Texas Divorce and Prenuptial Agreement BLOG

According to Inforum, a North Dakota bill sought to delay divorces for couples with minor children and require counseling before a divorce is granted was turned into a study. Senate Bill 2367 is now asking for a 2011-12 state study to examine the physical, emotional and financial effects on dependent children whose parents divorce. The study seeks legislative policy solutions, including divorce reform legislation and marriage education. The Senate Judiciary Committee voiced opposition to the original bill. However, the revised version received a 5-1 vote to proceed to the full Senate for a vote. Under the original bill version, at minimum a one-year waiting period would have been required before a divorce decree would be granted. Additionally, North Dakotans wanting to divorce would have had to participate in at minimum 10 one-hour marriage counseling sessions. A judge would rule if those sessions required joint or individual attendance. These requirements would be waved in case of domestic abuse situations. Opposition to this bill argued that it would make divorce more difficult. Bismarck Senator Margaret Sitte was a sponsor of the original North Dakota divorce bill. Sitte claimed divorce had broad social impacts. The Senators reconsidered and chose to instead study the…
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According to People Magazine, Parker Scheneker is filing for divorce from his wife, Julie, who stands accused of killing their teenage son and daughter in their Florida home. Schenecker announced that he made a visit to a Florida jail where is wife is held on two counts of first-degree murder charges. This was the first time Parker met with Julie since the death of their children. According to his statement to the media, Parker found the meeting emotional and productive. The once happy couple discussed numerous topics and talked about the outpouring of love from their community, and many people honoring and remembering Calyx and Beau Schenecker. Parker found it important to tell his wife in person his intentions to divorce. Parker states he feels divorce is the first step to moving on with his life and that he spends to spend the rest of his life honoring the memory of his two children. Julie Schenecker allegedly killed the couple’s two children, Calyx and Beau, on January 27, and confessed to local authorities that she killed her children for being “mouthy.” Beau, 13, and Calyx, 16, were with their mother at the time of the alleged incident, as their father…
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According to Associated Press, Billy Ray Cyrus is speaking out against Disney’s “Hannah Montana,” claiming that the show caused serious damage to his family including causing his divorce from wife Tish, and causing his daughter to ‘spin out of control.’ Cyrus was a country singer in the 1990s. A native of Flatwoods, Kentucky, his biggest hit was “Achy Breaky Heart.” In the February 22nd issue of GQ magazine, Billy Ray states that he’d take everything back, “for [his] family to be here and just be everyone OK, safe and sound and happy and normal.” Adding that it “would have been fantastic.” In short, he wishes Miley had never been thrust into fame by the show. In October, Billy Ray and Tish filed for divorce. Miley is their only child together, but Tish has two children from a previous marriage. Cyrus also claims that when he asked Miley about the footage in which she was smoking a bong at her 18th birthday, she told him that it was ‘none of his business.’ In the interview, he also mentioned that he had refused to attend her birthday party due to it’s location in a bar, which he felt was ‘wrong.’ Before the…
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According to Billings Gazette, in Montana, state officials are seeking to require married couples to undergo 10 hours of marital counseling prior to being granted a divorce. Supporters of the bill, known in short as HB438, feel that it would “slow down the rush to divorce court when the struggles of marriage become overwhelming,” states licensed professional counselor and supporter of the bill, Sharon Nason. HB438 supporters feel that often times many couples do not stop to explore and attempt to solve problems in their marriage, preferring instead to rush full-force to a divorce and that couples do not stop to think of the effects the divorce could have on their children. Montana Family Foundation representative, Jeff Laszloffy states that “divorce has had a devastating effect on families and especially children.” The bill would require any couple that has a minor child in the home to undergo a minimum of 10 hours of marital counseling within 12 months prior to filing for a divorce. Those who oppose HB438 feel it is the government trying to block divorce, particularly for those who cannot afford counseling or for those who are trying to exit an abusive relationship. However, the bill does not…
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