Is social networking bad for your marriage?
Perhaps. According to Divorce-Online, 1 in 5 divorce papers reference Facebook.
Check out this CNN video.
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Archive for December, 2009
No one would be surprised to learn the work of the courts relates to the economy, but it’s nevertheless intriguing to see how the courts have taken up “clean-up” work related to the recent economic collapse. According to a report in the New York Times on December 28, 2009, the courts have a huge number of new filings related to deals that went awry and also to bad debts. In addition, there are rapidly increasing claims of domestic violence in homes affected by unemployment and lost wages.
To be specific: For New York in 2009, contract disputes are up nine percent, and foreclosure filings seventeen percent. Cases involving charges of assault by family members are up eighteen percent. In Arizona, eviction cases tripled in 2009, and in Florida there were a staggering 400,000 foreclosure filings during the past year.
Jonathan Lippman, New York’s chief judge, said of the courts, “We are the emergency room for society,” and there seems some connotative truth to his metaphor. What’s more, cases related to the recession seem likely to keep heading to the legal emergency room. While the economy ... Read more..
According to a Fox News report, a California man found himself severely injured after he burned his divorce papers – starting a house fire at his home in Sacramento.
The man was living with his father at the time, and the fire damaged the two-story duplex where they lived. The man was found in an upstairs bedroom unconscious, suffering from smoke inhalation injuries.
The man’s father told Sacramento firefighters that his son had been lighting things on fire all night the previous night.
Two cats were found dead in the home – smoke inhalation killed them. The name of the man who burned the divorce papers and started the house fire has not been released.
He is still in serious condition at a local hospital.
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It is hardly a revelation, but the Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel has done a study demonstrating that a bit more than half of the circuit judges in the five county area assume the bench by appointment, rather than election. This is an important aspect of judicial selection in our state and the paper does a service by informing the public (and, I suspect, much of the bar) of the fact that many of our judges are selected, in the first instance, by the Governor and not the electorate.
My colleague, Peter Rofes, is certainly correct to note that, in some sense, this demonstrates that a “harsh dichotomy between so-called elector systems and appointment doesn’t really exist.”
But, while I agree that the dichotomy may not be harsh, it remains significant. While the Journal Sentinel is correct to note that challenges to sitting judges are rare, they are more frequent (although still probably not very frequent) when the incumbent is a sitting judge who has not yet faced the electorate. I supervised a study of that a number of years ago ... Read more..
The criminal defense attorneys & support staff of William Moore, P.A. wishes all of their clients, Courthouse personnel and Judges a merry holiday season. Our offices will be closed from December 24th to the 29th, however, we will have attorneys available by cell phone in the event of an emergency. For criminal arrests in Broward County, the hotline number is 954-993-5935. For Palm Beach County call 561-802-9001. Existing William Moore, P.A. clients may simply call the main number at any time and they will be forwarded to an attorney immediately.
William Moore reminds everyone to be safe this holiday season and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!
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