May 20, 2013 / Division of Property, Spousal Support
Many family law lawyers will say that there is no winning and losing in family law. In most separations and divorces, there is some ‘give and take’ rather than the feeling of ‘wining and losing.’ Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard, however, really seems to have ‘won’ in his divorce settlement, leaving his wife of one year with little more than a bicycle and bruised ego. Read More…
May 12, 2013 / Spousal Support
She may play a sullen teenager on television, but Suburgatory star Jane Levy is soon to be a 23-year-old divorcee.
The young starlet filed for divorce from actor Jamie Freitas on April 16, citing irreconcilable difference. The pair married in March 2011 and had separated by October of that year. They have no children.
According to online reports, Levy’s filing states that she does not wish to pay Mr. Freitas spousal support, though her career has been the more successful of the two to- date. Read More…
March 22, 2013 / Spousal Support
Demi and Ashton’s much publicized $285-million 2011 separation ending their six year relationship, is back in the spotlight with the recent announcement that Demi will be pursuing Ashton for spousal support. Their respective net worth is about equal, give or take a few million: Demi’s net worth is estimated to be around $150 million, according to Forbes Magazine while Ashton’s is around $140 million. And, Demi wants Ashton to pay her legal fees, too.
Could this have anything to do with his budding new romance with the much younger Mila Kunis? Read More…
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March 8, 2013 / Spousal Support
A once wildly popular actor and star of the Mummy franchise, actor Brendan Fraser pleaded with a Connecticut court last month to reduce his $900,000 per year alimony payment.
The star married his ex-wife, actress Afton Smith, in 1998 after a courtship of five years, only to divorce one year later in 1999. The couple have three children.
At the time that his divorce was initially settled in 2009, Fraser was worth an estimated $45 million. However, since that time, the actor’s earning power has plummeted considerably, and he has cited a number of unspecified “medical issues” as the cause. Read More…
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February 8, 2013 / Division of Property, Divorce, Spousal Support
Actress Ashley Judd and professional race car driver, Dario Franchitti, announced their separation this week, after 11 years of marriage. After a fairytale wedding in Scotland, and years of Judd devotedly attending Franchitti’s races, it appears as though the pair plan to remain friends, but not married. As most family law practitioners know, dissolving relationships sometimes start amicably, and end elsewhere, once reality sets in.
The pair did not have children, so child support will be a non-issue in their matrimonial matter. However, equalization of net family property and spousal support may be the points at which the pair begin to butt heads. Read More…
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December 28, 2012 / Divorce, Spousal Support
The curtain has closed for actress, singer and songwriter Zooey Deschanel and her singer husband Ben Gibbard. According to TMZ, after three years of marriage, the couple formally divorced on December 13, 2012.
According to Canadian law, and the details provided by TMZ, the Deschanel-Gibbard divorce was fairly straightforward. There were no children of the marriage; accordingly, no child support and custody issues are called into question, and the relatively short length of the marriage can be an exception to the equal division of marital property. Read More…
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November 9, 2012 / Spousal Support
After 34-years together, Tina and Joe Simpson, parents of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, have called it quits. According to reports, the divorce is turning nasty as Joe has appointed a close friend as his divorce lawyer. Wife Tina doesn’t understand why he would want to involve friends with their divorce proceeding.
Adding to the drama, details from a male escort have emerged. Allegedly, Joe was conducting secret homosexual affairs and even paid $600.00 for a night fling with a male escort. These allegations have all been denied by Joe. Read More…
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September 28, 2012 / Commonlaw Relationships, Division of Property, Spousal Support
According to TMZ.com, country singer K.D. Lang’s domestic partnership to Jamie Price has officially been dissolved. The two met back in 2003 through a Buddhist teacher and registered for a domestic partnership in 2009. The couple have given no reason for the split. Read More…
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August 24, 2012 / Commonlaw Relationships, Spousal Support
The Twitterverse was abuzz this week amidst news that Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and Napanee’s own Avril Lavigne were engaged after secretly dating for six months.
The marriage will be the second for Lavigne, who famously wed Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley in 2006, and the first for Kroeger, who lived with girlfriend Marianna Goriuk for almost seven years prior to their split in 2009. Read More…
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June 22, 2012 / Child Custody, Division of Property, Spousal Support
Like many out there, we at Feldstein Family Law Group were surprised by this week’s announcement that Pirates of the Caribbean star, Johnny Depp, and long-time girlfriend, French model and singer, Vanessa Paradis, had decided to call their relationship quits.
In recent months, there have been rumours that the couple’s 14-year relationship was on the rocks. However, up until last month both parties persistently denied the rumours. Then, this week, Depp’s publicist released the following statement:
They have amicably separated. Please respect their privacy and, more importantly, the privacy of their children.
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