Former ESPN sportscaster Steve Phillips is in the middle ofa very public divorce. Phillips infidelity with an assistant at ESPN hasgarnered national attention since the affair was made public.

The divorce was filed in Conneticut which is a no faultdivorce state, but marital infidelity is one of eleven factors that the courtcan use in dividing up property and deciding alimony. Phillips’ wife Marnifiled for divorce on Sept. 29 but the case is not scheduled to be in courtuntil January.

Phillips has made headlines recently after the assistant hehad an affair with began writing threatening letters to his wife, and harassingthe family at their home.

If you or someone you know is considering divorce, pleasecontact the Raleigh Divorce Lawyers of Marshall & Taylor, P.C. by calling919-833-1040.

A woman has filed for divorce after discovering an unusualnickname her husband used for her. The woman found that her husband had listedher as “Guantanamo” on his cell phone.

The Saudi woman made the discovery after sifting through herhusband’s contact information on the phone when he left it at home one day. Thewoman explained to a Riyadh newspaper that she would consider settling forfinancial compensation from her husband and end her 17-year marriage.

The husband has not made a public comment.

If you or someone you know is considering filing fordivorce, please contact the Raleigh Divorce Lawyers of Marshall & Taylor bycalling 919-833-1040.

A woman in suburban New York City has been arrested oncharges of filing fake domestic violence reports in order to get preferentialtreatment for subsidized housing.

According to the New York City Department of Investigationsaid the 44 year-old Yonkers woman was arrested after she filed fraudulentapplications and forged police reports and a court order of protection. Sheused the documents to apply for housing through the New York City HousingAuthority.

There are over 130,000 people waiting for the subsidizedhousing vouchers known as Section 8. Domestic violence victims are givenpreference.

If convicted the woman could face up to seven years inprison.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of domesticviolence, please contact the Raleigh Divorce Lawyers of Marshall & Taylor,P.C. by calling 919-833-1040.

Reality television star Kate Gosselin has filed paperworkasking for child support and temporary spousal support from her ex-husband JonGosselin. Jon Gosselin was in the news recently after it was reported that hetook almost $230,000 from a joint bank account he shared with Kate Gosselin.

Mark Momjian, one of Kate’s divorce attorneys said of thefiling “[Kate] needs relief in light of the draining of substantial maritalassets in violation of the arbitrator’s decision that the money should be usedonly for specific purposes.” Momjian added that the economic issues between thecouple are being worked out with a court-appointed arbitrator.

The application for child support and temporary spousalsupport was filed last week around the same time as an emergency petitionasking a Montgomery County judge to order the return of the $230,000.

Mark Heller, attorney for Jon Gosselin, said of the petition“We are hoping in the next few days we can all do some bookkeeping, I’m prettysure this can come to a cordial resolution.”

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Sue Decker, the former president of Yahoo, is getting a divorce. After a break-up was confirmed two years ago, Decker and her soon to be ex-husband are now getting a divorce. In a letter sent to Decker’s legal team, her husband says that “Sue seems to be particularly upset that it has come to light that she has engaged in illegal drug use for many years, has had(an) extramarital affair(s), has undertaken to record (secretly and illegally) Mike during his exclusive time at the Laguna home, and so forth.

“Sue is now blaming Mike for the situation that exists – a situation that consists of nothing more than Mike conducting proper discovery to probe the accusations Sue has made as well as Sue’s denials (primarily her denials by silence – the invocation of privileges against self-incrimination).”

Decker, who has not publicly responded to the accusations,is seeking to collect evidence concerning Decker’s purported and unspecified accusations about her husband.

If you or someone you know is considering divorce, please contact the Raleigh Divorce Lawyers of Marshall & Taylor, P.C. by calling 919-833-1040.

A custody hearing is set for a kidnapped newborn and histree siblings after the children were taken from their mother followingaccusations that the family tried to sell the baby. Tennessee child welfareofficials confirmed allegations that someone in Maria Gurrolla’s family triedto sell her 1-week-old son Yair Anthony Carillo.

The baby was recovered in Alabama on Friday, three daysafter being taken from his Nashville home. Gurrolla claims a woman posing as animmigration agent attacked her with a knife and stole the child.

Rob Johnson, a spokesman for the Department of Children’sServices and the FBI would not comment on the baby selling report.

A custody hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. Records are closedbecause the case is in juvenile court.

If you are involved in a child custody dispute, pleasecontact the Raleigh Family Law Attorneys of Marshall & Taylor, PC at919-833-1040.

A New York man is suspected of running a Ponzi scheme thatpreyed on couples looking to adopt. Kevin Cohen, 41, pleaded no guilty Fridayto grand larceny and other charges after a Long Island couple told prosecutorsthat they paid him $60,000 in fees for a baby that he never delivered.

15 other couples in Georgia, Ohio and Texas have contactedthe Nassau County prosecutor’s office telling similar stories. Nassau CountyDistrict Attorney Kathleen Rice likened the case to a Ponzi scheme becauseCohen partially refunded some disappointed couples with money from new clients.

Rice said of the case “This was so much more than just afraud scheme… The emotional turmoil he put these couples through isunimaginable. You have couple after couple who just want to provide a niceloving home for a baby.”

If you are considering adoption the experienced Raleigh Adoption Attorneys of Marshal & Taylor P.C. can answer your questions, help you review your options, and represent you efficiently in and out of court. Please call 919-833-1040.