tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56716668405389321212024-02-02T12:59:10.084-08:00Charlotte Divorce LawyerDivorce and economics, economics of alimony, property division and child support.Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-101133351597512602010-06-22T22:31:00.000-07:002010-06-22T22:31:14.055-07:00Adultery and AlimonyCharlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-20726403178356447772010-06-22T12:48:00.000-07:002010-06-22T12:48:05.150-07:00Alienation of Affections.m4vCharlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-60670791671674141642010-06-20T13:08:00.000-07:002010-06-20T13:10:24.171-07:00Mistress Sued - Wife Gets 9 Million DollarsCharlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-19698904556398348502010-06-20T12:03:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:50:42.624-07:00Cynthia Shackelford's nine million dollar marriage and the Alienation of Affections Debate
continued from September 2009
Cynthia Shackelford, the last big winner of the alienation of affections lottery, has stirred it up once again. One of the favorite pastimes of the North Carolinians -- the Alienation of Affections Debate. Should the law be abolished? Or should every state have it?
The proponents of alienation of affections law typically scream “protect the children,” Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-2756441003628856422010-06-17T06:04:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:51:02.480-07:00Sex in the Park or Ode to Proper Procedure.
I read this story somewhere. Maugham maybe? An eighty-year old spinster looks under her bed every night, making sure that nobody is hiding in the dark, ready to attack her in her sleep. She has been doing this for the past sixty years, but have not lost hope. One day, she finally discovers a man hiding there!
Today I feel just like that old bird. For a decade, I have instructed Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-77507840261702992022009-12-30T20:21:00.000-08:002014-10-30T16:51:37.066-07:00How to hire a lawyer -- BS busting by numbers
If you do not do that sort of thing regularly,
interviewing an attorney can be one of the most frustrating, nerve-wracking and, in the end, futile experiences.Maybe you were having a tiff with your business partner, and he sued you; maybe your wife left you with your business partner; or perhaps your son turned up in the wrong room at the wrong party, and is all of a sudden Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-10132642514959172102009-10-31T20:51:00.001-07:002014-10-30T16:51:19.428-07:00Dating Potential of the Closed Files
Every third Thursday at 8:30, Vicky and I share a bottle of Kinzmarauli and our unfailing disappointment with the Charlotte dating pool. Vicky, a beautiful skinny shiny wedding photographer has never been married and enjoys a sanguine view on the recently divorced. To her, my growing collection of closed files is a land of walks on the beach, rainbows and Tiffany rings, all turned into stone by Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-52433950487781180532009-10-10T06:03:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:50:04.786-07:00INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF--just because you presumed to wear white at your wedding does not mean you qualify
Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy, whose day job involves tax law (Baron's gotta eat) shared his wisdom on the intricacies of the Innocent Spouse Relief Act:
"being an attractive woman is a handicap here. You may have hoodwinked some local judge, but the Service can be very hard nosed. Moreover, your auditor knows that the more issues, questions and adjustments he finds, the more time Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-73442070624536228522009-09-14T21:53:00.001-07:002014-10-30T16:52:01.085-07:00ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS -- Tax on the rich?
A good friend of mine (not a lawyer, but a naturally gifted cross-examining talent) reports saying this to his wife:
-- Honey, are you cheating on me?
-- Of course not, darling!
-- You seeing somebody else?
-- No, darling!
-- You having sex with anybody else?
-- Yes, dear.
Spouses cheat on each other. I know you do not want to hear this. I do not really want to have to say it to you. Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-45753084782862856022009-07-18T17:44:00.000-07:002010-09-11T19:31:53.773-07:00Courtroom Behavior: Five tips for MenFive tips on courtroom decorum -- for men.1. Wear socks. For the girls, sartorial faux pas may have the benefit of a shock value. Dress your female client loudly enough and everybody in the courtroom might just forget what the hearing was all about. The judge will be telling his clerk: “Mary, can you believe the skirt on Mrs. What’s-her-name when she was testifying about what-was-that- about?!” Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-43522468804189011012009-07-13T20:24:00.000-07:002014-08-05T11:48:16.087-07:00Courtroom Behaviour: Five tips for Women.Five tips of courtroom decorum – for women.
1. Divorce court is dull. Terrifying, yes. Tragic, yes. Devastating, yes. But also – unexpectedly and unavoidably dull.
Ladies, this is important! No matter how much the judge and the lawyers bore you, no matter how long your husband's accountants drone on, how incomprehensibly mind-numbing the direct of financial advisers, real estate experts and Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-46604280926654748172009-06-26T18:12:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:42:59.851-07:0050 ways to dump your loved oneZagat has spoken on love and break-up. We now know the proper restaurants in which to "dump" our significant others. Apparently, the advantages to seek out include (a) the number of exits to assure rapid egress and (b) the looks of the regulars and the staff (we think for the benefit of the dump-ee who will need all the distractions (s)he can manage.)
Natually, all approved grounds are located inCharlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-662645184982538452009-06-20T18:39:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:42:38.848-07:00Divorce Attorneys -- When should You Get One?It is a popular belief among couples on the brink of divorce that the very act of engaging an attorney increases acrimony and hatred. That is a logical fallacy. First of all, acrimony and hatred is only created when your spouse becomes aware that the counsel has been retained. Banging the door to punctuate your yelp “You will hear from my lawyer” is a tactic quite different from that of tacitlyCharlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671666840538932121.post-17137017766355555212009-06-20T11:58:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:42:13.367-07:00Marital Economy
My phone rang unusually early.
A deep, calm, confident voice inquired:
"Is now a good time to divorce my wife?"
"It is seven o'clock on Saturday. Best time to stay married," I opined.
The man chuckled, but pressed on eagerly.
"The economy. You know I mean the economy. Don’t you read the papers!"
"The bloody Academy again," I thought.
This "recession / divorce" buzz is nothing new. In 2008, Charlotte Divorce Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368262891783641243noreply@blogger.com2