The Family Law News Blog

Recent Posts from The Family Law News Blog

• Rev. Mary on divorce and the book of Job: Every divorce is the rending of flesh, but also an opportunity to live with integrity

  I never thought I'd post something religious on here, but this sermon by my priest is one of the most balanced, deep and true treatments of divorce, and the divorce process, that I've seen in…

• What's wrong with prenups, mostly

  Our Passion for Prenups. Amen to this article by Alabama family lawyer Lee Borden, on why (at least) most prenups are no good for most couples. Also a great skewering of the typical no-content, no-news…

• "Sham divorces" to get early pension payout -- pilots fear pension default

  Continental divorce case vs. pilots is tossed out -- "Judge dismisses case in pilot divorces: Allegation was that marriages were ended early to get pensions" -- Houston Chronicle. Sham divorce is a real and growing…

• Who not to marry -- or even fall in love with

  Who not to marry - NYTimes.com. Great marriage advice, even though we should always look to all the expertise that's out there, not just one person's experience. Originally posted by family lawyer/legislature candidate Scott Surovell.

• Why you can't cancel a family the way you can cancel a TV show. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

  This column by the great observer of American families and culture, Dahlia Lithwick, says it all. Even annoying families and criminal families have the dignity of being a family, an institution far older and still…

• Media takes rare look at how media attention really affects ordinary people with family law cases

  International Family Law News & Analysis: Media takes rare look at how media attention really affects ordinary people with family law cases.

• Good overview of the recent history of divorce

  Divorce Statistics and Studies Blog: Good overview of the recent history of divorce.

• Family Man: A Teen Father Tries to Embrace His New Role - washingtonpost.com

  This story is a great portrait of the kind of family life that a lot of my work as a family lawyer, unfortunately, comes out of. It points out, and shows, how hard it is…

• Sensei's Sharon Nelson: GOVERNOR SANFORD'S E-MAIL: WHY DO FOLKS DO THIS TO THEMSELVES?

  GOVERNOR SANFORD'S E-MAIL: WHY DO FOLKS DO THIS TO THEMSELVES?.

• Glenn Stanton: Five Things You Don't Know Fathers Do

  Epoch Times - Five Things You Don't Know Fathers Do Overall this is very wise and makes important points. Readers may quibble about a particular father's effect on his children, or that mothers can do…