On April 5th, 2019, MacKenzie Bezos took to Twitter to announce that she had reached a divorce settlement with her husband Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. According to reporting from the BBC, the value of the divorce settlement was at least $35 billion. All but certainly making this the most expensive divorce in United States history. […]
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In recent weeks, fresh attention is being paid to one of the most important financial issues affecting single parents in the United States: unpaid child support. As noted in a recent report from CBS News, it’s estimated that more than $10 billion in child support is currently going uncollected. The report draws its conclusions from […]
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Posted on February 21, 2019,
DivorceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its latest data on marriage and divorce in the United States. According to the CDC, fewer couples filed for divorce in 2017 than in other recent years. This is consistent with a long-term trend: the national divorce rate has declined by approximately eighteen percent in the […]
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While divorce has increased across the US in recent decades, Oklahoma has the dubious honor of being among the Top Three states when it comes to the highest divorce rate. Statistics indicate that couples in the Sooner State call it quits at a rate of 13.2 percent. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is around […]
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When certain sections within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act take effect January 1, 2019; three tax regulations will have a significant impact on couples involved in or considering divorce in the new year. The rules affect all Oklahoma divorce cases and settlement agreements that are not finalized by December 31, 2018. The first tax […]
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Posted on November 20, 2018
Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision to terminate the parental rights of a Tulsa County mother. An infant girl was removed from the care of her parents a few weeks after she was born. In June of 2016, a Tulsa Police Department officer pulled over the mother in this […]
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A recent hit-and-run accident in Oklahoma City illustrates some basic principles about these cases. Victims do not need much evidence to mount a successful claim, and they should expect to deal with some loophole defenses. Oklahoma City police officers have few clues in a hit-and-run incident which killed a pedestrian. According to investigators, a dark red […]
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Posted on June 20, 2018
Going to court to resolve a family law issue can be emotional, expensive, and time consuming. Which is why most couples who have a family law issue, ranging from seeking a divorce to fighting for custody of a shared child, often attempt to resolve the issue out of court first. If a resolution cannot be […]
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In mid-March 2018, a self-driving car owned by Uber struck a pedestrian in Arizona, causing injuries that led to her death. Based on news reports, the accident happened when the woman walked in front of the vehicle, and the vehicle failed to automatically apply its brakes or attempt to avoid the woman. The incident is […]
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If you have been injured in a car accident or other accident type, turning to your insurance company to recover damages may have been your first step – after all, you’ve paid your premiums on time, so why shouldn’t your insurance company honor its policy with you? Or, perhaps you filed a claim with the […]
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