Family Law News Blog

Russell-ing Out of Contract? Katy Perry and Russell Brand Sign Comprehensive Agreement

On February 8, 2012, People.com reported that Katy Perry and Russell Brand reached a “comprehensive written settlement of all issues” relating to their divorce and separation.  Since the couple had no children, the agreement simply covered the distribution of the couple’s property.  Russell Brand voluntarily agreed to not seek support from his higher-income earning wife.  Read More…

Overtime with the Bryants

Kobe Bryant is used to advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs and beyond.  Now it seems that Kobe’s personal life is more advanced than his professional life. His seemingly ill-fated relationship with wife Vanessa is headed for Round 3!  This Blog is forever grateful to Kobe and his antics; he never fails to provide us with something to write about.

Whether it was dealing with adultery, dividing assets, or negotiating separation agreements, Kobe was there to give us the content we needed to keep you, the reader, entertained.  He was back at it this week, on Valentine’s Day no less, reconciling with Vanessa at a Lakers’ game in Los Angeles. Read More…

Vanessa and Kobe: And the Beef Goes on….

In December 2011, and after 10 years of marriage and one heated cheating scandal, Vanessa Bryant had finally had enough.  Quickly after, she filed for divorce from her husband, Kobe Bryant, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.

Since then, the couple has been working towards fully and finally resolving the issues stemming from their separation on an amicable, peaceful and private basis with the assistance and guidance of their lawyers.  Read More…

A whale of a settlement for Seal?

As mentioned in last week’s blog, there are a myriad of issues to consider when it comes to the pending divorce between model Heidi Klum and the artist known as Seal.  Since we’ve already discussed the custody of Seal’s non-biological child, we should move on to the next most interesting topic – what is going to happen with all the money?  All we know so far is that there is a lot of it.

According to Forbes Magazine, it is unclear whether or not there is a pre-nuptial agreement between the parties.  This can certainly make distributing millions and millions of dollars between these two quite difficult.  One would like to think their presumably high-priced lawyers had the common sense to make them sign one.  Read More…