Colts linebacker waived after alleged domestic abuse
Sports Illustrated reported on December 17 that National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts have waived outside linebacker Daniel Adongo after a domestic violence accusation. The news broke one week after an investigation which was reportedly the second report of alleged domestic abuse by Adongo. However, there were no charges filed against the 26-year-old athlete in either […]
Aroldis Chapman accused of domestic violence
Several news outlets, including The New York Times, have reported that Aroldis Chapman, the All-Star closer for Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds, reportedly fired gunshots in his Miami home during a confrontation with his girlfriend. The incident happened on October 30 at around 11:00 p.m., but no arrests were made. Chapman allegedly fired eight rounds after […]
David Foster announces divorce from wife
Sixty-six-year-old Grammy-winning Canadian musician and record producer David Foster was seen in Los Angeles, California on Friday, December 4 after recently announcing his divorce from 51-year-old Dutch-born American television personality known for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Yolanda Foster. David Foster was among friends and fellow stars that gathered to support 49-year-old American model […]
LA Kings prospect faces domestic violence charges
National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings goaltender prospect Patrik Bartosak was arrested in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 16 after he was charged with assault, stalking, and criminal threatening, ESPN reported on November 19. The 22-year-old athlete is facing eleven misdemeanor domestic violence-related charges and one felony assault charge. He allegedly strangled his girlfriend in […]
Jose Reyes of Colorado Rockies pleads not guilty to domestic violence
Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested on Oct. 31 in Maui after allegedly grabbing his wife Katherine on the throat and pushing her into a glass door, Maui County Police Department said. He was arrested after security at the hotel they were staying at called the authorities. Reyes posted a $1,000 bail and received a citation […]
Frozen embryos ordered destroyed in California divorce case
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo, in the first ruling of its kind in California, has ruled that the frozen embryos that 46-year-old Dr. Mimi Lee wants to use to have a baby must be destroyed in compliance with the original agreement and the objections made by her ex-husband, Stephen Findley. According to the […]
Divorce vs. Legal Separation
One question that our attorneys are asked quite often has to do with the difference between a divorce and a legal separation. While many people think these are basically the same thing, there are a few key differences between the two. Couples who are not prepared to enact such a final step in ending their […]
Comedians Ralphie May and Lahna Turner to divorce
Husband-and-wife stand-up comedians Lahna Turner and Ralph “Ralphie” May, who co-star in their own podcast called Perfect 10, have recently announced that they are divorcing after ten years of marriage. A Twitter post from Turner, star of The Fat Husband, said that May, who is best known for his 2006 film The Girth of a […]
‘Buffy’ actor arrested over domestic violence
This past September, Nicholas Brendon, 44-year-old actor known for his role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was arrested after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in a hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York. The police said they found a lone woman in a hotel room after reporting to the scene in response to a phone call they […]
Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting divorce
Twenty-nine-year-old television actress Kaley Christine Cuoco-Sweeting and 28-year-old professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting have decided to end their 20 months of marriage, according to a divorce filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, September 25 which cited irreconcilable differences as the cause. Cuoco and Sweeting tied the knot in a New Year’s Eve ceremony […]
