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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are back in Entertainment Tonight’s legal spotlight with their court battle and custody stipulation. http://www.etonline.com/news/204522_how_brad_pitt_and_angelina_jolie_hit_a_standstill_custody_agreement/ Four points of interest and inspection from this article are: The parties have a stipulation BUT they didn’t initially file it with the court, Respondent Pitt is trying to get the case sealed, Child Protective [..] The post When is a Custody Stipulation an Order?… and When are Files Private? appeared first on The Law Office of Stephanie White.

The specters of divorce and child custody are now lurking over Hollywood’s most celebrated couple.  After two years of marriage, Angelina Jolie has filed a dissolution of marriage (divorce) action in Los Angeles.  According to TMZ http://www.tmz.com/2016/09/20/angelina-joile-files-for-divorce-brad-pitt, it has to do with the couple’s six children. Angelina is reportedly asking for joint legal custody and sole physical custody. [..] The post Dividing Brangelina — The Myths of Joint Custody appeared first on The Law Office of Stephanie White.

People who face the reality of having to file bankruptcy often feel defeated.  They can see their need to file as a failure.  This Glass-Half-Empty view is certainly understandable. Looking Back on Bankruptcy Perhaps since their inception, bankruptcies have been accompanied by a stigma of irresponsibility and failure.  In British common law, a bankruptcy was a [..] The post Life After a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy appeared first on The Law Office of Stephanie White.