Texas Divorce and Prenuptial Agreement

According to Albuquerque Express, Richard Leon Barton unfriended his wife on Facebook and the whole world noticed that he was a polygamist – landing him in a lot of legal trouble. Barton skipped out on his first wife, a Rhode Island resident, but still managed to stay friends with her on the social network site. The wife became suspicious when she noticed Barton removed her as a friend of his on Facebook. She poked around and found wedding photos of Barton and his new wife on the website. Facebook and other social network websites are usually blamed for ending marriages and affairs. While this is certainly an end of another marriage, it is a beginning of a new, but unlawful, one as well. Studies have found a recent trend of Facebook-related divorces. Some divorce lawyers have gone as far as including Facebook pages and conversations as evidence in court cases. Barton’s first wife called the police after she found wedding photo albums on his Facebook page but also on Barton family member’s Facebook pages. She said that they were married in 2004 in Rhode Island but Barton had a serious of legal troubles and parole violations. He was sent to…
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According to Los Angeles Times, divorce, once rare in rural America, is becoming more common. In the 1970s, the rate of divorce in rural areas looked like the rest of America in the 1910s. Due to society changes, divorce rates in metro areas and non-metro areas are essentially the same. Iowa County has 28,000 residents, mostly churchgoers, and previously divorce was simply not done in the area. However, with more women in the work force and a bit of modernity, the area’s been swept up by divorce by nearly sevenfold since 1970. Census data shows that divorce rate is still less than the national average but has had a sharp incline which indicates a fundamental change in the patterns of family life. Rural families appear to be going through an incredible fundamental transformation, according a sociology professor at Cornell University. Women are going to work, autonomy is growing and it has re-arranged the order of traditional families. With changing values the stigma of divorce is easing. It appears that rates of divorce have changed in households with only a high school diploma. In areas such as Sioux County previous data showed that high school sweethearts were more likely to remain…
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According to ESPN, embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt avoided media questions about his divorce proceedings in his first interview Friday since the start of spring training. McCourt was granted a divorce from Jamie, but the former couple’s final divorce settlement includes resolving the dispute of who owns the LA Dodgers. McCourt declined to comment on the Dodger’s unsettled ownership issues. Instead, he said the charity game was a place to discuss the victims of the January 8 Tucson shooting and how to raise funds in the memory of the victims for the families and the community. McCourt said that discussing his divorce and legal proceedings would be a disrespectful thing to do during the charity baseball event. McCourt promised to address the ownership situation at a later date. His attorneys are engaged in settlement discussions with his ex-wife, aimed at resolving the ownership situation and other divorce matters. If the parties do not reach a settlement, the court will be left to decide whether the team should be considered community property. The dispute has caused a serious financial concern to the franchise, with some doubting that McCourt can hold on to the team for a long haul. The…
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According to Los Angeles Times, Billy Ray Cyrus has filed court documents to stop the legal divorce proceeding from his wife of 17 years, Tish. Cyrus filed papers in Williamson County, Tennessee and stating in the petition “The parties are attempting reconciliation.” The actor / country singer then announced on The View that he is no longer splitting from Tish. The couple has five children together, including superstar Miley Cyrus. Miley is the only adult child. Cyrus stated he wanted his family back together. Cyrus also made a point to correct his earlier statements about Disney and Hannah Montana. Miley became famous after starring as the lead role in Hannah Montana, with Billy Ray making frequent appearances. Cyrus in earlier interviews soon after his divorce blamed the show for breaking up his family, saying they were unable to handle the spotlight and burden of fame. The divorce petition seemed to tear apart the father daughter duo. Cyrus admitted to Good Morning America that he was not as close to his daughter as he once was. Miley seemed to take a bad turn during the divorce: she was seen drinking in a foreign country and smoking a questionable substance in the…
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