| Ken Phillips, Attorney at Law

A British court recently ruled in favor of a father by removing his two sons—ages 11 and 14—from their mother’s custody and placing them under his care. Judge Laura Harris, the judge presiding over the case, stated that the mother had “significantly failed” her children […]

Every grandparent should have a fair chance to see the next generation in their family while there is still time. As Amy McDonald of the Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, UT reports, a new bill may provide grandparents more rights in cases involving adoption:

“Current law […]

Public schools teach millions of students each year and consequently require sizable budgets to remain in operation. According to statistics, Tennessee’s public education budget in 2011 alone was $28.41 billion, though the state reported a $1 billion shortfall the previous year.

In most cases, the budget […]

With the economy gaining some traction once again, divorce courts all over the country are seeing an increase in divorce applications. It is believed that the majority of these applications come from couples who wanted a divorce in 2009, back when the nation was still in the grip […]

A Daily Mail story published January 30, 2014 details another split that is sure to send a lot of followers of the popular reality show “The Real Housewives of New York City” into a depressive spell. It writes:
Yesterday it was claimed that her husband of 27-years […]

There are times when divorce can be quiet and amicable, and times when it can get nasty and costly. However, some cases can just be odd. Strange marital break-ups can happen in certain places that also happen to have some really strange divorce laws—the kind that […]