Blog Posts in September, 2011

New Jersey is Tops in Lowest Divorce Rate

According to reality TV, New Jersey is filled with either fight-starting real housewives or fist-bumping, overly-tanned partygoers. But according to the U.S. census bureau, it's also the home of the country's longest-lasting marriages. Divorce attorneys in Pasadena were surprised to hear about the new data, which show that the Garden State is lowest in divorces in the country while states in the ...

Does Divorce Cause Hair Loss in Women?

If you're in the middle of a contested divorce in Pasadena , you might feel like pulling out your hair. But a new study says if you're a woman, the stress of divorce might actually cause you to lose your hair - no pulling required. New research finds that next to genetics, the loss of a spouse through either divorce or death is the highest cause of midline hair loss. Study author Dr. Bahman ...

The Pasadena Bar Association is set to host 2011 Business Development Conference

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 - The Pasadena Bar Association will be hosting a Business Development Conference on November 9, 2011 at Noor in Pasadena, where businesses related to the practice of law will be invited to showcase their products. Special Guest speakers will be discussing topics related to business and management of a law practice and will hold short presentations on ...

Is Alzheimer's Grounds for Divorce?

Family attorneys in Pasadena have heard just about every passionate debate for and against divorce that one can imagine. But when this whole Pat Robertson/Alzheimer's divorce drama exploded last week, we have to say we were surprised. The televangelist stirred up controversy recently when he told a man that he should divorce his wife, who is afflicted with Alzheimer's. Now everybody - Alzheimer's ...

Laurie Metcalf Served with Divorce Papers

Divorce lawyers in Pasadena have seen several long-term Hollywood couples bite the dust this year. Many of the divorces have shocked celebrity couple watchers, while others have been a long time coming. The breakup of Roseanne star Laurie Metcalf and actor Matt Roth falls in the latter category. The couple has been separated for three years, but only this week did Roth make it official by serving ...

White House Crashers Headed for Divorce

Tareq and Michaele Salahi made headlines in 2009 when the pair famously showed up at a White House state dinner uninvited. Now Tareq is facing down an uninvited guest of his own: Journey guitarist Neal Schon. Wife Michaele is rumored to have run off with the musician shortly before Tareq filed for divorce in one of the wildest breakups family attorneys in Pasadena have seen this year. Leave it to ...

Divorce Hotel Helps Dutch Couples Check-out of Marriage

There's a real-life Heartbreak Hotel, but it isn't down at the end of Lonely Street - it's in Holland. Dutch divorcees are checking into a luxury hotel and checking out three days later newly single with finalized divorces to take with them as souvenirs. If only contested divorces in Pasadena could be so easy! Dutch entrepreneur Jim Halfens has created the "Divorce Hotel" which sounds like either ...

Study Finds Couples on Government Assistance Experience Marital Woes

An often-quoted hip hop song might have claimed "more money, more problems." But in the world of divorce, it's the lack of money that seems to cause the most problems. So divorce attorneys in Pasadena weren't surprised last week when a new study showed the correlation between couples on government financial assistance and divorce. Financially-strapped couples that receive government assistance, ...