Legal Experts Weigh in on Gibson’s case

In this article from CNN, several attorneys licensed to practice in California weigh in on some of the aspects of the pending domestic violence and child custody cases involving Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. As I suspected, these attorneys do not anticipate these recordings having a significant impact on Gibson child custody case.

Thanks goes to Philadelphia attorney, Harper J. Dimmerman for bringing this article to my attention via LinkedIn.

Some cases just don’t go away…

In family law, cases can come back, again and again. Child support and child custody cases can come back repeatedly as the children get older and the situation changes for all involved. What some people don’t realize is that prenuptial agreement cases can come back – and when they do, it is usually a bad situation for the attorney involved.

The Divorce Ranch and Residency

In this NPR article, Beth Ward and her sister, Robbie McBride, relate what it was like living on a “divorce ranch”. If you ever saw the 1939 movie, The Women, you may recall the scenes in the movie that take place in Reno where Mary waits for her divorce to be finalized. That was basically a “divorce ranch.”

Ex-Girlfriend Recorded Conversation – Is it Legal?

The ex-girlfriend of actor Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva, has reported that she did not leak the contents of the conversations she recorded with Mel Gibson to the media. As one might expect, Mel does not believe her.

What’s a child to do?

According to this article, a child sued her father for the payment of her college tuition and related expenses. After the two day trial, the judge found in favor of the child and awarded her $47,000, which included the tuition cost and counsel fees. I am often asked about a parent’s obligation to pay for a child’s college eduction in Pennsylvania. The information I tell these people is usually not well received.

Dissecting the Tiger-Elin Divorce Settlement (Part II)

As I mentioned in a prior post, it was reported that, as a result of their divorce settlement, Elin Nordegren is supposed to receive $750 million from Tiger Woods. Since Elin in forbidden under the alleged terms of the settlement to discuss the case, the specifics of the deal can only be disclosed by Tiger. There are many things that can go into a divorce settlement.

Dissecting the Tiger-Elin Divorce Settlement (Part I)

Many of the details of the settlement between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren are sketchy. According to this article from the LA Times’ blog, the value of the assets that Elin is going to receive as a resolution of the dissolution of her marriage from Tiger is worth $750 million.