Near the time the couple separated, Barbara took some $39,000.00 of marital (joint) money without Richard’s permission or even knowledge. The trial court awarded Richard credit for one-half (½) of the money Barbara took. The Court of Appeals in IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF BARBARA BUDELIER AND RICHARD BUDELIER reversed the trial judge and ruled [...]
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Difficult to change custody in a modification
The Iowa Court of Appeals once again stated how difficult it is for a parent to change custody after a divorce. In the case of IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHELLE SAWYER AND BRENT SAWYER Upon the Petition of MICHELLE SAWYER, filed on August 19th, 2009 the Court ruled:
To change a custodial provision of a [...]
Squeaking by on $300,000
If the Washington Post hoped to give readers something to talk about, it couldn’t have done better than to publish a front-page piece on Sunday about a woman living in a tony New York suburb who’s squeaking by on $300,000 a year.
The piece has generated nearly a thousand comments, mostly negative, from readers outraged that [...]
How Facebook Almost Ruined a Divorce Case
I found this post from a blog by Tim Evans, a divorce lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The direct link to the original post is: http://www.hattiesburgdivorcelawyer.com/2009/08/how-facebook-almost-ruined-a-divorce-case/
The other day, I had something happen to me that would have been devastating had it been discovered at trial. Another lawyer showed me a hard copy of someone’s Facebook page. This [...]
Parents do not always have rights to children’s medical records
The Iowa Supreme Court’s decision in Harder v. Anderson, Arnold, Arnold, Dicket Jensen Gullickson and Sanger, L.L.P. , ruled that a parent, despite having joint legal custody of the child does not have an absolute right to obtain copies of their children’s medical, counseling, and therapy records.
Here, a non custodial parent sent a valid authorization [...]
What about the divorce kits and preprinted forms that are available?
The Iowa Supreme Court has realized that for “simple” divorces; that is where there are no children involved, the couple can often work out the details by themselves. To help people in this situation, they have created a series of forms and instructions that can be downloaded. The forms are located here http://www.judicial.state.ia.us in the [...]
What is involved in starting the process for a divorce or dissolution?
The first step would be the filing of a properly executed petition with the appropriate court. The petition must be served on the other party, either by voluntary acceptance or by involuntary service. After that, except in extraordinary circumstances, the earliest the divorce can be finalized is 90 days after the service. This is assuming [...]
Does one have to go to court to obtain a divorce?
A court of law is the only way in which one can obtain a divorce or dissolution of marriage. The court has jurisdiction to resolve the issues involved in a divorce, including, but not limited to: custody and visitation rights, division of property and debts, spousal support, child support, restraining orders, etc..
Does one have to [...]