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Elgin Man Sentenced for Domestic Violence
During a verbal argument in 2011, Quinzeric D. Span resorted to violence against his girlfriend. Elgin authorities claimed that Span not only attacked his girlfriend in an Elgin residence near the 400 block of Chicago Street, but also in a car while being driven around Elgin by a third party.
This attack ended when the woman escaped the vehicle while it was stopped at a stop-light. She ran away from her attacker at the intersection of North Grove Avenue and Seneca Street. But she did not escape the beating unscathed. She suffered a broken orbital bone near her eye and a perforated eardrum.
Span was taken into custody to await trial at the Kane County jail. While he was jailed, he successfully communicated with his girlfriend over the phone. Records show that since he was in prison, Span placed over 450 phone calls to the woman, against a court order preventing him from doing so. Authorities claim that this was an attempt to stop her from testifying against him.
The Ease of Proving Infidelity Through Technology
The recent scandal involving ex-CIA official David Petraeus, Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, biographer Paula Broadwell, and the shirtless General John Allen should remind us all that unlike many things in life, technology is infallible, and leaves a trail behind that is not all that difficult to follow. Whether an affair is carried out via email, text messages, Facebook, or other technological means, these electronic communications leave a path that even the least technologically-adept people can discover. In fact, some businesses have made a profit enabling people to easily discover infidelity by creating specialized computer monitoring software and ghost spyware to recreate a spouse’s computer keystrokes, monitor website usage, and record all emails, whether sent or received. As a result, private investigators who stake out allegedly cheating husbands may have become a thing of the past, and even they admit that these types of technological advances have cut into their business margins.
Women can lose health insurance coverage through divorce
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor did a study and found that about 115,000 women lose their health insurance every year due to divorce. Unfortunately, this is not usually remedied quicklly; the overall rates of health insurance coverage for women after a divorce remains low for two or more years.
The lead author of the study is Bridget Lavelle, a University Ph.D. candidate in public policy and sociology; she claims that the loss of health insurance is a huge deal because it most often is concurrent with the loss of a husband. The study analyzes data from across the nation from 1966 through 2007 on women between the ages of 26 to 64. Lavelle conducted the study with U-M sociologist Pamela Smock, and the research was supported by the U-M National Poverty Center.
The study also found:
- About 65,000 divorced women lose all health insurance coverage in the months following divorce yearly. These women often have trouble maintaining private health insurance because they do not qualify as a dependent on their husbands’ policies or cannot pay premiums for other private insurances. These women also do not typically qualify for Medicaid or other public insurance.
Requirements for Fault & No-Fault Divorce in Illinois
Every state has different requirements that a person must meet before a petition can be filed. There are a slew of things to consider as you begin the arduous process in addition to Illinois-specific requirements, including waiting periods and postnuptial agreements. First, though, it’s important to choose what kind of divorce you’ll be filing—fault or no-fault. After this has been determined, and agreed upon by both parties, the next important step is to hire a divorce lawyer who can help you with everything else.
Fault divorce in Illinois can be determined by a number of reasons, including, but not limited to:
- adultery
- impotence
- two-years of drug addiction or habitual drunkenness
- felony conviction
- imprisonment
- infection with an STD
Wife of Cicero Town President Files for Divorce
The life of Elizabeth Dominick, 55, is going through a lot of changes. The wife of Cicero town president, Larry Dominick, resigned from her public office post as the director of the town’s health clinic. At the time, she cited multiple causes for leaving this position. She said that many of the upper echelon of town officials rarely came into work.
In her resignation letter she went to great lengths to include abuses that she received on the job. "I can no longer remain at this capacity due to horrific mental abuse that I have had to endure for the past four years as Director," she states in the letter, dated July 9. Now, she has made another split.
During the week of November 5th, Elizabeth filed for divorce from her husband Larry. Again, she cited mental abuses perpetrated by her husband as the grounds for divorce, with no further details at this time. She has also publicly claimed that her husband’s family has been a major stress on their relationship.
Who gets Custody of a Pet after a Divorce?
During a divorce, many things are changed irrevocably. The house that you have shared with your family might belong to your ex. Assets that you have worked for including your retirement funds may be divided depending on the situation of your spouse. Illinois is an equitable distribution state which does not mean that property is split 50/50. But what happens if the property is not really property?
For people who have pets, they generally treat them like family. It is not crazy to see grown up people talk to their dogs and cats in baby talk. There are also opportunities to spoil pets and kids with treats and toys and hugs and kisses. In a lot of ways they are more similar than dissimilar. The difficult truth about divorce is that pets are normally treated like property, which may create a difficult situation for either spouse.
Missing for a Week, Mother Says She "Just Needed to Get Away"
A Volo, IL mother and her two young children went missing. Aneta Marsek, 33, and her daughters, 2 year old Chevelle and 4 month old Macenzie, left her parents’ home around 7 p.m.on a Saturday night and disappeared. Her estranged husband Dan Marsek reported them missing. Police led an intense search for the family using helicopters and a small plane. Friends and family also helped out where they could, such as handing out flyers. There was even a candlelight vigil held for the mother and her two babies.
A week later, Marsek walked into a Wisconsin Dells gas station and told the attendant she thought police might be looking for her. A short time later, she took police to her vehicle where the two children were found safe. She told police that she had felt the need to get away and the Dells reminded her of when she was a child. She also said that she and the children had been living in the car since arriving in the area, a Chevy Trailblazer.
But Dan Marsek filed paperwork with the court after his estranged wife was found, alleging that the disappearance with the children was just another attempt to keep them from him and to avoid a hearing which was to set a visitation schedule. According to a report from NBC Chicago, Dan Marsek told the court that Aneta Marsek has disappeared three other times this year; in January, March and May.
Taking Lessons from the Boomer Generation
According to the Chicago Tribune, married couples of today can take lessons from the Baby Boomers generation when it comes to making a marriage last. Some question this advice because in 1990, less than 10 percent of documented divorces included spouses that were over the age of 50. However, recent studies show that the same age group account for over 25 percent of divorces today. However, there are other studies that show that the boomer generations are among the happiest.
Date Your Mate
One of the things that are vital in keeping the love alive is to not become totally complacent. While being comfortable is part of a good marriage, you can be comfortable while keeping things exciting. Set up a date night and do something new. Get out of the house and go dancing or perhaps take an overnight trip to a place that neither of you have visited. Keeping things interesting is a great way to keep your significant other interested and keep them wondering. The date nights do not have to be expensive, it can be something as simple as a picnic at your favorite park.
Ronnie Wood Divorce Results in Auction of Rolling Stones Memorabilia
According to the Huffington Post, the 2011 divorce of Ronnie Wood has culminated in a two-day auction of Rolling Stones memorabilia and artwork jointly owned by Wood and his wife as part of their divorce settlement. Notable items included in the auction included Wood’s white leather coat that sold for $8,960, a lithograph of Eric Clapton drawn by Wood and signed by both Clapton and Wood that sold for $5,120, and Wood’s 1955 Fender Stratocaster guitar that went for $60,800. The auction took place at Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills gallery.
When a divorcing couple owns assets of any value, they must be divided in an equitable manner between the parties. This often becomes a point of contention during a divorce, particularly when the assets are of a significant value. If parties are unable to reach a satisfactory division of personal property, or if it is necessary to liquidate assets in order to pay off marital debts, then an auction of personal property can be one way to raise those funds. In a case such as the Wood divorce, where an auction of the parties’ Rolling Stones memorabilia was likely to result in a large pay-off for the parties, an auction was probably the easiest way to liquidate the parties’ assets.
Donald Trumps Bombshell News Expected to be Past Divorce Plans for First Family
Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement regarding President Barack Obama is believed to be secret divorce papers that were filed by Michelle Obama and the President, according to a financial pundit linked to the tycoon.
It has been alleged that the Celebrity Apprentice host will reveal he has documents that show the First Lady and Barack Obama considered splitting up at one point during their 20 years of marriage.
Douglas Kass, an investor who appears on CNBC’s talkshow ‘Squawkbox’ where Donald Trump also appears, tweeted his 48,000 followers today: "High above the Alps my Gnome has heard that Donald Trump will announce that he has unearthed divorce papers between the Prez and his wife."
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