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A lesson in the rules of civil procedure when a spouse does not want a divorce

Posted on 04/13/2016 at 12:00 AM by Mary Zambreno

What happens when one spouse wants the divorce while the other spouse does not? Can the hesitant spouse keep the divorce...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Child Custody, child support, divorce, divorce in Iowa, Iowa civil procedure, Iowa family law

Disestablishing paternity under Iowa's child support laws

Posted on 03/28/2016 at 12:00 AM by Mary Zambreno

There’s a Davenport man who’s making national headlines for contesting a law that requires him to pay child support for...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: child support, Iowa family law

An examination of alimony guidelines by the Iowa Supreme Court

Posted on 02/03/2016 at 06:58 AM by Mary Zambreno

Despite this state's long-standing principles regarding the statutorily mandated alimony considerations pursuant to Iowa...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: AAML, alimony, alimony Iowa, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, child support guidelines, Gust Court, Iowa family law, Iowa Supreme Court, length of marriage, prenuptial agreement, spousal support, spousal support guidelines

Winning the lottery but losing in the divorce

Posted on 01/13/2016 at 01:09 PM by Mary Zambreno

The drawing for the largest lottery jackpot ever is upon us, so now might be a good time to address how such a dramatic...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: child support, divorce in Iowa, Iowa family law, Iowa lottery, Iowa Tax, Powerball

5 ways that celebrity divorces are not like yours

Posted on 04/23/2015 at 12:25 PM by Mary Zambreno

#5 Your vitriolic voicemails don't get published in the media. When Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen went through a d...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Charlie Sheen, Child Custody, Chris Martin, Denise Richards, divorce, Elin Nordegren, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iowa family law, marriage, Mel Gibson, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Queen of England, Robyn Moore Gibson, Tiger Woods

Ensuring smooth post-separation transfer by circumventing the ability-to-repay rule

Posted on 08/06/2014 at 11:29 AM by Mary Zambreno

The CFPB recently took action to ensure successors of mortgages (such as spouses or children of a deceased family member...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: ability to repay, CFPB, divorce, interpretive rule, Iowa family law, keeping a home after divorce

"Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married"

Posted on 07/08/2014 at 08:20 AM by Mary Zambreno

Co-authored with Jesse R. Johnston Would Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's relationship look different in Iowa than it does...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: alimony, common law marriage, divorce in Iowa, Goldie Hawn, Iowa family law, Kurt Russell

Preparing a Child for "a Life of Service": Custody Considerations in Tennessee's Woods v. Woods

Posted on 07/01/2013 at 09:14 AM by Mary Zambreno

Co-Authored By: Ryan A. Kennedy In the case Woods v. Woods, 2013 WL 2149747 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013), the Tennessee Court o...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa family law, joint custody, primary care of children, primary custody

Hidden cameras and GPS tracking: The legality of using surveillance in a divorce

Posted on 10/16/2012 at 08:50 AM by Mary Zambreno

In a divorce, spouses seem to think that the war is won through surveillance. A recent Wall Street Journal article repor...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: divorce in Iowa, Iowa family law, Marriage of Tigges

With this ring, I thee wed . . . or not

Posted on 08/16/2012 at 12:18 PM by Mary Zambreno

Who keeps the engagement ring when the wedding is called off? Where you happen to live will determine the answer. Each s...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: divorce, engagement ring, Iowa family law, personal property

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Iowa Family Law Blog

A lesson in the rules of civil procedure when a spouse does not want a divorce

Disestablishing paternity under Iowa's child support laws

An examination of alimony guidelines by the Iowa Supreme Court

Winning the lottery but losing in the divorce

5 ways that celebrity divorces are not like yours

Ensuring smooth post-separation transfer by circumventing the ability-to-repay rule

"Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married"

Preparing a Child for "a Life of Service": Custody Considerations in Tennessee's Woods v. Woods

Hidden cameras and GPS tracking: The legality of using surveillance in a divorce

With this ring, I thee wed . . . or not

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