Divorce can be hard on kids who are affected by it. Some studies have suggested children of divorced parents often end up in unhappy marriages themselves. But new studies show something different: the positive influence of stepfamilies and seeing a parent's happy...
Month: July 2011
Schwarzenegger backtracks on denying support to Shriver
With his pending divorce from Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger knows all eyes are on him. Theirs is perhaps the most-watched celebrity divorce in some time. Now, Schwarzenegger has backtracked on denying his soon-to-be ex-wife spousal maintenance. Shriver had...
Brighton police may have turned blind eye to stalking, violence
A well-known Brighton, Colorado, firefighter accused of stalking and abusing his ex-wife may be in hot water for violating a no-contact order. And now the Brighton police are under the microscope, too, for allegedly turning a blind eye to the domestic violence. The...
Why are there more ‘gray’ divorces these days?
Baby boomers have been trend setters in many ways. Here's another: they're one of the first generations to see higher divorce rates as they grow older. According to the Star Tribune, 25 percent of all divorces in 2007 were people who had been married for two decades....
Baldwin brother files for divorce, alleges wife was violent
Daniel Baldwin, one of the several famous acting brothers, has been having some domestic troubles. He was granted a restraining order against his wife for alleged domestic violence recently, and also filed for divorce earlier this week. The couple has lived together...
State succeeds in collecting gambling winnings for child support
Colorado's 2008 statute that requires the Department of Revenue to nab money for outstanding child support payments from people's gambling winnings in excess of $1,200 was apparently a success. So much so, in fact, that a new law updating that statute will require...
Using a GPS to track a spouse is illegal, right? Recalculating…
It's apparently becoming a common question: is it legal to potentially track cheating spouses using a GPS device, particularly if it can lead to grounds for divorce? A New Jersey court says yes, and it could have implications for people in Colorado and other states....
Man cycling across country for domestic violence awareness
A Colorado man knows the seriousness of domestic violence. But he doesn't get why people consider it a "private" problem when people should talk about it and try to resolve domestic issues. So he's doing something about it. The 26-year-old man, who according to the...
Alec Baldwin to address Colorado family law lawyers
Celebrities can have family problems, too. Alec Baldwin is stepping away from the acting world to talk about his already public family problems as a special guest at the Kickoff to the Family Law Institute and Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado fundraiser Aug. 11, 2011....