Chinese Court Orders Man to Pay Ex-Wife for Housework in Landmark Ruling
A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife almost $8,000 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has sparked furious debate in China.
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Gay Parisienne Strikes Out for Contact With Child She Raised From Birth
French courts did not violate the rights of a lesbian who is barred from seeing the child she and her ex-partner had raised together, Europe’s human rights court ruled Thursday.
Read moreJudicial Election Ad
A candidate for judge in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans was properly enjoined from airing a campaign ad that claimed her opponent, the incumbent, did not pay child support for 13 years, an appeals court in Louisiana ruled. There was no order to pay child support and the incumbent judge paid a lump sum to his former wife under a consent judgment.
Read moreGiuliani Divorce Estate
Miller Gaffney Art Advisory LLC claims in court that Rudy Giuliani owes it $15,700 for appraising fine and decorative art, among other property, as part of the lawyer’s divorce last year from his third wife.
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The Billionaire, His Ex-Wife and a $557 Million Divorce Bill
A judge in London on Tuesday said she hoped to rule in the coming weeks in the long-running case of a divorcee whose billionaire ex-husband owes her more than $550 million.
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Dubai Ruler Ordered Abduction of Daughters: UK Judge
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and subjected his former wife to a “campaign of fear and intimidation,” forcing her to flee to London with their two children, according to a British court ruling made public on Thursday.
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Giuliani Settles Bitter Divorce From His Third Wife
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his third wife have reached a settlement in a years-long court battle that exposed details about their luxurious lifestyle, The New York Times reported.
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The former director of a bilingual program claims Pillar College, an evangelical college in New Jersey, fired him because he is getting divorced, in Essex County Court.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Divorces Husband in Minnesota
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has divorced her husband in Minnesota, a month after she filed a petition saying there was an “irretrievable breakdown” in their marriage.
Read moreJohnny Depp Claims Ex-Wife Lied About Abuse and Attacked Him
In a court declaration filed in a Virginia court Monday, actor Johnny Depp accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of punching him, committing perjury and either allowing a friend to defecate on his bed – or doing so herself.
Read moreArizona Woman Prevails in Quest to Keep Embryos
An Arizona woman can keep the embryos created by her and her then-boyfriend, a state appeals court ruled, finding her interest in the embryos outweighs the ex’s since he said he only donated his sperm “as a favor.”
Read moreNY Appeals Court Rebukes Family Court Judge on Bias
Reversing an order that jailed a Long Island man for four months over his failure to pay child support, a New York appeals court tore into a conservative Long Island judge for his unmistaken bias.
Read moreColorado Supreme Court Issues Embryo-Custody Guidelines
Who gets custody of a divorced couple’s frozen embryos after their divorce? Implementing a balancing approach, a divided Colorado Supreme Court Monday turned the question back to a trial court with new guidelines to determine custody rights.
Read moreIndia Bans Instant Divorce by Muslim Men
India’s government on Wednesday approved an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce.
Read moreDoctor Whose Divorce Led to Firing Prevails at Top EU Court
A Catholic hospital in Germany discriminated by ousting a doctor from a supervisory role after finding out that he had divorced and remarried, the European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreMichael Moore’s Ex Says He Won’t Share Royalties
Michael Moore’s ex-wife says in her recent petition for arbitration that the left-leaning filmmaker failed to pay royalties as part of a divorce settlement.
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