Family Law News Blog

Details of TomKat Divorce Leak – Top Gun to pay top dollar in child support

Gossip websites were abuzz this week with the emergence of new details from the divorce settlement between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

After a widely publicized courtship, followed by five years of seemingly wedded bliss, the Katie Holmes shocked the world when she announced the surprise divorce petition in July. Perhaps most shocking, however, was the couple’s ability to arrive at a quiet settlement just two months later, after what many were predicting to be the knock-down, drag-out divorce of the century.

While the quickie settlement has fueled a number of rumours from custody battles to religious conspiracies, the couple has remained quiet about the particulars of their split. Since the divorce recently became a matter of public record, however, new information has come to light regarding the details of the divorce decree. Read More…

TomKat settles—how anticlimactic

Wow. The third divorce of the highest paid actor in Hollywood is already settled. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reach a lightning fast agreement. Best thing for their 6-year-old daughter, Suri.

I predicted that they would settle on Steven Skurka’s radio show, “Closing Arguments,” Sunday, July 8, 2012. The very next day, they settled. Even I was surprised by the speed at which this case moved. The drama barely lasted two weeks. I guess Tom is reserving drama for his movies. Read More…

Is Katie’s Application for Sole Custody Mission Impossible?

After five years of marriage, celebrity couple Tom Cruise, age 50, and Katie Holmes, age 33, (“TomKat”) are calling it quits.  Actually, Katie is calling it quits—while Tom was away shooting the sci-fi film Oblivion in Iceland, Katie secretly rented a New York City apartment and moved out.  Read More…