Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 29, 2010 By Claery & Green
If we are in the process of planning your estate, one thing you should be aware of is power of attorney. Essentially, power of attorney gives another person the power to act on your behalf. The thing ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2010 By Claery & Green
Recently in Sacramento, it has been reported that Counties may raise fees on marriage licenses by up to $10. The increase is meant to help fund domestic violence shelters under a new bill that was ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2010 By Claery & Green
Many have said that these are tough times for Dodgers' owner, Frank McCourt. Currently, McCourt is involved in a multimillion dollar divorce with his estranged wife, Jamie. And according to one of his ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2010 By Claery & Green
In Iceland, it has been reported that legendary chess player Bobby Fischer is not the father of a Filipino girl. DNA tests of tissue samples taken from his corpse remain in Iceland. Thordur Bogason, ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2010 By Claery & Green
After 60 long years of marriage, Michael Jackson's parents announced that they would be getting divorced. Katherine Jackson is allegedly tired of her husband Joe's cruel behavior. Five years ago, the ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2010 By Claery & Green
On Sunday, Gov. David A. Paterson signed into law a package of bills including one that would make the marriages dissolvable by mutual consent. The new bill, known as the no-fault divorce bill, allows ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2010 By Claery & Green
This week, the former wife of Dennis Rodman said that the former NBA player continues to fail to pay her child support and that his delinquency has caused her to be evicted, twice. Michelle Rodman ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2010 By Claery & Green
News sources are buzzing about a North Carolina based company by the name of SafeGuard Guaranty Corp. The company claims that it is the world's first divorce insurance offering and was recently ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2010 By Claery & Green
In Cape Cod, it is reported that a woman by the name of Trudie Hall was supposed to meet with a divorce attorney the day after she was reported as missing. Hall, who is 23 and pregnant, disappeared ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2010 By Amber Lancour
A living trust is an arrangement where one person is appointed as a trustee. Once appointed, the trustee holds legal title to property that is to be owned by another person, known as a beneficiary. ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2010 By Claery & Green
This week, it is reported that the closed-court child custody hearing between Mel Gibson and his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigoriev, ended without much finality. It is reported that no changes were ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By Claery & Green
It appears that the more marriages a person has, the more likely that he or she will divorce. Enrichment Journal claims that in America: § The divorce rate for a first marriage is 41% § The ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By Nicole Negron, Attorney at Law, Claery and Green, LLP
Is Child Support and/or Spousal Support (Alimony)Automatically Modified if I Become Unemployed? A child support and or a spousal support (alimony) order is not automatically modified if you lose your ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By Nicole Negron, Esq, Claery and Green, LLP
How to Make Co-parenting Work During a Divorce When you're going through a divorce your spouse is usually the last person that you want to be cooperative with. However, being able to effectively ...
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