On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 31, 2012 | Divorce
Much space is devoted these days in media articles to the growing divorce rate among people in their 50s and beyond. Although such a happening is often termed a “phenomenon” by columnists and pundits who write on social themes, relationships, family law...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 31, 2012 | Divorce
You might want to pity the plight of Veronica Lario, the estranged wife of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister. Per the terms of a just-reached divorce settlement between the couple, Lario will have only $132,000 to live on. Every day of the year....
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 28, 2012 | High-Asset Divorce
It’s hard to note what Dr. Frasier Crane, noted radio psychiatrist, would think of a couple’s lingering sniping and acrimony nearly two years following their divorce. Then, again, Crane is a fictional character played by actor Kelsey Grammer, the real-time...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 26, 2012 | Divorce
In many instances of divorce, “People don’t want to upset the apple cart over the holidays,” says Alton Abramowitz, the president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. “And then … as soon as the holidays are over they pull the...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 26, 2012 | Divorce
After many months of speculation, media reports from late last week indicate that actor Ashton Kutcher and actress Demi Moore have finally proceeded to the next stage of their divorce-related saga, an actual filing of a divorce petition by Kutcher. Kutcher filed for...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 21, 2012 | Divorce
David Wygant is an author and divorce columnist. Annually, and just about this time of year, he thinks back to his family’s first Christmas following his parents’ divorce when he was a teenager. He’s not too fond of the memory. Parental fighting over...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 19, 2012 | Divorce
The author of a recent New York Times article extolled the virtues of technology in its assist to divorced couples who want virtually nothing to do with each other following a split. The article cited communication boosts such as emails, texting, video conferencing...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 18, 2012 | Divorce
Twenty years ago, Sesame Street decided it was time to tackle the issue of divorce in its sketches. The show’s writers came up with a storyline, shot the sketch and tested it on a group of children. The sketch went over horribly, disturbing children and...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 14, 2012 | Divorce
Insurance is something that seems to require close attention throughout a person’s life, and the concept is seldom a fixed and simple thing. As a person’s age and circumstances change — moving from a teen to an adult; getting married; having kids;...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Dec 12, 2012 | Child Custody
A soldier and father presently based in Georgia at Fort Stewart is one of the principals in a convoluted international child custody case presently before the United States Supreme Court. As indicated by a number of media sources, the Justices appear to be somewhat...
