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Reckless Homicide Charges For Hit-And-Run
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Illinois Starts "Operation Rogue Rider" to Stop Dangerous Motorcycle Riders
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Woman Charged in 2011 Fatal Drunk Driving Accident
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Train Derailment Crushes Bridge and Illinois Couple
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Pitfalls of Using Social Media Websites During Divorce
Since the advent of the social media website, many people are sharing their lives on the internet. You can find whole families of people sharing pictures, stories and other things through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. Employers have been warning their employees for years about the dangers of representing a company online. Multinational companies have since starting drafting policies outlining how to use these tools of broad communication. CBS Local reports that divorce lawyers are now warning of a downside of using social media during divorce proceedings.
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says that 80% of divorce lawyers are seeing information from Facebook being used in divorce proceedings. Social media can provide an accurate timeline for affairs or show past insults and indiscretions. At least that’s what most people assume would be a risk for using Facebook. But e-discovery can be more encompassing than that according to Karen Conti, a law professor at the University of Illinois. She states that another aspect to worry about is “(c)ustody battles. Where you might see a parent smoking pot or something that would have an impact on their ability to be a good parent. Someone has taken a trip or they’re dissipating family money…or they’re doing something that’s not in the best interest of the family.”
Chicago Bar Sued According to Dram Shop Laws
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Three Fatal Crashes In One Day
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Divorce Rate Among Baby Boomers Doubles
While divorce rates have slowed down for most Americans, amongst the Baby Boomer generation, the divorce rate is climbing.
According to data compiled by the federal government's 2009 American Community Survey, divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled during the past twenty years. According to researchers, blacks were most likely to divorce after fifty, while whites were least likely. Hispanics fell in the middle of the numbers, once the rates were studied by ethnic group.
The researchers cited several reasons for the upturn in divorce rates among Boomers. Longer lifespans led to couples re-evaluating their choice of lifestyle and partner. For others, what defined a happy marriage in their youth has shifted to personal fulfillment. Now adults want to explore how to find that outside of a marital relationship.
Highway Workers Injured in Car Accident
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Studies Show Two Thirds of Divorces Initiated by Wives
While couples cite numerous reasons for filing for divorce, studies show than in an majority of the cases, the wife is the party that initiates the filing.
According to a survey conducted by the AARP, amongst couples aged 40-79, two thirds of all filings for divorce are initiated by women. While we think of the stereotype of middle aged men dumping their wives for younger women, the report finds that in most cases, men are blindsided by a filing for divorce.
More than a quarter of men surveyed responded that they never saw the divorce coming, as opposed to 14% of women who reported being shocked by a divorce filing. Most women filed for divorce due to verbal, emotional and physical neglect. In the state of Illinois, couples can file for a no- fault divorce which means that neither spouse has to prove that the other is responsible for the breakdown of the marriage.