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Bringing your work stress back home affects your relationship

After a long and stressful day at work, all you want to do is go home, put your feet up and enjoy some time with your family. Sometimes, though, the grind of the day can come home with you, setting up a situation that many will find familiar. "Hey honey, how was your day?" "It was awful. I wanted to leave the second I stepped in the office. My boss kept nagging me, my work computer was acting up all day and I am just exhausted." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. My day was pretty bad too..."

What does this have to do with divorce? Well a new study was concluded by the Florida State University College of Business that links daily stress and poor family support with impending divorce.

Divorce cases can turn with one simple text message

We have all been there - during an argument with your disgruntled ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, you say something hurtful or inflammatory. An insult or derogatory comment is rarely excusable, but sometimes they are said in the heat of the moment and these remarks don't always represent the feelings we really have. However, they are put out there, and whoever the comment is directed at can interpret them as they want.

A new issue can arise with this situation if you change the context. What if the argument happened via text message? Now, that controversial statement you made is on record and can be used as a definitive point of reference for your thoughts on any matter - like, say, your divorce.

Collaborative sessions before divorce could soon become law in UK

A consideration is being made in the United Kingdom to mandate collaboration before a couple can go through with a divorce. Requiring a pre-separation meeting that would assess the couple's filing and give them information on the collaboration process, the new divorce mediation proposal could be enacted sooner rather than later.

We talked about the ins and outs of divorce mediation on this blog last month. It can be a nice alternative route when filing for divorce that reduces the amount of stress on the splitting parties and can even foster a cooperative atmosphere when handling the delicate family issues involved in a divorce proceeding.

Malnourished boy found walking streets naked, parents charged

Child custody cases usually involve a divorced couple trying to come to terms over how their children will be raised and how much time will be spent between the splitting parents. A child custody case between a couple that hasn't taken the leap yet is not uncommon either.

Unfortunately though, child custody can be brought up by an act of neglect. This seems to be the case of a 9-year-old boy in North Miami Beach, Florida. The young boy was measured at 35 pounds after being found wandering the streets of his neighborhood naked and with an emaciated frame. He was so malnourished, his hands and feet had swollen due to a lack of food. The young boy also appeared to be beaten, as bruises covered his body.

Backlash from parents over new child support payment system

Child support is a sensitive issue in any divorce, but it is an important part of the proceedings. Reaching a fair plan for child support payments is especially important for the child, as he or she needs adequate supplies and care to learn and grow. Without a plan that is equitable for all parties involved, issues can arise and legal action can be pursued.

There are roughly 900,000 child support cases in the state of Florida, 70,000 of which are in the Jacksonville area. Last month, the Florida Department of Revenue switched to an upgraded computer system that seemingly would improve the process for parents to receive their child support payments.

Mel Gibson finalizes divorce, $850 million in assets at stake

Mel Gibson is known for being involved in many hugely successful films, may it be in a starring role in front of the camera or in a managerial role behind it. He has racked up about $850 million in assets over the years, much of it from his movie stardom. However, half of it could be at stake now that his divorce from his ex-wife, Robyn Moore, is complete.

Moore separated from Gibson in 2006 before officially filing for divorce in 2009. In that year she learned that Gibson was expecting a newborn child with his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Grigorieva, a Russian singer, has since split from Gibson.

What is divorce mediation and how can it help you?

It is an unfortunate reality, but often times a divorce turns into a bitter fight between the separating spouses. The soon-to-be-exes hold grudges against each other and utilize any piece of legal leverage to earn a sense of victory in the divorce proceedings. It can become an endless struggle, with a variety of issues that need to be handled. Determining who gets what property, what the legal terms of child custody will be and how certain assets will be divided are just a few of the divisive matters when filing for divorce.

This scenario can be much more amicable, if not avoided, using divorce mediation. An alternative way to deal with the split, divorce mediation allows separating couples to come to terms with their impending legal situation.

Custody ruling gives equal parenting rights to same-sex couple

Two women will have equal parenting rights to their child after a Florida appeals court overturned the custody dispute ruling of a Brevard County judge who ruled that only the woman who gave birth was the mother.

The custody dispute began after the same-sex couple ended their 11-year relationship. Both women were treated as parents by the child after the split, but after the child was two years old, the birth mother disappeared with the child. Her former partner, who donated her egg to the mother to have the child, was not informed of their whereabouts and began tracking them down.

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