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Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Family Diseases That Can Lead to Divorce
Most diseases affect the individual. However, there are serious diseases that affect the individual and the family. Opiates can destroy not only the user but also the lives of family members as well. It is for this reason alcohol and drug addiction are both...
The Effects of a Stressful Divorce
Dozens of studies show that stress compromises the immune system. Therefore, it stands to reason that divorce puts anyone dissolving a marriage at some risk of disease. The more stressful the divorce, the more likely it is that illness will follow. Stress was first...
How Children Cope With Their Parents’ Divorce
As a matrimonial attorney in Clearwater, Florida, I regularly encounter clients who are dealing with the grief that accompanies a divorce. I encourage clients to consult with mental health professionals, as needed, to help them handle the various emotions experienced...
The Changing Face of Marriage
In the 1950’s and the 1960’s the average American bride was too young to consume alcohol at her own wedding. In 1972, 87% of French women aged between 30 and 34 were married. Times have changed. These days just 43% of French women in their early 30s are married. In...
Court Declines Recusal Request
As an attorney who practices family law in Clearwater Florida, I have written a recent blog on the subject of the recusal of a judge. It is a dilemma that an attorney can find him or herself in when appearing before the court. It sometimes happens that the judge will...
Divorce After 50
Divorce isn’t just for middle age anymore. Studies show that “gray divorce” — marital splits among senior and nearly senior citizens - is increasingly common. According to a Pew Research Center report from March of this year, the divorce rate for married...
Scars Of Divorce Linger
In 2013 the Tampa Bay Times wrote about Terry Power whose divorce took five years and more than $400,000 to resolve. When the case was finally over, Power had declared bankruptcy and his kids had been put through an ordeal. Recently, the newspaper gave an update of...
Certifiably Young
It has been said that we live in a culture that exalts youth and minimizes older people. While this is true, it is inconsistent with the way I look at aging. It has been my pleasure and privilege to get to know some older people who are truly remarkable. I was...
When Judges Should be Recused
As a family law attorney / divorce attorney in Clearwater Florida, it has sometimes happened that a judge will say something during the course of a hearing that will cause me to ask the question: should the judge be recused? This has not happened frequently. For the...