Posts Tagged ‘United States’

The Truth Behind Men Receiving Alimony

Are you surprised to hear that 400,000 people in the United States receive post-divorce alimony at any point in time? Are you also surprised to hear that a small 3% of those people are men? The unfortunate truth of the matter is that 40% of households contain female breadwinners, which shows that hundreds of thousands… Continue reading →

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Parental kidnapping

What happens when one parent kidnaps their own child?  Parental kidnapping is the abduction of a child by one parent without the approval of the other parent. It can be very scary when you don’t know where your own child is – when your former spouse has taken your child away without saying a word…. Continue reading →

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Out-of-state restraining orders

Some victims leave the state where they have lived to protect themselves against further abuse.  Domestic violence crosses state boundaries. Under the Federal Violence against Women Act, a woman fleeing the state with a restraining order can get enforcement of that order in the new state.  According to this law, “all valid restraining orders granted… Continue reading →

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Divorce and Finances

Did you know that there are about one million divorces in the United States each year?  Did you know that 50% of all marriages in California end in divorce? When divorce occurs, so does financial devastation.  If a family is accustomed to a certain standard of living, changing it is difficult – it can even… Continue reading →

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