships. We offer information and advice for dealing with a cheating [...]

Affairs usually begin with an attraction to someone you know fairly well, someone you spend time with each week — your friends or co-workers. To illustrate how affairs develop, I post letters from two women, one who is tempted to have an affair with her husband’s best friend, and another whose best friend had an [...]

Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was back in court Wednesday, again facing the possibility of jail time in a child-support case, but a settlement was reached after he agreed to a $100,000 college fund for his 10-year-old son. Holyfield also consented to pay private school tuition before college, reinstated health insurance for his son and [...]

Jason Caffey, the former NBA forward, is being sued for child support for one of his 10 children and cannot file for bankruptcy, according to reports Wednesday. Caffey attempted to file for bankruptcy, but on Tuesday, his filing was dismissed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Margaret A. Mahoney dismissed the bankruptcy case Tuesday, which means the mothers [...]

CHICAGO – Denying the hunting and fishing licenses of deadbeat parents has proven to be an effective incentive to getting some parents in Illinois to pay child support, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced today. September marks one year since the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) teamed up with the Illinois Department [...]

A court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats it as if it never happened. Annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), misunderstanding and refusal to consummate the marriage. LINK

Pamela Anderson is now seeking to annul her brief marriage to Rick Salomon rather than getting a standard divorce, according to court papers. Anderson cited “fraud” as the reason for the annulment. No details were given in the court papers, which were filed last Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. After just two [...]