A Few Thoughts About Lawyers and Legal ServicesSource: haslerlaw2.blogspot.com
A long post on what clients do not like about lawyers and fees and an attempt to educate both lawyers and clients about fees and services. Touches on the impact of the Internet on lawyers and on clients regarding legal services.

Pa. mother's abduction claim latest in string of false accusations was the leading line of the story on AP/Newsvine.
Judge to lesbian mom: No cohabitation, or lose your child.Source: ProgressivePuppy.com
Angel Chandler and her partner of nine years are not allowed to sleep in the same house because a Tennessee judge has deemed their relationship sinful and the only way Chandler can retain custody of her daughter is for the two women to maintain separate households.
Slandered "Wiccan" Denied Custody RehearingSource: The Wild Hunt Blog
"In her appeal of Chicot County Circuit Judge Robert Vittitow's decision, the mother noted Vittitow described Wicca in his opinion letter as 'a religion, movement, cult or whatever it that may be.' The judge also wrote that while the mother testified she was only joking when she …

Judge Rudolph Diaz in cahoots with his minor's counsel, Sandra Etue to help him rip babies from mom's arms and to be given to abusive fathers in many cases.
Does Shariah mean the rule of law? Source: International Herald Tribune
Last month, Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, gave a nuanced, scholarly lecture in London about whether the British legal system should allow non-Christian courts to decide certain matters of family law. Britain has no constitutional separation of church and state.
Mom goes on Strike - Gets ArrestedSource: msnbc.com
Dean told police she's on strike because her boys are out of control and the system has been no help.
Ocala police said they have been to their house 15 times since July for things such as battery, aggravated assault and filing a missing persons report.
Dean is currently …
Separating with civilitySource: The Globe and Mail
Instead of battling it out Kramer v. Kramer style, many couples are divorcing amicably outside the courtroom.

How does the legal process actually begin?
It is quite simple. One of the spouses simply has to ask his or her lawyer to send a letter to his or her wife or husband which officially confirms that the marriage has ended. The letter will typically read as follows:

How will I tell my spouse?
Choosing Foster Parents over FathersSource: glennsacks.com
Choosing Foster Parents over Fathers (San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/11/07), discusses perhaps the worst verified child custody/family law injustice against a father and a daughter which I have ever seen--the outrageous Melinda Smith foster care case.
The column appears below.
Getting a Divorce to be More DifficultSource: The Washington Post
The Family Foundation of Virginia announced Thursday that it will push to change the state's divorce laws to make it more difficult for parents to end their marriage
Kid Rock Spends Christmas In IraqSource: CNET News.com
Kid Rock says that considering his current divorce proceedings from Pamela Anderson, Iraq was a safer war zone in which to spend the holidays.
Olympic Gold Medalist to Stay in Jail Until at Least FridaySource: CBC
Canadian Olympic gold medallist Myriam Bédard will stay behind bars in a Baltimore detention centre at least until Friday in connection with accusations that she abducted her daughter.
Bédard, who made a brief court appearance Tuesday, is facing extradition to Canada over alle …

What should I do if I have separated, or want to separate?
If you: