Spousal concordance in health behavior change.
Smoking, drinking, and obesity have all garnered much attention for their detrimental effects on health and other outcomes. Behaviors such as exercise and a healthy diet, in contrast, can have positive effects on health. Similarly, the use of preventive services, such as cholesterol screening and flu shots, can lead...

Family law for paralegals, 4th ed.
9780735563827 Family law for paralegals, 4th ed. Ehrlich, J. Shoshanna. Wolters Kluwer 2008 692 pages $102.95 Paperback KF505 Ehrlich (public and community service, U. of Massachusetts-Boston) makes sure the newest interpretations...

Why do we have spousal support.
Why do we have spousal support? What is its purpose? Why should one spouse continue to support the other long after their relationship has ended? These are difficult and theoretical questions to answer. However, it is important to try to answer them. The answers will help determine...

Unprincipled family dissolution: the American Law Institutes recommendations for spousal support and division of property.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Why Serious Reform of Family Law Is Needed B. Basic Flaws in the Reporters' Response C. The Reporters' Failure to Reign In Judicial Discretion II. THE REPORTERS' RATIONALES FOR "COMPENSATORY PAYMENTS" A. Compensation for Loss of Marital Living Standard Under Section 5 B. Back Pay for...

Deducting legal fees related to spousal support.
The costs involved in ending a marriage are significant, in both financial and emotional terms. To the extent a deduction may be claimed for the financial component, the tax department can be called upon to subsidize these costs. Ordinarily, the costs of a divorce are considered personal in nature...

Couples' support provision during illness: the role of perceived emotional responsiveness.
The authors investigated emotional (empathy) and problematic (minimizing) support exchanges between 243 women experiencing a lupus flare-up and their husbands. Husbands and wives reported the amount of support they provided to each other and the extent to which they felt the support they received from partners was emotionally responsive...

Bills grant many rights, protections.
Byline: The Register-Guard Here's how the legal rights under Oregon's domestic partnership law and expanded anti-discrimination law will work when they take effect Jan. 1: Domestic partnerships:Two unmarried, unrelated individuals of the same sex 18 or older, at least one of whom is an Oregon...

Britney's spouse seeks support, custody.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One day after Britney Spears filed for divorce from husband Kevin Federline, the dancer and fledgling rapper responded on Wednesday with court papers seeking spousal support and custody of their two children. Federline, 28, submitted his response in Los Angeles Superior Court, the...

Actress Reese Witherspoon files for divorce.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon filed for divorce on Wednesday from her husband of seven years, actor Ryan Phillippe, just nine days after the couple announced their separation. In her petition in Los Angeles Superior Court, Witherspoon sought custody of the couple's two children,...

California Family Law for Paralegals, 4th ed.
0735546592 California family law for paralegals, 4th ed. Waller, Marshall W. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2005 601 pages $86.95 Paperback KFC115 Combining statutory law and judicial interpretation, this textbook clarifies the nature...