tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-137406 2012-01-26T18:06:19-05:00 Jeanne Hannah Traverse City Family Lawyer discusses child custody, divorce, parental kidnapping, military family issues, and other family law news and views. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef016761214aa9970b 2012-01-26T18:06:19-05:00 2012-01-26T18:06:19-05:00

My family law colleagues are all talking about yesterday's column in the Wall Street Journal about nagging as a source of toxin to marriage. Meet the Marriage Killer: It's More Common Than Adultery and Potentially As Toxic, So Why Is It So Hard to Stop Nagging? By Elizabeth Bernstein for the Wall Street Journal

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0167610656f2970b 2012-01-24T20:14:40-05:00 2012-01-24T20:14:40-05:00

A client sent me a link today to an article that seems very appropos in many divorces where domestic abuse, including physical, emotional and economic abuse are occurring. Often, it's not until the divorce is in progress that an abused spouse will recognise or acknowledge the abuse. Some of the worst abuse come from a narcissist.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0168e55ffad8970c 2012-01-12T06:54:00-05:00 2012-01-12T06:54:00-05:00

Governor BarbourMississippi Governor Haley Barbour is leaving office today, and he's done something to ensure that a certain group will never forget him. People whose family members were murdered now have to live with the knowledge that their loved one's killer is on the loose because Barbour decided to pardon several inmates, including many who killed their wives and girlfriends.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0162ff689291970d 2012-01-11T16:01:27-05:00 2012-01-11T16:01:27-05:00

For thousands of combat veterans, driving has become an ordeal. Once their problems were PTSD viewed mainly as a form of road rage or thrill seeking. But increasingly, erratic driving by returning troops is being identified as a symptom of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder, or P.T.S.D. — and coming under greater scrutiny amid concerns about higher accident rates among veterans.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0162ff03d64c970d 2012-01-05T09:55:11-05:00 2012-01-05T20:31:48-05:00

Empty outposts overseas mean full billets and bedrooms back at home. In view of the “new phase of relations” between the U.S. and Iraq, using Vice-President Joe Biden’s language, many servicemembers (SMs) are returning home. The redeployment of military personnel back to their stateside assignments and their homes is the result of significant drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan. The homecoming impact will be felt nationwide, not just in communities near military bases. While reuniting with one’s family will be a joyous experience for SMs, it may create significant stresses for some. And these stresses may lead to legal consequences.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0168e4fa2459970c 2012-01-04T14:45:05-05:00 2012-01-04T15:14:37-05:00

An article in today's Detroit Free Press points out that even though Facebook requirements that users must be at least thirteen, 55% of parents of 12-year-olds report that their child has a Facebook account. The overwhelming majority of those parents, about 82%, knew when their underage child signed up, and 76% helped create the account. Two concerns occur to me.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef01675fcc17c1970b 2012-01-01T10:49:29-05:00 2012-01-01T15:52:53-05:00

Sheri Keller, Domestic Supervisor of court-sponsored classes for parenting in the family court in Topeka, Kansas wrote to tell me more about the Horizons class she teaches with psychologist Bud Dale for parents going through a high-conflict divorce.

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0162fec8725a970d 2011-12-31T13:09:15-05:00 2012-01-01T21:36:07-05:00

On December 27, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided People v Walker, deciding that Walker's access of his wife's password protected email account was a violation of a Michigan statute that prohibits fraudulent access to computers, computer systems, computer programs, and computer networks. The district court found that Clara did not share her computer password with defendant, and defendant did not ask Clara for her information. The trial court said: “Gmail allows a user to create a password which creates an expectation of privacy and creates security for the user. It’s the user that decides who can have access to the information inside of the computer account, which in this case is like a vault.”

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef01675ef090ec970b 2011-12-18T09:51:09-05:00 2011-12-18T09:51:09-05:00

Well, Jane Smith, filing for divorce and asking for primary custody—you think you can avoid some of the stupid things you posted on Facebook a year ago? You think it might never see the light of day—those comments about how drunk you got—where you were, with whom, doing what? Guess again!

Jeanne M. Hannah tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c74da53ef0162fdcf3491970d 2011-12-16T08:40:08-05:00 2011-12-16T09:55:58-05:00

Bud Dale shared a wonderful true story about high conflict divorce and Christmas on the ABA's Family Law Listserv. I asked for permission to share this story with my readers. Bud's story involves Janey, a mother in a high conflict divorce, attended a parent education class for high conflict families. She attended via a court order. Despite the court order, her ex-spouse did not attend. She asked to come back to speak to the next class and has done so for each group of parents for almost 2+ years. To each group of parents, Janey tells the following story about Christmas:

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