The soon-to-be-ex-wife of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty’s grandson says she needs at least $314,727 every month to maintain the lifestyle her husband has provided her for the last ten years.
Steve and Elaine Wynn were divorced for the second time earlier this month and agreed to divide their shares of Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Actress Katherine Heigl, 30, revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and her husband, Josh Kelley, 29, are adopting a special-needs child from Korea. The baby girl will turn 1 year old in November.
CSI: Miami star Eddie Cibrian filed for divorce from his wife, model Brandi Glanville, on August 24. Cibrian cited irreconcilable differences and is seeking joint custody of the couple’s two sons. Cibrian is rumored to be having an affair with singer LeAnn Rimes.
In Living Color star David Alan Grier filed court papers in Los Angeles last week seeking shared custody of his one-year-old daughter. Grier also requested that the court deny his estranged wife’s request for spousal support.
Actress Robyn Wright Penn filed from divorce from actor Sean Penn in Marin County, California on August 12, citing irreconcilable differences. The estranged couple agreed to a division of all property and shared custody of their son. Wright will not seek spousal support.
“30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan filed for divorce in Bronx Supreme Court following an 8-year separation from his wife of 23 years. His filing made the split official. The couple’s reasons for the divorce are unconfirmed. They have three sons, ages 23, 21, and 17.
Lawyers for Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe (the late Michael Jackson’s mother and ex-wife, respectively) reached an agreement that Katherine will have custody of the singer’s children. The agreement is expected to resolve the custody dispute that began after Michael’s death in June.
A custody hearing for Michael Jackson’s three children has been re-scheduled for a second time since the singer’s death. Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson (the children’s temporary guardian), and ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, requested the rescheduling. Rowe has not stated publicly whether she will seek custody.
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that couples who are divorcing may determine custody through mediators instead of judges. Proponents expect the ruling will help parents resolve custody disputes more quickly and to decrease the burden on the state court system.
Katherine Jackson, mother of the late Michael Jackson, is seeking custody of the deceased pop star’s three children. A court granted Katherine temporary guardianship of the children after the singer’s sudden death.
Divorce proceedings between R&B singer Usher and his estranged wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, are to continue. The split is expected to affect the couple’s two sons, ages 18 months and 6 months, for whom the pair will have to determine custody.
An American man is involved in a custody battle over his 9-year-old son, whom the child’s mother (a Brazilian) abducted and took to Brazil. The dispute highlights issues of child custody and international child abduction.
Liz Watson, wife of former San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds, filed for legal separation in Los Angeles. Bonds’ legal and relational problems reportedly strained the marriage. Watson cited “irreconcilable differences” and sought spousal support and custody of the couple’s daughter.
Terry Bollea, or “Hulk Hogan”, and his estranged wife, Linda, continued divorce proceedings on Monday. The hearing focused on the couple’s arguments over finances. Linda also hired security guards to escort her to the hearing, telling reporters she feared Terry’s alleged rage and jealousy.
James Kambewa, the biological father of the Malawian child pop star Madonna wants to adopt, has taken steps to campaign against the adoption, including criticizing Madonna’s morals. His efforts may disable Madonna from completing the adoption.
An illegal immigrant in jail for her immigrant status may lose custody of her son, whom an American couple adopted when a county court terminated her parental rights. The immigrant’s attorney is fighting for her custody rights. The case highlights the complexity of immigration and family law.
Robyn Gibson, wife of actor Mel Gibson, may be entitled to half of the approximate $1 billion fortune her husband earned during their 28-year marriage. The divorce settlement could be one of the biggest in Hollywood history.
A Utah mother and the son she placed for adoption more than 30 years ago reunited Thursday in Redding, California. The pair found each other on MySpace, a social networking website. The son describes the reunion as a source of closure.
A Malawi Judge ruled today against Madonna’s adoption of a 4-year-old Malawi child. The adoption would violate Malawi mandates that adoptive parents be Malawi residents for 18 to 24 months. Madonna is expected to fight the ruling.
A judge granted a three-year restraining order against Britney Spears’ ex-boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, who is accused of disrupting Spears’ life. The order prevents Ghalib from communicating with or getting within 100 yards of Spears and her parents, siblings, and children.
The ACLU argues that the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act, or Act 1, violates constitutional rights.
On Tuesday, nearly 57 percent of Arkansas voters approved a ballot measure barring adoptive and foster care children from placement in the homes of couples who are not married.
According to the results of a new study, children who live in areas with high precipitation appear to demonstrate higher rates of autism.
Governor Dave Heineman announced today that a special session of Nebraska's legislature will be held next month to revise the state's controversial safe-haven law.
8-year-old Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Connecticut died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing a fully automatic Uzi machine gun at a gun fair.
Chicago Police Officer Dannie Marchan committed suicide Monday morning by turning his gun on himself after fatally shooting his young daughter and grievously wounding his 9-year-old son.
A man from Central Florida is facing up to five years in prison for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in child support.
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a man cannot claim parental rights over his biological child because another man has been named the child's legal father.
A lesbian couple who were married in Canada are headed for divorce in New York in what appears to be the state's first ever same-sex divorce and child custody case.
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ONTRAC, or Oglala Nation Tiospaye Resource and Advocacy Center, is to open a center in Rapid City in order to improve services to children, tribal notification procedures, and rapport with state agencies.
In Ohio, a bill that would increase foster parent training while limiting public access to foster parents’ records may pass as early as Tuesday. The bill is expected to improve foster families and protect foster children.
Late last month, Houston’s Child Protective Services won a court case over the custody of a Chinese-American boy. The jury in the case ruled that the child should remain with his Caucasian foster parents, causing Houston's Asian community to join together in support of the boy's biological family.
A Florida custody battle between the father of a 5-year-old girl and her foster parents is raising issues as to whether a parent's or a child’s rights should take precedence in child custody cases.
Pop singer Britney Spears received a court order on September 17 requiring her to undergo weekly drug and alcohol screening and attend parenting classes in order to maintain custody of her children with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Malawi’s Child Welfare Services delayed finalizing Madonna’s October 2006 adoption of David, a Malawian orphan. Agency director Penston Kilembe cited financial and logistical limitations as causing the delay.
Convicted murderer Vincent Brothers must pay child support for his remaining daughter while he is in prison, according to an order issued by the Court of Appeals in Fresno last week.
A Virginia paternity law went into effect July 1 that changes the process by which a biological father’s parental rights are terminated in adoption proceedings.
A LaPorte, Minnesota couple is posting handmade signs throughout Minnesota and Iowa in an attempt to find a child to adopt.
The Washington State Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys for an Olympia woman that the state has a duty to provide government-subsidized legal counsel to represent her in her divorce case.
A woman imprisoned for the statutory rape of a 15-year-old boy and later helping him flee the state has had her request to remove their 15-month-old son from the care of his foster parents denied.
A two-year-old girl in Houston, Texas died May 28 after suffering extensive burns to her lower body. The girl’s mother said that a campfire caused the burns, but later said they resulted from scalding bathwater.
A Memphis, Tennessee couple has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Tennessee Supreme Court order that they relinquish custody of the eight-year-old Chinese girl they raised from infancy.
A Texas woman hung her four children and herself in a closet of their mobile home on May 29 in an apparent murder-suicide. Only an eight-month-old infant survived.
Ohio authorities, in an effort to crack down on parents who owe child support, rounded up 82 people last week. The parents, one owing more than $46,000 and three others owing more than $40,000, collectively owe nearly $1.5 million in back child support to 136 children. The patents have all have avoided court dates.
The New Jersey State Assembly passed a bill Monday that would make it easier for couples to become divorced. The bill would allow couples to dissolve their marriages, citing “irreconcilable differences,” after six months. This no-fault divorce bill passed 61 votes to just 15.
Texas State Republican Bill Zedler introduced a bill calling for existing marriages in the state to be converted to “covenant marriages.” If successful, covenant marriages, which recognize marriages as a social and moral relationship rather than just a legal one, would make it much more difficult for couples to divorce.
Britney Spears filed for divorce from former backup dancer Kevin Federline Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Only three days after Delaware launched its new Most Wanted Child Support Evaders poster campaign, Devin L. Wright Sr., one of the state’s top ten offenders, was arrested.
The North Carolina-based SafeGuard Guaranty Corporation announced plans to offer divorce insurance internationally sometime in early 2007.
Former St. Louis University basketball star Anthony Bonner avoided facing jail time through a deal in which the former NBA forward and new American Basketball Association coach will pay more than $150,000 in back child support.
The federal government has awarded roughly $11.6 million to 21 states that have increased the number of children adopted from foster care.
Former "it" couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have decided to divide the assets from their marriage after Lachey reportedly agreed to less than his share to avoid a contentious court battle.
Kim Basinger has been ordered to appear in court after allegedly disobeying a judge’s orders concerning ex-husband Alec Baldwin’s visitation time with their daughter.
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