Family Law News Blog

Don’t Give Up Your Day Job, Jack…Just in Case!

This week, TMZ.com uncovered that soap opera legend Jack Wagner, and ex-beau of Heather Locklear, has a 23-year-old daughter, Carrie, whose existence he knew nothing about.  Turns out that in the 1980s, Jack had a fling with an unidentified woman who became pregnant with Carrie and put her up for adoption soon after birth. Read More…

Quarterback Sneak

Ex-NFL quarterback superstar Troy Aikman is divorced after a 10-year marriage, and just like the many defensive players he faked out en route to three Super Bowl titles, no one saw it coming.

According to TMZ.com, Aikman and his now ex-wife Rhonda were granted an Order for divorce on April 12, 2011.  Their separation was public knowledge, and they even released statements regarding their commitment to their two children back in January 2011. Read More…

Justin Bieber, a “Baby” Daddy?

It came to light this week that Justin Bieber may have had a child with a 20-year old female fan who now claims he is the father of her 3-month old child. Read More…

He’ll Be Back… In Court

Edward Furlong, an actor best known for portraying the young John Connor in the greatest action movie of all-time, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, has been accused of being a “Deadbeat Dad” by his ex-spouse, Rachael Kneeland.  The two were married in the Spring of 2006 and were divorced three years later. Read More…

Demi Moore Divorce

I hope her fourth husband is not as much a junior to Ashton Kutcher as the dude who lost his car was to John McClane… I mean Bruce Willis.  You’re reading correctly: according to several sources, including TMZ.com, radaronline.com, and magazine covers everywhere, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are getting a divorce.  Read More…

Where did all the money go?

Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Chris McAlister says he is broke. Hard to believe given that in 2004 he signed a seven-year, $55 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens. As a result, Mr. McAlister is seeking to get his monthly child support payments lowered. Read More…

Payback

If future international pop-sensation Oksana Grigorieva accepted Mad Mel’s settlement offer way back in 2010, this article would be alternatively titled – Ransom.  Unlike the one-word films, Payback, as it were, is working out better for the former mega-star as it pertains to Family Law.  Last year, Mr. Gibson reportedly offered Ms. Grigorieva (the mother of his youngest child, Lucia) a settlement Read More…

A Decade Later: Sara Gilbert and Allison Adler Split

On August 25, 2011 Sara Gilbert, whose rise to fame came pursuant to her role as the unruly teenage daughter on Roseanne, announced that after ten years together her relationship with Allison Adler was over. The couple currently have two children, a son Levi (aged 6 ½ ) and a daughter Sawyer (aged 4) and they have agreed to share custody. Read More…

J. Loco Parentis

Jennifer Lopez recently split from Husband Marc Anthony.  Both parties had been in previous marriages; and Marc Anthony had two children from his previous marriage.  This is far from uncommon these days; and this gives us a chance to discuss one of the consequences of the breakdown of these kinds of integrated families.   Read More…

Daredevil Pastrana takes a real risk: And gets engaged

David Pastrana, star of MTV’s Nitro Circus, and daredevil motocross rider proposed to his girlfriend Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins on June 4.  We certainly hope, given his dangerous profession, that David has plenty of insurance. Read More…