Divorces are on the rise both in the United States and the United Kingdom, with some experts indicating that better economic times may be contributing to an increase in divorces. Historical trends also support the premise that an end to a recession could increase the divorce rate, as couples have more money and feel more financially able to end their marriages. Living in a relationship you are unhappy with can be stressful and damaging to...
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Today is Presidents' Day, designated for this time of year based on the birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln. For many of you this means enjoying a day off of work, with spending some time reflecting our chief executives being optional. For me, this holiday started some brainstorming on the presidents and their involvement in issues of family law. Out of the forty-three men who have served as president, did you know that Ronald Reagan...
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As by now most of you probably have tuned in for at least a few minutes of the Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi, or perhaps just seen a couple of highlights on the news, I thought I would try a different twist for this blog post. The relationship that you have with your attorney is an important one. There must be trust, confidence in both knowledge and experience and good communication. At Bertolino LLP,...
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SOURCE: http://www.lawwirenews.com/legal-articles/austin-family-law-attorney-speaks-spike-divorce-filings-new-year-634/ Austin, TX (Law Wire News) February 3, 2014 The month of January has come to earn the title of National Divorce Month, with unofficial polling of attorney offices and courtrooms showing that more divorce proceedings are initiated during this month than at any other point in the year ("In January, 'ex' marks the spot," CNN, January 17, 2014). Combine this with a noticed uptick in Google searches for "divorce" and "child custody" in January...
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You've been planning this dream vacation for the better part of a year. The suitcases are packed with bathing suits for the day and dancing shoes for night. But then, in the middle of this gorgeous cruise to a warm and sandy destination, things take a sudden turn for the worse. Instead of enjoying a drink by the pool, you are joined with more than a hundred of your fellow passengers in suffering from...
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Mayor Annise Parker of Houston has been serving as the Houston's leader since January 2010 and is the first mayor of a major city to be openly gay. Just this month, Parker announced that she had married her partner of twenty-three years, Kathy Hubbard, at a ceremony in California. She stated that the response from her constituents in Houston had been overwhelmingly positive. While same-sex marriages are illegal in the state of Texas, there are...
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SOURCE: http://www.lawwirenews.com/legal-news/austin-child-custody-lawyer-tony-r-bertolino-discusses-report-study-impact-divorce-children-792/ Austin, TX (Law Wire News) January 15, 2014 Asked to comment on a recent survey about the effect of divorce on children, Austin, TX child custody lawyer Tony R. Bertolino said today he was not surprised to hear that parents are often unaware of how their children are dealing with the breakup. Bertolino, who has represented many parents in divorce and child custody cases, commented on a news report published in My Fox Philadelphia ("New Survey Sheds Light...
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SOURCE: http://www.lawwirenews.com/legal-news/austin-car-accident-attorney-comments-report-assumptions-made-fatal-crash-293/ Austin, TX (Law Wire News) January 16, 2014 In a story out of North Carolina that made national headlines first for the outrage that a driver could put his family in danger through careless choices and then quickly turned to an outpouring of sympathy for a father whose actions had been misunderstood, Alex Hooper was initially charged in police reports with texting while driving during a head-on collision that killed his 13-month-old daughter and...
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SOURCE: http://www.lawwirenews.com/legal-news/list-2014-new-years-resolutions-include-completing-last-will-testament-says-attorney-tony-r-bertolino-194/ Austin, TX (Law Wire News) January 15, 2014 With men and women across the state of Texas resolving to lose weight or stop smoking or spend more time with family as they prepare for the start of a new year, Austin-based attorney Tony R. Bertolino, senior counsel with Bertolino LLP, wants people to consider adding one more New Year's resolution that will have a lasting impact on the generations to follow. He wants his...
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We know that most local governments are strapped for money these days as they look to fund all of the services they provide to residents and do their best to maintain quality of life for an ever growing and more diverse population. Officials in Harris County, home to Houston and the third most populous county in the United States, made have found a new way to ease at least a little of the budget crunch....
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