An article in the New York Times once described DNA paternity tests as unquestionably effective as entertainment... and they’re right. There are few entertainment tropes more satisfying than determining a character’s paternity.
Courts consider DNA tests conclusive evidence of parentage because they’re based on science.
Here’s a fun little fact about animal-related laws: Courts in many states treat pets as personal property even though 95% of Americans view pets as family.
That’s right -- in the eyes of the law, your pup is not much different from a piece of jewelry (albeit one that loves to play fetch).
Thanks to anti-cruelty statutes, lawsuits involving animal injuries or deaths usually compensate an owner who suffers emotional distress from the demise of their dogs, ponys, or other ‘personal property.
It’s been two years since Mr & Mrs Smith parted ways and nearly as long since their child custody case began. So what’s up with our favorite divorcées, the couple formerly known as Brangelina?
Last we heard, Brad’s happy and Angelina is in danger of losing primary custody of the kids.
A cup of hot coffee that was too hot, sprouts-deficient sandwiches, and a 12-inch sub that’s an inch short have all formed the basis of a lawsuit. Some may call these cases a waste of taxpayers’ money, but that doesn’t mean people are going to stop attempting to get a quick buck from allegedly erring restaurants.
In May, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, married Meghan Markle, former star of the TV show ‘Suits.’ As American citizens, this doesn’t really concern us. But as family law attorneys who are also “experts” on celebrity divorces, predicting the future of the newlywed royal couple is par for the course.
You’re probably aware of the dangers of keeping a Burmese Python as a pet, but when you take home a pooch it just means you have a new best friend. But when you adopt a cuddly canine from an animal shelter, you need to make sure your new best friend won’t bite.
Some magic tricks rattle rather than dazzle. Going to an underwhelming magic show just means 75 bucks down the drain, but volunteering for a disastrous trick can destroy the illusion of wizardry and also several bones in your body.
David Copperfield, one of the world’s wealthiest magicians, has been making millions off of his Las Vegas act for years.
Children of divorce understand the highs and lows of having two sets of everything. Separated parents often means two houses, two routines, and two sets of rules. Some separations end up in bitter custody battles where somebody wins, but certainly not the children -- especially when they involve a third (or fourth or tenth) wheel.
‘Father absence’ is a situation where a child doesn’t live with the father, either because the parents have split up or have never lived together to begin with. It doesn’t always mean a child has never had contact with his biological dad, although that’s also an absent-father scenario.
There are things that a sane person wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) do for a million bucks like eating vomit or performing any of the stunts that the ‘Jackass’ actors do. In the real world, you can just say no to ridiculous, sometimes life-threatening dares.