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Author: Janet Langjahr is a solo practitioner in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Application. Divorce Final Judgment. Mortgage Application Package Complete.
Your divorce is finally final. Now you can move on with your life. Maybe you’d like to start over with a new condo or house. You find the perfect place. You begin working with…
Abducted Florida Baby Dies in Panama with Father
Husband and Wife meet right here in Southeast Florida. Wife confides that she is an illegal immigrant. Husband and Wife marry. Husband sponsors Wife for a green card. Marriage breaks down. Husband asks for…
Credit Crunch 2008: This is the Time to Divorce, According to the Statistics
Couples with at least $10 million in assets are flocking to divorce courts this year. The reason? They are feeling the pinch of the credit crunch and generally weak economy. In New York State,…
Father of the Bride Accused of Murdering the Bride
Extended Pakistani family live in Atlanta. Father arranges marriage of Daughter. Daughter wants out of marriage. Daughter files for divorce. Father very upset. So … Father allegedly strangles Daughter with a bungee cord… Father…
Malta: Child Abducted by Mother From Turkish Habitual Residence To Remain in Malta Anyway
Maltese Wife, Turkish Husband and their 6 year old daughter lived in Turkey. Wife told Husband she wanted to return to Malta. Husband then blocked Wife’s access to the Child and applied to the…
New York State Finally Enacting Broader Legal Protections against Domestic Abuse
New York remains the last state in the union to require fault-based grounds for a contested divorce. So it should come as no surprise that, in order to issue an order of protection against…
Strategic Divorce
They probably had to commit perjury to get their divorce. Their marriage isn’t irretrievably broken. They don’t have irreconcilable differences. But they probably had to swear that one or the other applies. Because they…
High Tech Debit Cards + Low Tech Custodial Parents = Child Support Mess. Oops.
Ohio is pretty high tech. The child support enforcement agency doesn’t just mail out child support checks to custodial parents. Instead it either directly deposits the monies into the parent’s bank account or adds…
Malaysia: Make Sure You’re Really Married Before You File for Divorce
A Malaysian woman filed for divorce. Problem: No record of her marriage. Case dismissed. Modified statement of problem: Marriage certificate potentially invalid on grounds of fraud. The woman’s attorney said these contentions were formalities…
Ohio Judge Reprimanded for Not Advancing His Cases Fast Enough
An Ohio judge was reprimanded for not advancing his cases rapidly enough. One childless couple’s case was on the judge’s docket for two and one-half years - before being handed off to a general…