Slash Files for Divorce

By K. McKinney | Published: August 30, 2010

Rock guitarist Slash (né Saul Hudson) has filed for divorce in Los Angeles from his wife of nine years, Perla Ferrar. The couple has two sons, London, 8 and Cash, 6. Slash is seeking joint physical and legal custody.

The couple was married in October 2001. Slash lists the date of separation as July 15, 2010.

According to the divorce documents, there is no prenuptial agreement and Slash is willing to pay spousal support. Slash’s glory days in Guns ‘N Roses pre-date the marriage. To the extent that he kept previously earned monies separate after their marriage, he may be able to claim a certain amount of his assets as non-marital property. If funds were commingled after the marriage however, a good portion of his G ‘N R earnings could be at risk.

Monies earned during the marriage in efforts like Velvet Revolver, his band with ex- G ‘N R bandmate Duff McKagan and Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland are community property – fair game in the divorce.

In March 2009, the rocker credited Ferrar and his family for helping him settle down, saying he got “rid of all the real hardcore stuff that I used to live on.”

According to sources though, the split is an ugly one. Slash’s representative said, “I can confirm the divorce papers were filed and from Slash’s perspective the split is amicable.” Which kind of suggests that, from Ferrar’s perspective, it might not be so amicable?

Slash is represented by divorce attorney to the stars, Laura Wasser.

Library Topics: divorce, custody, spousal support, prenuptial agreement, commingled assets, community property, non-marital property, divorce attorney

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Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren Finalize Divorce

By K. McKinney | Published: August 27, 2010

Earlier this week, golfer Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren Woods appeared in a Panama City, Florida courtroom to finalize their divorce. The former couple resided in Orange County, Florida but apparently filed the divorce paperwork in Bay County, Florida in an attempt to avoid heavy media coverage. The divorce paperwork was filed that day, then a local judge waived the mandatory 20-day waiting period and granted the divorce.

The divorce documents indicated that Woods and Nordegren have been separated since November 2009. That was when national media began reporting on an alleged extramarital affair involving Woods and when he crashed his car outside of the marital home after an argument with Nordegren about the adulterous relationship. Within short order, many other women came forward with information regarding additional affairs.

Woods participated in some sort of residential therapy and the couple appeared to be trying to reconcile. Reports indicated that they were renegotiating their prenuptial agreement to Nordegren’s advantage. The original agreement was reportedly to pay her $20 million in the event of a divorce after their 10th anniversary. They only made it six years though.

Ultimately, the couple failed to reconcile. According to the court documents, Woods and Nordegren reached a settlement agreement in very early July. It is reported that Nordegren received $100 million in the settlement.

She will also receive child support for the couple’s two young children, Sam and Charlie. They will reportedly share legal custody of the children. Some reports indicate that part of the negotiations involved Nordegren’s ability to take the children to and from her native Sweden without any trouble from Woods. (She bought a $2.3 million home in Sweden shortly after the adultery scandals broke.)

Nordegren’s maiden name was legally restored to her.

Library Topics: divorce, adultery, prenuptial agreement, settlement agreement, child support, legal custody, name change

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Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane Split Again

By K. McKinney | Published: August 26, 2010

Actors Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane are getting a divorce. We’ll see if it sticks this time. Arquette first filed for divorce from Jane in January 2009, but the two reconciled later that year.

Arquette currently stars in the television series Medium and Jane plays a teacher-by-day/male prostitute-by-night on the HBO series Hung. Arquette and Jane met in 2001 and were married in Italy in May 2006. Their only child together, a daughter named Harlow Olivia Calliope, was born in February 2003.

Arquette is the sister of entertainers Rosanna Arquette, David Arquette and Alexis Arquette. She was briefly married to Nicolas Cage and has a 19 year old son by musician Paul Rossi. Jane previously appeared in films such as The Punisher and The Mist. He was previously married but has no other children.

Arquette was represented in the 2009 divorce case by renowned Hollywood divorce attorney Laura Wasser. No word on whether Wasser is involved this time or who is representing Jane.

“The split is completely amicable and their prime focus is their daughter,” said Jane’s spokesperson. “They ask that their privacy be respected at this time.”

There is a bit more on the line financially for Jane since the 2009 filing. At that time, he had just been signed to star in Hung. Now, a year and a half later, he is starring in the second season of a popular cable show and, according to IMDB.com, has at least three film projects either filming or in pre-production – more work in the past two years than any other two year period in his career. Without a prenuptial agreement in place, all of those projects are probably considered community property.

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Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston Reach Custody Agreement

By K. McKinney | Published: August 24, 2010

Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and Levi Johnston have reached a settlement in their child custody case. The on-again, off-again couple had been arguing over custody of the toddler son, Tripp.

They now agree that Bristol will get primary physical custody of Tripp. Levi will have visitation, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on Saturdays and 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM on Wednesdays.

Levi will be required to pay child support in an amount based on earnings of $72,000 a year. Under Alaska family law, a non-custodial parent must pay 20% of income up to $105,000 a year for the support of a single child.  By my math, that looks like $1,200 a month in child support from Johnston to Palin.

Other terms of the agreement include a clause in which the parties agree not to “speak badly about the other parent in front of the child … or allow anyone else to speak badly about the other parent or members of their family in front of the child. Additionally, Palin and Johnston agreed “that they shall not allow the child to visit with, or interact with, any family member who publicly … or in front of the child, criticizes the other parent or the other parent’s family.”

The former high school sweethearts recently made the news when they reconciled (after a bitter public feud) and announced their engagement. They broke up shortly thereafter and Johnston is now reportedly filming a reality television show.

Library Topics: child custody, primary physical custody, visitation, Alaska family law, child support

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Dennis Rodman Allegedly $500K Behind on Child Support

By K. McKinney | Published: August 23, 2010

Dennis Rodman’s estranged wife Michelle Rodman has filed documents in an Orange County, California family court, seeking to enforce the court’s child support order against the former basketball star and current professional partier (seriously, he makes a living by appearing at nightclubs – he doesn’t perform, just shows up and parties and gets paid). Michelle Rodman claims she got evicted for the second time in two years because Dennis is over $500,000 behind in child support for their two children.

Dennis is supposed to be paying $50,000 a month in support. The child support order was modified to that amount in March of this year, but it was retroactive back to September 2009. He claims he cannot afford it and has filed a motion to modify the order to get the support amount lowered.

Dennis’ manager, Darren Prince says that Michelle thinks he makes $4 million a month but that he doesn’t.

In my experience, judges don’t set permanent support orders based solely upon one party’s unsupported allegation as to the other’s income. So, I’m not sure where Dennis’ reps are coming from on this.

The calculation of child support generally requires the submission of income tax records and paystubs (and sometimes bank records) as well as documentation of health insurance expense, child care expense and other expenses related to child support (like school tuition for kids in private school, regular medical bills for chronically ill children and even extra-curricular activity expenses). The court may also consider the regular living expenses of each parent, depending on the specific circumstances and the jurisdiction. Finally, the number of children and the age of those children will be considered before a child support figure is determined.

Library Topics: child support enforcement, child support, motion to modify child support, calculation of child support

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Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie Sign Prenup Before Wedding

By K. McKinney | Published: August 22, 2010

Actress Hilary Duff married NHL hockey player Mike Comrie earlier this month in Santa Barbara, California. The couple had been dating since 2007 and engaged since this February. But before the big day, the couple reportedly signed a prenuptial agreement to protect both their assets.

Duff is reportedly worth about $25 million from her work in pop music, movies and Disney’s Lizzie McGuire television series, as well as from tween-targeted fashion and makeup lines. Her new husband Comrie has made between $1 – 3 million a year in the nine years he has been playing in the NHL.

The real money involved in this relationship though belongs to Comrie’s family. Comrie is heir to a portion of an enormous Canadian fortune.

Comrie’s father, Bill, along with his two brothers, founded furniture and appliance retailer The Brick in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada alre almost 40 years ago. The Brick is now one of Canada’s largest volume retailers of furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics. Bill Comrie’s net worth has been estimated to be as high as $500 million.

It is likely that Comrie enjoys some of his family’s money already, probably through a trust fund. During their courtship, Comrie surprised Duff with a $100,000 Mercedes G-class SUV for her 20th birhday. Her engagement ring is worth a reported $1 million. The wedding reportedly cost well over half a million dollars. (They did reportedly sell wedding photos to OK! magazine for about $1 million though.)

I would venture a guess that Comrie’s father required the prenuptial agreement in order to protect the family business (and any current or future interest Mike Comrie may have in that business) in the event of a divorce between Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff.

In a community property state like California, all marital property would be divided equally between the spouses in a divorce. Thus, if Comrie inherited or was given ownership interest in The Brick during their marriage, Duff would potentially be able to claim half of it (or other property of equal value) in a divorce – which could potentially jeopardize the Comries’ control of the company. A well-drafted prenup would ensure that Mike Comrie’s current or future interest in The Brick would remain outside of the reach of any divorce court.

Library Topics: prenuptial agreement, community property state, marital property

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Johnathon Schaech and One Tree Hill’s Jana Kramer Split After One Month of Marriage

By K. McKinney | Published: August 14, 2010

Another one for the “Shortest Celebrity Marriages” list. A month after their July 4th wedding, actor Johnathon Schaech and One Tree Hill actress Jana Kramer have announced their split.

“Jana and Johnathon have agreed to dissolve their marriage,” Kramer’s representative told media. “Jana is humbled by the outpouring of support from her fans, friends and family, and appreciates the respect of her privacy.”

The former couple met in 2008 while shooting a film, became engaged last year and were married last month in Michigan. Schaech previously commented that getting engaged to Kramer was the “happiest moment of my life.”

Sources to the tabloids (for whatever they’re worth) blame the break-up on the 14-year age difference between the couple and the fact that Kramer didn’t like living at Schaech’s bachelor pad. One would have expected them to have discussed those things prior to the wedding?

Unless Schaech and Kramer did an inordinate amount of spending and/or working in the few weeks they were married, it seems unlikely that there will be much (if anything) in the way of community property to divide. They are very likely eligible to file for a summary dissolution under California family law - a streamlined process which does not require a hearing and is available only for relatively short marriages, with no children and little community property. Parties must have an agreement and waive any right to spousal support. These two seem like perfect candidates.

Even with summary dissolution available, the divorce process will most certainly take longer than their entire marriage.

Schaech, who most notably appeared in the movie That Thing You Do!, was previously married to actress Christina Applegate from 2001 to 2007. He was represented by divorce attorney to the stars Laura Wasser in his divorce from Applegate. No word yet on who he intends to hire for this divorce.

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Fantasia Barrino Named ‘Other Woman’ in Divorce Case

By K. McKinney | Published: August 9, 2010

Paula Cook filed for divorce from Antwaun Cook in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina last week. Nothing particularly headline-worthy about the case at first glance. Paula and Antwaun, who works at a local T-Mobile store, separated in June, according to the court do documents. Paula is seeking child custody, alimony and other monetary support.

What makes the case interesting are the allegations contained in the court documents. Paula Cook details an alleged adulterous relationship between her husband and 2004 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, who lives near the Charlotte T-Mobile store where Antwaun Cook is employed.

The documents allege Antwaun Cook began the affair with Barrino in August 2009 after they met at Antwaun’s store. Barrino was soon flying Antwaun to Atlanta, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and Barbados, the documents allege. Paula also alleges that the duo videotaped “their illicit sexual activity.”

A month after Paula Cook separated from her husband, Barrino is alleged to have interrupted a phone conversation between the estranged couple, telling Cook, “He don’t want you. Maybe the next time you get a husband you’ll know how to keep him. That’s why he is here with me,” according to the documents.

Tabloids and gossip sites first reported a possible relationship between Barrino and Antwaun Cook as early as November 2009.

According to the court documents, Antwaun became more and more withdrawn from the marriage as a result of the affair, telling his wife that his late nights and other absences were work-related.

Through a representative, Barrino has denied responsibility for the deterioration of the Cooks’ marriage.

The level of detail in Paula Cook’s filing is unusual for a divorce petition, even in North Carolina where adultery can trigger a requirement to pay alimony. There is some speculation that Paula Cook may file a civil lawsuit against Barrino for alienation of affection (or criminal conversation).

Most states (43 states and the District of Columbia) have now abolished the alienation of affection cause of action – but North Carolina has not. In fact, more than 200 alienation actions are filed in an average year in North Carolina.

To succeed on an alienation claim, the plaintiff has to show that (1)  love existed in some form between the spouses; (2) the spousal love was alienated and destroyed; and (3) defendant’s malicious conduct contributed to or caused the loss of affection. It is not necessary to show that the defendant set out to destroy the marital relationship, but only that he or she intentionally engaged in acts which would foreseeably impact the marriage.

Prior marital problems do not establish a defense unless such unhappiness had reached a level of negating love between the spouses. Note that no sexual contact is necessary to prove an alienation claim.

North Carolina also allows a claim for criminal conversation. Criminal conversation requires the plaintiff to prove (1) an act of intercourse and (2) the existence of a valid marriage between the plaintiff and the adulterous spouse. The only obvious defense to a claim for criminal conversation is that the plaintiff and his/her spouse were separated and intended for their separation to be permanent.

There have been several alienation/criminal conversation verdicts in North Carolina in the past ten years exceeding $1 million. It is, though, yet to be seen if Paula Cook intends to bring such a suit against Barrino.

Library topics: divorce, North Carolina family law, adultery, alienation of affection

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Jon & Kate Gosselin Settle Custody Matters

By K. McKinney | Published: July 31, 2010

The on-going family court battle between Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin has apparently settled. For now.

Jon filed a motion to modify the existing custody arrangement (and a request that the child support order be reconsidered) back in April. He sought primary physical custody of the former couple’s nine-year-old twins and almost six-year-old sextuplets.

The Gosselins finalized their divorce via arbitration in December, 2009. The arbitrator’s decision gave primary residential custody of the children to Kate Gosselin and awarded periods of custody to Jon – the schedule of said custodial arrangement to be determined solely by Kate on a weekly basis. Jon’s filing alleged that Kate abused that discretionary authority.

At the time of the filing, Jon’s attorney spoke to the press and called Kate an absentee parent due to her filming obligations for Dancing with the Stars, a show she was voted off shortly thereafter. Interestingly, Jon fired that attorney pretty quickly and indicated that the lawyer had said certain things without Jon’s permission.

It appears now that the Gosselins officially agreed on a new arrangement involving both custody and financial obligations. The terms of the agreement have been sealed by the court. Lawyers for the parties have made no comment.

Both Gosselins have moved on since their split last year. Kate now stars in their original reality TV show without Jon – it is now called “Kate Plus Eight” instead of “Jon and Kate Plus Eight“. Jon appears regularly in the tabloids with his younger girlfriends.

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    Heidi Montag Divorcing Spencer Pratt

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 30, 2010

    “Reality” TV “stars” Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are divorcing after a year of marriage. Montag filed for legal separation two months ago but amended her petition today in a Santa Monica, California court to seek a divorce from Pratt. The couple formerly starred on MTV’s The Hills and have been notorious for staged paparazzi events and publicity stunts.

    The new petition indicates that the date of separation was May 25, 2010 – the Pratts one-year anniversary. She previously represented herself but has now hired Irvine divorce lawyer Jodeane Farrell to represent her. Montag is not seeking spousal support and has asked the court to terminate Pratt’s right to receive spousal support from her.

    Farrell told the press that “[t]he couple has agreed they would like their divorce to be finalized in a timely manner in an out of court settlement. Both parties are amicable with each other and over the possibility of finalizing their divorce.”

    Many in the media were doubtful that the Montag/Pratt split was legitimate or was another stunt for the cameras.  Montag underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day earlier this year. She is pursuing an acting career and a career in the music industry.

    As for an explanation of the reasons behind the split (as if anyone is surprised), Pratt said, “We love each other but I’m a fame whore and I’ll never grow out of it. [Heidi] knows that and doesn’t want that.” After hearing of the divorce filing, Pratt added , “It’s clear that reality TV-fame-loving Spencer Pratt does not fit with my ex-wife Heidi Montag’s ambitions for a motion picture actor/pop star career and being a single sex symbol for the world.”

    Library Topics: divorce, legal separation, spousal support, California family law, divorce lawyer, divorce settlement

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    Brian McKnight Paternity Case Dismissed

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 23, 2010

    Last year, Miriam Lee filed a paternity suit in Florida against singer Brian McKnight, claiming that McKnight was the father of her 14-year-old son. McKnight was legally served but never filed a response to the suit.

    The judge then entered a default judgment of paternity and child support against McKnight. He was required to pay $11,388 a month on-going as well as $341,640 in back support.

    At the time, a representative for McKnight indicated that “[t]he judgment in Florida was a default judgment made without Brian present. He’s still looking to establish paternity, and is awaiting the results of a recent test.” Those DNA tests were finally completed this month.

    The tests apparently indicated that McKnight is not the father of Lee’s son. The judge dismissed the paternity case and McKnight is no longer responsible for the back child support payments.

    But McKnight’s not totally finished in family court though. He was recently in a California court over child support for a 1-year-old boy. That little boy’s mother, Miriam Moreno, has hired attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represented Kevin Federline in his divorce from Britney Spears.

    Unlike in the Florida case, it doesn’t appear that McKnight contested paternity of the California toddler – who is named Evan Brian McKnight.

    Library Topics: paternity, Florida family law, child support, DNA test, California family law

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    Christina Milian, The Dream Split Before Baby Was Born

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 22, 2010

    Way back in September 2009, rap producer The-Dream (a.k.a. Terius Nash) married singer Christina Milian (who I once saw open for ‘N Sync – and I can’t believe I just admitted that to the internet) were married in a quickie wedding. Then, in December, they renewed their vows in a dream wedding in Rome. Apparently though, the couple was separated before the year closed.

    The-Dream filed for divorce in Georgia on February 17, 2010 – a mere five and a half months after they tied the knot in Las Vegas.  His no-fault grounds for divorce were that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” (See his divorce petition here.)

    Nine days after the divorce was filed, Milian gave birth to their only child, a daughter named Violet, on February 26. Despite the fact that the petition indicates that no children were born of the marriage (which was true at the time of filing), the court will still have jurisdiction to determine custody and support for the baby.

    The divorce was not mentioned when Milian spoke with the press in the months leading up to and the days following Violet’s birth. It only became known recently after The-Dream was photographed on vacation with his female personal assistant in less-than-professional circumstances.

    He denies that another woman was involved in the demise of the marriage. Milian has intimated to the contrary on her Twitter account.

    These two don’t even come close to having the shortest celebrity marriage on the books – but they can surely claim a spot on a list of the shortest.

    Library Topics: separation, divorce, Georgia family law, no-fault divorce, adultery, child custody, child support

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    Judge Allows Jesse James to Move Daughter to Texas

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 20, 2010

    An Orange County, California judge issued an order earlier today, granting television personality Jesse James’s motion to relocate his daughter Sunny to Texas. James’s ex-wife, porn star Janine Lindemulder, had been fighting the request to move. James has had primary physical custody of the six-year-old for almost two years, since Lindemulder was sent to federal prison for income tax violations.

    Judge Thomas Schulte ruled that James will have physical custody of Sunny and Lindemulder, who was recently released from a halfway house, will share legal custody. Lindemulder will have visitation with Sunny once a month in California and will have visitation for half of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, two-thirds of summer vacation and all of spring break.

    The judge ordered that Sunny will stay with Lindemulder for the remainder of the summer before moving to Texas to attend school in the fall. Financial issues will be determined at a later court date.

    Judge Schulte said he based his decision on Sunny’s bond with her siblings that live with their father and the fact that “she is doing well in her father’s care.” James recently indicated that he planned to move to Austin with his children from a first marriage, Chandler, 15, and Jesse Jr., 12, for business purposes and so that the children could maintain a relationship with their former stepmother, actress Sandra Bullock. James’s third ex-wife, Bullock moved to Austin after their split this spring. Bullock recently adopted an infant son, to whom Lindemulder has said Sunny is close.

    The judge had concerns about that Lindemulder was in a “fragile position to make poor decisions,” including the one to marry an ex-con while incarcerated (from whom she is already separated), despite it being a probation violation.

    Although she sobbed upon hearing the judge’s decision, Lindemulder said, after court, “[Sunny] will be fine. It hurts. Sandy is good. Jesse is good. Sunny loves baby Louis. She’s excited to move to Texas. [Bullock] will be good for her.” She also indicated that she couldn’t compete with James and Bullock and the “nice things they provide.” She then indicated that she may though allow Sunny to move to Texas early.

    Lindemulder previously accused James of moving to simply try to win Bullock back at the expense of Lindemulder’s relationship with Sunny.

    In most states, the custodial parent must provide the non-custodial parent with notice of an intention to move the child out-of-state or even to a local or in-state location which might affect visitation. The non-custodial parent then has an opportunity to oppose the move and force the relocating parent to seek the court’s approval.

    In considering such a request, the court will look into the reasons the custodial parent wishes to move, the negative impact, if any, the move may have on visitation and the child’s relationship with the non-custodial parent as well as potential advantages to moving the child, such as continued relationships with siblings. When a move is authorized, the court will generally adjust visitation to accommodate longer but less-frequent periods of visitation (as in this case) and require transportation costs to be borne by the moving parent.

    Library Topics: visitation, custodial parent request to move, sole physical custody, joint legal custody

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    Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Etheridge Split Getting Ugly

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 10, 2010

    Melissa Etheridge and Tammy EtheridgeAfter splitting back in April, Melissa Etheridge and her wife, the former Tammy Lynn Michaels, are making it official. Etheridge filed to dissolve the couple’s domestic partnership in California earlier this month. The filing apparently surprised Tammy, who took to her blog and expressed anger at being blind-sided by the singer.

    Tammy’s lawyer Steven Knowles now says that Etheridge has not been providing any financial support to Tammy or their two children since they split this spring. Knowles says Tammy has a grand total of $4 to her name. Tammy was a working actress when the couple got together in 2001 but hasn’t worked regularly since giving birth to twins in 2006.

    This week, Tammy filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. According to Knowles, even though Tammy and Melissa were not legally married in California, “They were married in their own eyes and in the eyes of the world … and Melissa was the first to say they were, in fact, married.” (Same-sex marriage was legal in California for about six months in 2008.)

    TMZ says that Tammy’s petition requests the award of spousal support and asserts that she can’t get spousal support if she is not “married.” While technically true, this is pretty misleading. California law does allow splitting domestic partners to receive “partner support” upon dissolution of a domestic partnership. (Etheridge’s petition does ask that Tammy be denied any award of partner support.)

    Etheridge asked for joint legal and physical custody of the kids but Tammy is asking for full legal and physical custody. Knowles says Melissa can’t possibly be a participant in the custody agreement because her schedule makes it impossible to be a meaningful parent.

    Melissa’s lawyer, Neal Hersh, commented that “Melissa is paying all of Tammy’s expenses, which totals tens of thousands of dollars per month.” (My guess is that Etheridge is paying household bills – mortgage, utilities, etc. – but that Tammy has no access to cash for daily expenses like food and gas. Not sure whether she has access to joint credit cards or if she had any individual assets remaining in her name since the 2003 commitment.)

    Hersh has previously represented Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt, Pamela Anderson, Eddie Cibrian, Halle Berry and other celebs in their divorces. He recently filed a divorce petition on behalf of Kelsey Grammer’s wife, Camille Grammer.

    Knowles was a partner at Trope & Trope for 25 years before starting his own firm. While at Trope & Trope, Knowles worked with Nicole Kidman and Britney Spears.

    Library Topics: domestic partnership, petition for dissolution, same-sex marriage, same-sex divorce, spousal support, legal custody, physical custody, custody agreement

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    Kelsey Grammer & Camille Grammer Split

    By K. McKinney | Published: July 6, 2010

    Kelsey Grammer and Camille GrammerActor Kelsey Grammer’s third wife, Camille Grammer (formerly Camille Donatacci) filed for divorce in a Los Angeles court last week, citing the no-fault grounds of irreconcilable differences. She asked the court for joint legal custody and primary physical custody of their daughter Mason,age 8, and son Jude, age 5, as well as spousal support.

    The divorce petition was filed by Camille’s divorce attorney, Neal Hersh. Hersh has previously represented Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt, Pamela Anderson, Eddie Cibrian, Halle Berry and other celebs in their divorces.

    Kelsey is currently in New York appearing on Broadway in the musical La Cage Aux Folles, and was recently nominated for a Tony Award. Camille, a former Playboy model, is rumored to be starring on Bravo’s upcoming Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

    Rumors indicate that, since Kelsey went to New York for La Cage, he has been disengaged from Camille and the children – instead wrapped up in his New York life and friends. The couple have been married since August 1997. Their two children were both born via a surrogate.

    Kelsey has two other children from previous relationships. His daughter Spencer is 26 and was born to Kelsey and his first wife, Doreen Alderman. His 18-year-old daughter Greer was born during his marriage to Leigh-Anne Cushany – but her mother is Barrie Bucker, not Cushany.

    Library Topics: divorce, no-fault divorce grounds, joint legal custody, primary physical custody, spousal support, divorce attorney

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