Recently, a celebrity divorce has reached its conclusion. The divorce in question is the divorce of musician Ben Harper and actress Laura Dern. Harper has multiple albums to his name and Dern has starred in many movies and television shows. Dern's credits include...
Year: 2013
Community property, equitable distribution: How do they differ?
Divorce is a formal legal process that ends a marriage under the eyes of the law. The broad definition is the same in all 50 states. As for the details, that is where everything starts to differ depending on where you file those divorce papers.When it comes to...
Man alleged to have attacked girlfriend, set her on fire
Domestic violence is a truly terrible thing. One would hope that no person would ever have to be subjected to such violence. Sadly, reality doesn't live up to this hope. Domestic abuse does sometimes occur.Recently, the Dallas Morning News reported on a case involving...
Request made for former NBA star to pay child support up front
Former NBA star Allen Iverson has been in the news quite a bit as of late in relation to child support. He and his ex-wife had been involved in a child support dispute in which his ex-wife accused him of missing child support payments. This dispute was resolved when...
Divorce filing submitted by ‘True Blood’ actress
Sometimes, in a divorce, the issue of spousal support comes up. Spousal support is one of the many important financial issues that can arise in a divorce. These issues can have many complex aspects and can be incredibly impactful.Recently, some celebrity divorce news...
Texas Supreme Court to hear cases regarding same-sex marriage ban
Same-sex marriage is currently banned here in Texas. This ban has given rise to many legal questions. Sometimes, when questions arise in connection to a state's laws, the state's supreme court will consider such questions and give answers to them.Recently, the Texas...
Tim Duncan and his ex-wife officially divorced
Some news has recently arisen regarding the divorce of NBA star Tim Duncan. Duncan plays for the San Antonio Spurs and has won multiple NBA championships with them.In March, Duncan's wife of 12 years submitted a petition for a divorce. According to an article on the...
Punk band lead guitarist makes divorce filing
Sometimes, domestic violence allegations arise between parties to a divorce. When a divorce and domestic violence allegations overlap, certain issues can arise. Such issues can be very important and how such issues are ultimately resolved can be extremely impactful....
Phyllis Lyons files for divorce from Adam Arkin
Recently, some divorce news has arisen regarding a celebrity couple: actor Adam Arkin and actress Phyllis Lyons. Lyons and Arkin have played roles in many movies and TV shows. Arkin's body of work includes "Chicago Hope" and "Sons of Anarchy" and Lyons' body of work...
Domestic violence allegations brought against TX police officer
Police officers are sometimes required to use force in their line of work. While use of force may sometimes be acceptable in a police officer's work life, there is one part of a police officer's life (and any person's life for that matter) where force is never...

