Family Law News Blog

Marc Anthony Files for Divorce from Jennifer Lopez: Let the Custody Battle Begin

Earlier this year, we discussed how Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, who separated in July 2011, were seemingly handling their divorce in a mature and constructive manner by working towards negotiating a settlement before filing for divorce.

Then in October 2011, Star Magazine reported that Lopez was having second thoughts about the divorce and would be “willing to patch things up.”  Nevertheless, in November 2011, Lopez was linked in the press to such A-listers as Bradley Cooper, and soon thereafter began dating a back-up dancer, Casper Smart.

As a result, the once amicable split began to turn into a nasty custody battle.  According to US Magazine, Lopez and Anthony were apparently not seeing eye-to-eye on Lopez’s choice of “rebound love.”  According to this source, after seeing pictures of Lopez and Smart on vacation with his children, Anthony banned Lopez from allowing Smart to drive with his children in the vehicle.  Read More…

Let’s Make a Deal: J-Lo and Marc Anthony

Separation and divorce proceedings can certainly be messy, and typically they take time. This can be emotionally aggravating for most couples experiencing marital discord, however, Jennifer Lopez and her ex, Marc Anthony seem to be handling the journey quite well.

According to the Times of India (I read a lot) Lopez and Anthony, who separated back in 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…