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Divorce Property And The Unusual Divorce Stories It Can Bring

If you have ever before bought a fish tank for an in-home aquarium, the thought probably never crossed your mind that one day you may have to divide up your fish in a fair and equitable manner, or at the very least retain a custody and visitation schedule for your beloved new pets.

Crazy as though it may seem to bicker over something as marginal as a tank of fish, it is not as unusual as one may think. Unfortunately for the sake of the fish, being transported around to a different location a few times per year is a stressful event unto itself, but that is another story altogether!

Dog and cat visitation schedules, compromises regarding which party is to take care of the pet medical insurance and/or the costs associated with veterinary visits and care, and of course the fish tank scenario are all situations that the divorce court has seen in when it comes to divorcing spouses.

The most infamous divorce petition to ever come across my view was one that belonged to a woman whose sole aim was to punish her husband for his adultery.

It was made clear in this couple's marital settlement agreement that they would each keep a "portion" of their current real estate dwelling, as neither of them could afford the exorbitant costs of selling the house and then looking for somewhere new to reside after the divorce.

It was fairly obvious that in this divorce, the woman had the upper hand and was going to do as much as she could to humiliate her husband to return the favor for his straying behavior. The spouses' petition read as follows:

The Husband and Wife agree that they will each retain a percentage of their real estate property. The Wife will live in the main house, while the Husband agrees to reside in the garage where he will receive only the following: one plate, one drinking glass, one spoon, one bowl, one fork, one knife, one dish towel, one cloth napkin from the wedding collection, one garbage can and one Hefty bag to go with it, one air mattress to sleep on, one top sheet and one bottom sheet, one pillow and one pillowcase, one blanket, and absolutely nothing more. The Wife shall receive all other marital property.

Hard as it was for me to believe that a break up could escalate to so bitter and petty a level, it was even more difficult to fathom that a divorce judge sitting behind the bench would rightfully allow this divorce case to successfully make its way through the family court system and grant the requests of the spouses.

Strangely enough, upon checking this divorce case later down the road, to my utter shock I discovered that the judge who had seen this couple's petition put it through with no problems; and, I was now stuck with the knowledge that the cheating spouse was living in a garage with only one of each necessary living item.

It struck me then that this scenario was partly due to my having to prepare the divorce order in the first place; then again the couple got exactly what they wanted, leaving this as one to put down for the uncontested divorce record books.

Should yahoo answers change the age on the forum?
Does anyone else on here have an issue with the age of yahoo answers being 13? The reason I'm saying this is because for some reason the singles and dating section is flooded with young children asking for relationship advice on silly topics. If I had a dollar for every time a 13 year old girl asked the question "does he like me" then well I'd be rich. Plus I can't say I like the fact that a 13 year old child can give out marriage advice, divorce advice, I honestly find it quite annoying when I ask a serious question about taxes or marriage and end up getting some immature answer from a kid. I personally think they should be allowed to ask questions freely but yahoo answers really should be broken in to age groups. Not to mention the younger ones are typically the ones immature enough to troll through. Not saying they are all like this but I think having the yahoo answers community consisting of people from ages 13 to 75 all in the same community is a terrible idea because there are some subjects that children should not have any say in. (marriage, divorce, finance, pregnancy) And I find the thought a little disturbing that a 13 year old child could easily be advising me on my marriage. It would be a lot easier to sort out the good and bad advice if there were age groups on here. What are they rest of your thoughts on the subject though? @asheal not being judgemental..if if there parents got a divorce then they can advise other KIDS on how to get though it.....When it comes to telling a grown woman or man how to get through a divorce, experience is the only teacher. And to everyone else, Remember old aol? How they had aol kids, aol teens, aol adult, etc? I think that's what they should have .I remember when I was 15 I had aol teen and I had no desire to have aol for adults or kids. I just think they should separate it. I should probably change the name of the question then though

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Does anyone else on here have an issue with the age of yahoo answers being 13? The reason I'm saying this is because for some reason the singles and dating section is flooded with young children asking for relationship advice on silly topics. If I had a dollar for every time a 13 year old girl asked the question "does he like me" then well I'd be rich. Plus I can't say I like the fact that a 13 year old child can give out marriage advice, divorce advice, I honestly find it quite annoying when I ask a serious question about taxes or marriage and end up getting some immature answer from a kid. I personally think they should be allowed to ask questions freely but yahoo answers really should be broken in to age groups. Not to mention the younger ones are typically the ones immature enough to troll through. Not saying they are all like this but I think having the yahoo answers community consisting of people from ages 13 to 75 all in the same community is a terrible idea because there are some subjects that children should not have any say in. (marriage, divorce, finance, pregnancy) And I find the thought a little disturbing that a 13 year old child could easily be advising me on my marriage. It would be a lot easier to sort out the good and bad advice if there were age groups on here. remember old AOL where they had a group for kids, teens, college students, and adults? Something like that. I had AOL for kids and loved chatting with kids my age. I'm in college and I would love a yahoo college students forum. It would also make me feel better about my younger siblings coming on here if there were a group specifically designed for kids and/or teens. What are they rest of your thoughts on the subject though?

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i want him very intensely,he is divorced,advice, suggestions thanks!

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