Florida Rep. Alan Grayson working to gain full custody of children
Florida representative Alan Mark Grayson recently asked a Florida divorce court to grant him custody of his four children due to the mother’s allegedly questionable behavior, the San Jose Mercury News reported on June 2. Grayson said Lolita’s mental state and temperament in recent days had been “bizarre, aggressive, and inappropriate.” In court papers filed during the […]
Businessman petitioning to get rid of alimony
Huntington Beach independent software consultant Steve Clark maintains that alimony in the country is “outdated” and has proposed some major revisions to do away with the process, the Huntington Beach Independent reported on May 20. Clark believes alimony is no longer needed, as women make up nearly half of the country’s work force and many make […]
New York woman allowed to issue divorce summons through Facebook
New York resident Ellanora Baidoo has been permitted by the Manhattan Supreme Court to divorce her husband using social media platform Facebook as a last resort, USA Today reported on April 7. Baidoo’s husband is difficult to reach, as he has no permanent residence or workplace. As such, Baidoo’s attorney may issue a divorce summons once a […]
Annulment granted to Rep. Alan Grayson and his wife
A judge in a Florida courtroom announced on April 7 that Florida Representative Alan Mark Grayson and his wife Lolita Grayson, a stay-at-home mother, agreed to annul their 24-year marriage and end a contentious divorce proceeding, the San Jose Mercury-News reported. Reports indicate the couple is open to settlement talks. According to Mark NeJame, Alan Grayson’s legal counsel, […]
LA Philharmonic conductor’s wife filed for divorce
Eloisa Maturen, the wife of the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, filed for divorce from her husband, citing irreconcilable differences, the San Jose Mercury News reported on March 19. The Venezuelan couple had been married for nine years, during which time they had their three-year-old son. Maturen is seeking physical custody of […]
Football player Keyshawn Johnson’s wife seeks divorce and custody
After only seven months of being married to 42-year-old former National Football League wide receiver Joseph Keyshawn Johnson, his wife Jennifer Conrad filed for divorce, the Daily Mail reported on March 10. According to reports, the two began living separately in February. Conrad, who signed a prenuptial agreement, is seeking primary custody of her and […]
Appeals court maintains ex-Dodgers owner’s divorce agreement
A three-judge panel of the Second District Court of Appeals in California unanimously ruled on February 24 that a divorce agreement that gave Jamie McCourt, the ex-wife of baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers former owner Frank McCourt, $131 million and other assets to give resolution to their divorce deal, will continue as planned, the San Jose […]
Kendra Wilkinson no longer planning on divorcing Hank Baskett
Twenty-nine-year-old American television personality, businesswoman, model, and author Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is reportedly no longer planning to file a petition to divorce 32-year-old former football player Henry Randall “Hank” Baskett III, the Classicalite reported on February 16. According to Mail Online, Wilkinson and Baskett reportedly took a family outing with their five-year-old son Hank Jr. and […]
Nick Cannon files for divorce from Mariah Carey
Thirty-four-year-old comedian/rapper Nicholas Scott “Nick” Cannon formally filed a divorce petition on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 from 44-year-old singer-songwriter Mariah Carey after six years of marriage, a report from entertainment news network TMZ showed. TMZ is now reporting that Carey came late to the taping of a segment for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting […]
Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis announces divorce
Forty-four-year-old Italian-born American chef and television personality Giada Pamela De Laurentiis and 52-year-old fashion designer Todd Thompson are divorcing after 11 years of marriage, De Laurentiis confirmed in a Facebook post last Monday, January 5. In the post, reported on San Jose Mercury News, De Laurentiis said that the decision to divorce was saddening, but […]