Let’s face it. Not every divorce judge is a Divorce Saloon Titan. I think under certain rarefied circumstances either one or both of those options – fire or remove – is possible. But it is extremely rare to get a judge removed. You can get a judge fired if you can show gross misconduct. For …
Again, in most circumstances, if the judge has already ruled on your case, it will be a difficult undertaking to get the judge to reconsider with a letter.
Divorce Sanctions It doesn’t happen everyday but it does happen that divorce judges sanction divorcing parties or their attorney’s in a divorce action. It usually is in response to some type of outrageous and/or repeatedly offensive behavior. The judge usually gives warnings before sanctions are imposed so there is some type of repetitious behavior that …
Read moreSanctions From a Divorce judge in a Divorce Case are Pretty Common
Last week, a Manhattan judge gave a woman permission to serve her estranged husband by Facebook since she could not find him otherwise. This is hardly the first time a judge in New York has given the green light to plaintiffs needing to effectuate service of divorce papers in the state but it seems to …
Read moreNEW YORK: Divorce Judges in New York State seem more inclined to approve of social media
John Bolch, author of UK blog Family Lore, brought our attention to the story in the Independent which reports today on Scot Young’s divorce. This update is highly appreciated since we have not had recent updates on that case in years! If you have been following Divorce Saloon you may remember that we did a …
Read moreUK: Millionaire Scot Young's divorce judge gets angry letter from his bankruptcy solicitor
Speed it up! Kelsey Grammer asks divorce judge to speed up his divorce from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills so that he can marry wifey number five? Kayte Walsh, 29. Basically that means Kelsey is asking for the rush job on thet divorce proceedings and he wants them to be bifurcated meaning the actual divorce proceedings are cut …
Read moreKelsey Grammer asks divorce judge to rush his divorce from Camille so he can re-marry fast
CHILDREN & CUSTODY What can you do when the judge orders you to submit to drug testing? Well, when a divorce judge orders a drug test there isn’t much you can do. Your attorney can file motions to object, presumably, but if you are being ordered to get a drug test, then you and your …
Read moreWhen the divorce judge orders you to get a drug test what can you do?
Gerald Garson used to sit on the Supreme Court Matrimonial Bench in Kings County Brooklyn before he was convicted of taking bribes to fix divorce cases. He spent some time in a half-way house jail in Harlem but was released early after doing counseling for substance abuse. According to the New York Post, his early …
Read moreHARLEM: Brooklyn divorce judge released from Harlem half-way house early sparks outrage
It is one of the occupational hazards of being a New York Divorce Attorney. Sometimes, you have a client who is accused of being a psycho by his or her spouse and you are put to the task of proving that this is a total, one hundred percent prevarication by a vindictive spouse who is trying …
OHIO: Divorce and family law judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze who sits on the Ohio Supreme Court, and whose father was also a judge in the same district may have to step down not due to nepotism per se, but because according to Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, “judicial rules require judges to remove themselves from cases in which a …
Read moreOHIO: Ohio Divorce judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze must step down