Posted on January 20, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 17, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 16, 2013 in Family Law

Divorcées are rarely over the moon about their split, not even when they have actually been on the moon. While this celebrity divorce is no exception in that sense, Buzz Aldrin's divorce settlement with his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, unlike some other celebrity splits, is not a story of a brutal court battle over millions of dollars in assets. The Huffington Post divorce section reported a story on the case.

The 82-year-old former astronaut, who was the second man to walk on moon, ended up with having to give up half of a $475,000 bank account and a monthly $9,500 in spoucal support. According to the New York Daily News, this means nearly half of Aldrin's fortune. The couple's divorce was finalized on December 28, 2012.

Aldrin filed for divorce back in June 2011, wanting to end a 23-year marriage because on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. As mentioned earlier, this was Aldrin's third marriage. The astronaut was married to Joan Archer and Beverly Zile before being married to Cannon for almost a quarter of a century.

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 Posted on January 14, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 11, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 10, 2013 in Family Law

Divorce is never easy, especially right after the holidays with the New Year looming. On the other hand, the New Year is a great opportunity for new beginnings, and if you’re considering divorce as one of this year’s resolutions, the most important first step is to contact an experienced divorce attorney. “It’s no surprise that January sees more divorce filings than any other month,” according to Forbes. And, as reported in a recent Forbes article, there are several things to do to get your finances in order before beginning divorce proceedings that will make the process much smoother. This is especially important for women, whose financial situation can often be more precarious than a man’s after divorce.

The first of these is to gather all financial documents. The mail can be chock full of year-end statements from all sorts of financial institutions this time of year, and it’s important, especially for women, to make copies of these and give them to a trusted relative. “Having important documents on hand early in the divorce process means you avoid any possible unpleasantness (not to mention time and expense) trying to get copies of them later,” according to Forbes. In the same vein, keep a close eye on credit card statements, and be sure that you have as good a credit score as possible.

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 Posted on January 09, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 06, 2013 in Personal Injury

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 Posted on January 02, 2013 in Family Law

Any divorce agreement which involves custody of children will include physical custody. This will be where children will be through the week and over the weekend, also who is ward of them overnight. Also a schedule will be set for the summer months, because when children are out of school, it is a good opportunity for them to spend time with the parent they see less.

While these concerns are necessary, there are other concerns which are valid considering the digital age we live in now. With Facebook and other websites, it becomes a parent’s job to manage their children’s online presence. With two parents who share custody, it becomes necessary to lay down ground rules about what pictures and information can be posted on the internet about children.

“Social media has become a very big issue in all aspects of divorce,” according to Alton Abramowitz, who is the president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Many law firms suggest that clients close all social media profiles when they first consider filing for divorce. After that, a custody agreement should lay down parameters or privacy settings to make sure that a child’s information does not fall into the wrong hands.

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 Posted on January 02, 2013 in Personal Injury

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