Little House on the Prairie’s Melissa Gilbert Files For Divorce
Posted on | May 31, 2011 | No Comments
Melissa Gilbert, 46, has separated from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner, 60. The couple met in 1992, only weeks after Gilbert finalized her divorce to her first husband, Bo Brinkman. Gilbert and Boxleitner were engaged twice and Boxleitner broke up with her each time. After re-uniting for a third time, they finally married on January 1, 1995. Gilbert is best known as child actress who co-starred as Charles Ingalls’ (played by Michael Landon) second daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, on the television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1984). Full article: People Magazine
The cause of action for divorce in New York state (accusations against the defendant by the plaintiff that are grounds for divorce) are limited to: Cruel and inhuman treatment; Abandonment for a continuous period of one year or more; Imprisonment for more than three years subsequent to the marriage; Adultery; Conversion of a separation judgment; Conversion of a written and acknowledged separation agreement after living separate and apart for more than one year; The relationship between husband and wife has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months.
The law firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C. have represented clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island in domestic relation matters. For any questions concerning divorce or other domestic relations matters, contact an attorney at the Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. law firm for a free consultation at 1-888-556-2529. Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C.’s divorce website is located at www.lbdivorcelaw.com.
Same Sex Custody Case Tests Florida Law
Posted on | May 31, 2011 | No Comments
A custody battle is heating up in Florida that may shape the laws of many states across the country. A woman filed a lawsuit seeking rights as a legal parent. In 2004, a same-sex Florida couple conceived a child. One of the women donated the egg, the sperm came from an anonymous donor and her then girlfriend carried the embryo before giving birth. Two years later, the couple split. They shared custody for awhile, but eventually the egg donor’s contact with the girl stopped. In 2008 she filed a lawsuit seeking rights as a legal parent. In 2009, Brevard Circuit Judge Charlie Crawford threw out the case and said in a written order that the egg donor did not have any legal rights to the girl. The Judge, however, acknowledged that the law had not caught up with science or the concept of same-sex marriages or parentage. The egg donor appealed the decision. Now, seven months after both sides made presentations to the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, they’re waiting for the court to rule. Full article: USA Today.
There is little precedent in Florida law to bolster the claim. When the laws were written, Legislature did not contemplate same-sex couples and in vitro fertilization. Court documents state that before donating the egg, the woman signed a form at the doctor’s office giving up her rights to the egg and the baby. Additionally, the name of the woman who donated the egg was not on the birth certificate because Florida law only allows information on the birth mother and father. The Florida decision will help shape new laws that will address the status of an embryo, gay parenting and reproductive rights.
The law firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C. has represented clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island. If you are facing a divorce proceeding, it is important to hire lawyers that are capable of advocating your needs. For any questions, contact an attorney at the Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. law firm for a free consultation at 1-888-556-2529 or visit our divorce website at www.lbdivorcelaw.com.
Little House on the Prairie’s Melissa Gilbert Files For Divorce
Posted on | May 5, 2011 | No Comments
Melissa Gilbert, 46, has separated from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner, 60. The couple met in 1992, only weeks after Gilbert finalized her divorce to her first husband, Bo Brinkman. Gilbert and Boxleitner were engaged twice and Boxleitner broke up with her each time. After re-uniting for a third time, they finally married on January 1, 1995. Gilbert is best known as child actress who co-starred as Charles Ingalls’ (played by Michael Landon) second daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, on the television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1984). Full article: People Magazine
The cause of action for divorce in New York state (accusations against the defendant by the plaintiff that are grounds for divorce) are limited to: Cruel and inhuman treatment; Abandonment for a continuous period of one year or more; Imprisonment for more than three years subsequent to the marriage; Adultery; Conversion of a separation judgment; Conversion of a written and acknowledged separation agreement after living separate and apart for more than one year; The relationship between husband and wife has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months.
The law firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C. have represented clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island in domestic relation matters. For any questions concerning divorce or other domestic relations matters, contact an attorney at the Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. law firm for a free consultation at 1-888-556-2529. Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C.’s divorce website is located at www.lbdivorcelaw.com.
Same Sex Custody Case Tests Florida Law
Posted on | May 5, 2011 | No Comments
A custody battle is heating up in Florida that may shape the laws of many states across the country. A woman filed a lawsuit seeking rights as a legal parent. In 2004, a same-sex Florida couple conceived a child. One of the women donated the egg, the sperm came from an anonymous donor and her then girlfriend carried the embryo before giving birth. Two years later, the couple split. They shared custody for awhile, but eventually the egg donor’s contact with the girl stopped. In 2008 she filed a lawsuit seeking rights as a legal parent. In 2009, Brevard Circuit Judge Charlie Crawford threw out the case and said in a written order that the egg donor did not have any legal rights to the girl. The Judge, however, acknowledged that the law had not caught up with science or the concept of same-sex marriages or parentage. The egg donor appealed the decision. Now, seven months after both sides made presentations to the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, they’re waiting for the court to rule. Full article: USA Today.
There is little precedent in Florida law to bolster the claim. When the laws were written, Legislature did not contemplate same-sex couples and in vitro fertilization. Court documents state that before donating the egg, the woman signed a form at the doctor’s office giving up her rights to the egg and the baby. Additionally, the name of the woman who donated the egg was not on the birth certificate because Florida law only allows information on the birth mother and father. The Florida decision will help shape new laws that will address the status of an embryo, gay parenting and reproductive rights.
The law firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C. has represented clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island. If you are facing a divorce proceeding, it is important to hire lawyers that are capable of advocating your needs. For any questions, contact an attorney at the Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. law firm for a free consultation at 1-888-556-2529 or visit our divorce website at www.lbdivorcelaw.com.
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Dr. Pepper Snapple Group’s Unjust Business Practices
Posted on | September 27, 2010 | No Comments
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group’s Unjust Business Practices
Dr Pepper Snapple Group CEO Larry Young earned $6.5 million last year. However, he has proposed to cut $1.50 an hour from the salaries of 350 skilled workers, while freezing pension and health care at the Mott’s applesauce plant in Williamson, N.Y. In total, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group made $555 million in profits in 2009. Workers at the Mott’s Williamson plant, who process half of the state’s apples into juice or sauce, have been on strike since May in opposition to the corporate-imposed $1.50 hourly pay cut. Northeastern University economist Andrew Sum says Mott’s, like most U.S. corporations, is keeping the profit. It has not been reinvested in new capital equipment and not used to help purchase new technology.
See complete article: http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/09/07/motts-corporate-greed-rotten-to-the-core/#more-35279
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is administered by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The Act establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor. The Act applies to employers that oversee employees who engage in interstate commerce, produce goods for interstate commerce, or handle, sell, or work on goods or materials that have been moved in or produced for interstate commerce. The Act does not cover companies with less than $500,000 in annual dollar volume of business. However, the Act does cover the following regardless of their annual dollar amount: hospitals; institutions engaged in the care of the sick, aged, mentally ill, or disabled who reside on the premises; schools for children who are mentally or physically disabled or gifted; preschools, elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education; and federal, state, and local government agencies. The Act also covers domestic service workers, such as day workers, housekeepers, chauffeurs, cooks, or full time babysitters, if they receive at least $1,700 in 2009 in cash wages from one employer in a calendar year, or if they work a total of more than eight hours a week for one or more employers. See: http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/minwage.htm
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Posted on | March 30, 2010 | No Comments
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