New York Family Law Blog

Shania Twain is coming out for the first time since her split from her longtime husband Robert “Mutt” Lange was announced, addressing the hardship on her Web site.

Twain has written to her fans thanking them for their support through the tough time she’s experiencing. The country star has been silent up to now as the word of an affair between her husband, Mutt Lange, and a family secretary were published.

It’s not uncommon, in celebrity marriages for the non celebrity spouse to have an affair, says a New York Family Lawyer. Most people assume its the celebrity that will have the affair and that’s not accurate.

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After finding out that her husband was having sex with a teenager, Christie Brinkley said at her divorce trial that she was “completely shattered.”

The famous model was on the stand after the Court heard the testimony of her husband, Peter Cook, the day before. No criminal activity was charged by either side.

Brian Platt, the teenager’s step-father tapped Brinkley on the shoulder, she said through tears, and told here that Cook was having an affair with his daughter. He tried to get Cook to stop but Cook couldn’t stop the liason.

Arod and Madonna – Crod and Lenny Kravitz…. who knows but the rumors are flying around like crazy.

It is now being reported that the baseball star and his wife are headed for a divorce court. the same seems to be true for Madonna and her husband Guy Richie. So the rumor mills are churning.

Kravitz, 44, is in the middle of his most recent tour in Europe.

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The marriage of Alex “ARod” and Cynthia Rodriguez has come to an end. Papers were filed today in Miami and the divorce is in the works.

As part of the divorce there are going to be child support and child custody issues. In New York, says a New York Family Lawyer becasue of the salary that ARod makes. There is a wide range to deal with.

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A number of documents and other memorabilia connected to Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe will be auctioned off by Hunt. Among the items up for sale are the marriage certificate, Marilyn’s passport, a note of love which she wrote to Joe after their wedding and the divorce summons which was served in 1954. Although there was suspicion of murder in Monroe’s death, nothing was ever proved.

DiMaggio will also have items up but the experts believe that the Monroe stuff will out do his memorabilia which includes uniforms, jerseys and plaques including his MVP Award for 1947. These items are expected to garner in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If someone is involved in a divorce, it is essential to have a N.Y. Divorce Lawyer to represent you. Visitation, joint custody and full custody could be involved. A professional, knowledgeable attorney will give you the best chance of reaching a fair and equitable solution to your problems. If there is no report of child abuse and neglect, an order of protection does is not necessary.

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Morgan Freeman will be divorced in due time but first has to deal with an auto accident he had in Mississippi.

After twenty four years of marriage the couple will be divorcing, this according to sources close to Freeman. It seems that the marriage has been over for some time and the actual divorce is a formality. It appears there will be no headline grabbing accusations or child support or custody issues here.

Freeman’s rep did not return any calls about the situation.

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Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson have called it a day. She has dumped The KId and run off with Rick Solomon. She claimed she had a miscarriage which did not occur and continued to feud with Rock.

Rock is upset that she took off with the expensive ring which he gave her. But it could be worse if he was to marry her and have kids in this situation, he maybe facing a huge Child custody and Child support Family Court battle.

Kid Rock thinks he should get his ring back and says he would really appreciate it if Pamela showed that kind of generosity. And pigs might fly! In New York there is some case law that would allow Kid Rock to get that ring back from Pamela Anderson. If she took the ring without the intention of marrying him a good NewYork Family Lawyer could make a strong case that ring be returned.

Golf star, Greg Norman’s divorce from his wife of 26 years came with a hefty price tag – $103 million.Any child support issues were not disclosed. It’s been reported that Norman’s divorce cost him millions from the sale of property in Florida and jewelry.

Rumors have been surrounding Norman and his matrimonial split for some time. The final matrimonial nail may have been struck when Norman started a relationship with fomer tennis great Chris Evert. Newspaper reports have confirmed that Norman and Evert have tied the knot and are not reachable because they are off on their honeymoon.

After this nasty split, if Norman and Evert don’t have a huge pre-nuptual agreement, thy’re both potentialy playing with fire says one New York Family Lawyer. Norman won the Open twice and Evert has a plethora of Grand Slam singles titles in the books.

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Anne Heche is strapped for money and can’t paychild and spousal support and wants to have her commitment lowered since the piece Men In Trees has been cancelled and she is out of work.

Heche has told the court that she is looking for work but these are difficult times because of the strike by the Union.

The court saw it her way and said she didn’t have to make her next payment to her former mate, Coley Laffoon. Heche does, however, must continue to provide info to the court in the upcoming months in order to avoid payments.

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Kevin Federline’s lawyer is trying to rearrange the conditions of visitation rights–based on Brittany’s failure to act likeat least a decent parent.

Britney did not show up for a court date claiming she was not well even though she was said to be out the night before having one good ole time.

Word got back to the judge and he was not pleased to hear of this kind of conduct. This will probably have an effect on the decision he renders and cause Spears to re-evaluate the way she conducts herself.