A woman who received part of her ex-husband’s civil service pension at divorce was also entitled to share in his later cost-of-living adjustments, the Kentucky Court of Appeals recently decided. When the couple divorced, the pension was divided equally between the husband and wife.

The fact that a father was given a lengthy prison sentence for drug offenses doesn’t automatically mean he should lose his parental rights, says the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The state had argued that the father’s rights should be terminated due to “abandonment and neglect.”

When you’re going through a divorce, one of the biggest fouls you can commit is trying to hide assets so you can keep them for yourself. It’s usually easy to get caught, and you can be severely punished for not being truthful.

We’ve all heard horror stories about personal privacy and identity theft. That’s why many people shred all their sensitive documents after they no longer need them – including credit card bills, bank statements, older tax documents, and anything with PIN or Social Security numbers. But what about divorce papers?

Prenuptial agreements are usually thought of as a way of protecting assets in case a marriage doesn’t work out. But they’re increasingly being used to protect a spouse’s reputation as well. In the age of social media, it’s very easy for a bitter ex-spouse to humiliate someone in front of family and friends, or even thousands of strangers.

If someone signs a prenuptial agreement but can’t locate the original signed copy years later, it’s possible that it might still be enforced. It’s not a sure thing, but it’s possible, as a couple of recent court cases show. In one case, a wealthy owner of strip malls and hotels in New York persuaded his fiancée to sign a prenup during a whirlwind three-week engagement by telling her that his dad would “cut him off’ if