Monthly Archives: November 2022

Will My DUI Affect My Divorce Or Custody Issues?
A DUI from 1997 will not impact your current divorce. However, a DUI committed while you’re going through divorce certainly will impact how the court looks at you as a potential caregiver for your children. It probably would not shock you how many good people find themselves in front of a judge due to… Read More »

Fight Over Winery May Have Led To Brangelina’s Divorce
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were married in 2014. By 2016, they had obtained a legal separation, and today, in 2022, they are filing for divorce. What caused this turn of events? Well, it may have come down to a winery that was purchased by the couple and owned together. Pitt sued Jolie after… Read More »

Husband Files For Divorce After Wife Stages Kidnapping
Would you file for divorce if your wife staged her own kidnapping? The answer is ‘yes’ if you’re Keith Papini, one of the few people who have ever experienced such a thing. His wife, Sherri Papini, staged her own kidnapping igniting a statewide manhunt that made international headlines. Sherri Papini has since pleaded guilty… Read More »

Does Intimate-Partner Violence Affect Custody Agreements?
A recent study sought to determine how intimate partner violence (IPV) impacted the outcome of custody cases. In a sample of 190 cases taken from a county in Central Illinois, there was nearly no indication of IPV being claimed by the women in the study. In fact, some divorce attorneys have reported that reported… Read More »