For the readers who haven’t been consumed by Netflix’s reality TV dating show, Love is Blind, allow me to briefly fill you in. Netflix takes some singles – half of each sex – under the guise of an experiment to find out whether people can fall in love without having...
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Sinister Intentions
Sarah finishes up work…exhausted by the long day. The café had been filled with holiday shoppers and families visiting from out of town. She begins to look for her car keys in her purse. But when she reaches her car, she quickly realized that her car was already...
Tom v. Gisele
It was recently announced that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen were proceeding with a divorce. This wasn’t terribly surprising as the gossip columns had been talking about their marital problems for several months. Mr. Brady initially retired from professional football...
Keeping Up with the Girardis
Some of you who are familiar with the world of reality television will instantly recognize the names Erika Girardi (a.k.a. “Erika Jayne”) and Tom Girardi from the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” You will further, likely recall the endless...
The Dangers of Social Media with Co-Parenting
There should be no debate. While social media has some proven benefits, it also opens the door to many negative scenarios. One common pattern in social media that has a negative impact in family law occurs when co-parenting is involved. While social media allows...
Though he is “a Wife guy,” he still cheats.
She is posted up on her spot on their overstuffed couch. The kids are in bed, the dishes are done, the laundry basket with the mountain of clean clothes sits at her feet. But instead of folding them, just yet, she takes a few minutes to scroll on her phone and relax....
A War On Two Fronts: the Courtroom & the Livingroom
His phone buzzed in his slacks pocket, his foot tapping the nerves out as he waited to be called to the stand. The Courtroom was uncomfortably cold. The chair he sat on, uncomfortably hard. The Judge sitting up at the bench did not look particularly pleased to be...
Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard – The Recordings Heard Round the World
After the shocking verdict in the defamation case between two Hollywood stars, it is hard not to speculate whether the multiple recordings of Amber Heard’s expressions which were admitted into evidence didn’t seal her fate of being found liable for falsely claiming to...
The Miranda Right of Family Law
Wait, everything you say or do will be used against you in a court of law? This concept traces to Miranda rights which are read to a suspect during an arrest and before questioning. Miranda rights are based on the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the Fifth...
The Courtroom Stage: What We Can Learn from the Stars
The internet is ablaze with the publicized trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard. While it’s easy to look at popular TV shows and movies for what a courtroom is meant to look like, footage of an actual trial is captivating the public with the very real application of...