Posted on July 22, 2012 in Family Law

Smartphones are becoming more and more popular. The reason being that unlike earlier versions of cell phones, you can do almost anything with a smartphone. People can take pictures of their checks and deposit them in a bank. People can shop online while they sit in bed. All of these things can be done through applications that make our lives easier. Now you can receive advice and guidance through divorce applications available on iPhones and other smartphones.

Attorneys and entrepreneurs across the globe have been developing applications for years that can help with any aspect of divorce. There are applications that can give advice about how to meet your ex-spouse’s new partner or how to talk to your kids about divorce. There are applications that can give you a preliminary understanding of the process of a divorce. You can also find child support calculators, property division calculators and divorce journals were people can record abuses and other grounds for divorce. Often at a low-cost, these tools can be invaluable during the beginning or ending of a divorce.

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 Posted on July 21, 2012 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on July 15, 2012 in Family Law

Since the advent of the social media website, many people are sharing their lives on the internet. You can find whole families of people sharing pictures, stories and other things through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. Employers have been warning their employees for years about the dangers of representing a company online. Multinational companies have since starting drafting policies outlining how to use these tools of broad communication. CBS Local reports that divorce lawyers are now warning of a downside of using social media during divorce proceedings.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says that 80% of divorce lawyers are seeing information from Facebook being used in divorce proceedings. Social media can provide an accurate timeline for affairs or show past insults and indiscretions. At least that’s what most people assume would be a risk for using Facebook. But e-discovery can be more encompassing than that according to Karen Conti, a law professor at the University of Illinois. She states that another aspect to worry about is “(c)ustody battles. Where you might see a parent smoking pot or something that would have an impact on their ability to be a good parent. Someone has taken a trip or they’re dissipating family money…or they’re doing something that’s not in the best interest of the family.”

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 Posted on July 14, 2012 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on July 10, 2012 in Family Law

While divorce rates have slowed down for most Americans, amongst the Baby Boomer generation, the divorce rate is climbing.

According to data compiled by the federal government's 2009 American Community Survey, divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled during the past twenty years. According to researchers, blacks were most likely to divorce after fifty, while whites were least likely. Hispanics fell in the middle of the numbers, once the rates were studied by ethnic group.

The researchers cited several reasons for the upturn in divorce rates among Boomers. Longer lifespans led to couples re-evaluating their choice of lifestyle and partner. For others, what defined a happy marriage in their youth has shifted to personal fulfillment. Now adults want to explore how to find that outside of a marital relationship.

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 Posted on July 08, 2012 in Personal Injury

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