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Tea Party, Rep. Joe Walsh Sued for $100,000 in Child Support
A freshman Chicago U.S. Representative , tax-bashing Tea Party champion, owes more than $100,000 in child support to his ex-wife and their three children, according to documents his ex-wife filed in their divorce case.
Tags: Joe Walsh; Tea Party; Chicago; Congress; Child Support
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"The Advocate: Tacoma advocate for domestic violence victims faces ethics case"
China Fortson, Tacoma's first "full-time advocate" for victims of domestic violence, overstepped her professional boundaries when she became too involved in a divorce and custody battle between a local couple in which there was no evidence of abuse. She used taxpayer money to break the law and helped her client "illegally flee the state."
Tags: domestic violence; abuse; China Fortson; Tacoma; custody battle; divorce; City of Tacoma
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Other Woman in the Mayor's Life Revealed
This article details the story behind Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his affair with anchorwoman Mirthala Salinas, which led to his divorce and widespread public critism of his time in office. Beth Barrett was the first to break the story.
Tags: mayor; affair; Antonio Villaraigosa; Mirthala Salinas; divorce; government official; mistress; scandal; journalist
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Hidden Dockets/ Secret Cases
In Florida hundreds of state cases have been hidden from the public for decades. "These cases included the divorces of politicians, judges, lawyers and businessmen, and the criminal cases of informants. Judges failed to obey public access law when sealing off those cases. In Miami, judges and prosecutors Miami also falsified public criminal court records, violating a state criminal statute and covering up evidence of embarrassing public corruption and an unsolved murder."
Tags: court; criminal cases; divorce; judges; murder; public access law; sealed cases; Miami; Florida
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"Dr. Buzzard"
Gary Karpin billed himself to citizens of Arizona as a "divorce mediator" and former prosecutor. He was actually a disbarred lawyer from Vermont. Thousands of people flocked to his offices hoping for quick and relatively painless divorces. Over 300 eventually filed complaints against him, and the Maricopa County Attorney's office filed charges against him on 16 counts of theft and fraud.
Tags: Fraud; legal advice; divorce
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Majority rules state's politics
This ongoing series of stories, based on the 1990 census, examines the changing demographics in California. Among the findings: Few of California's elected leaders are minorities despite a rising minority population; San Fernando now has a Hispanic majority; Hispanics are becoming more active in politics; the population of children and the elderly is booming in Sacramento; rural areas are growing; home prices are changing the nature of neighborhoods; more people who get divorced stay divorced; and women constitute the majority in the state.
Tags: Census; demographics; minorities; population; California; Hispanics; home prices; politics
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Secret Files
The Courant detailed the extent and nature of an unusual practice whereby state judges selectively sealed cases, some so completely that their very existence was not publicly acknowledged. That disclosure, and the revelations that the practice often favored fellow judges, celebrities, and wealthy CEO's, stoked considerable public outrage. Six months later, judges abolished it.
Tags: state judges; dockets; Connecticut Practice Book; Connecticut Law Tribune; sealed cases; sealed files; lawsuit; divorce-court cases; Texaco; Nine West; Arthur Anderson; MasterCard; Primerica Corp.; General Electric; University of Connecticut; Level 1 sealing; Level 2 sealing; judicial branch; Superior Court Judges; U.S. Supreme Court; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford; Connecticut State Supreme Court; U.S. District Court in Hartford; sexual abuse; lawsuits public interest cases; secret court files; state-court proceedings
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Deadly Triangle
Elsa Newman accused her husband Arlen Slobodow of abusing their two sons. The couple divorced and a custody battle ensued. At one point, a close friend of Newman attempted to murder Slobodow. The article examines the case and highlights ambiguity about the relationship between Newman and her friend as well as the alleged abuse.
Tags: divorce; custody battle; murder; spousal abuse; Justice for Children; borderline personality disorder; Elizabeth Morgan; sexual abuse
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"When Dad Won't Pay"
Story follows trends in child support enforcement and explores reasons behind deadbeat parenting. Traces several states' efforts and legislation, as well as the problem of interstate enforcement.
Tags: deadbeat; child support; custody; noncustodial; parents; payment; divorce; visitation
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Unhappy Endings
In this extensive four-part series, the Union-Tribune examines the role of divorce courts and those involved with them. The series takes a look at everyone from lawyers to judges to family counselors, and reveals how they are either helping or hindering those going through the divorce process. The various ways in which parting couples can separate -- whether peacefully, contentiously, or in some cases, abusively -- is also examined, and the role the courts play in pushing couples toward those stances also comes into play. Issues of child custody and child support are also discussed, as are issues about the very nature of divorce courts themselves -- from the viewpoints of those who enter them, run them, and profit from them.
Tags: divorce; relationship; relationships; separation; children; custody; alimony; family court; mother; father; restraining order; child support; adultery; lawyers; judges; visitation