Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 28, 2011 By Claery & Green
A new policy in Rhode Island has made headlines this month. Blue Cross & Blue Shield will start offering benefits for same-sex partners to those people who buy their own health insurance instead ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Claery & Green
Police were called to a home in California Valley after a man reportedly fired a 12-gauge shotgun during a domestic violence incident. According to police reports, deputies from the San Luis Obispo ...
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Posted on May 26, 2011 By Claery & Green
A recent study based on the results of Census data show that the nation's poor are affected by divorce differently than those in higher economic strata. The study, entitled 'Number, Timing and ...
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Posted on May 21, 2011 By Claery & Green
According to recent reports issued by publications like the American Psychological Association, American fathers are more frequently being granted joint custody of their children. This is a positive ...
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Posted on May 20, 2011 By Claery & Green
ESPN personality Jay Mariotti finds himself in the news again; this time, however, the spotlight is not so flattering. According to police reports Mariotti has been charged with three felonies for a ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Claery & Green
Just a day after what would have been her fourth wedding anniversary, Neve Campbell's divorce was finalized. The final divorce documents ending the marriage between Campbell and ex-husband John Light ...
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Posted on May 14, 2011 By Claery & Green
A new petition was posted on Change.org this week asking for same-sex domestic partner benefits for employees of MU campuses. Since the Council has already passed the resolution, it is up to the UM ...
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Posted on May 13, 2011 By Claery & Green
Music producer Jermaine Dupri was ordered recently to make child support payments to a woman in Atlanta, and he has already fallen behind in making them. According to Fulton County Superior Court ...
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Posted on May 12, 2011 By Claery & Green
Not only is he disappointed about his divorce , but Frank McCourt is fighting desperately to keep ownership of his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. McCourt and wife Jamie McCourt were together for 30 ...
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Posted on May 7, 2011 By Claery & Green
When a court is deciding on child custody arrangements for your child, the most important factor is determining what is in your child's best interest. Likewise, this should be the most important ...
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Posted on May 6, 2011 By Claery & Green
New reports show that domestic partnership only accounts for 4 percent of the American population, not the previously estimated 10 percent. Although this percentage is low, this means that 9 million ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Claery & Green
Although he enjoyed major success with his new movie in the theaters, Michael Douglas is now paying for it in court. His ex-wife, Diandra Douglas, is suing the actor for his role in the movie "Wall ...
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