Category Archives: Divorce

YouTube Scandal–Grounds for Divorce

Published on November 9, 2009 by Debrina Washington

A New York Appeals Court upheld a ruling in favor of Philip Smith, President of the Shubert Organization, awarding him a divorce from his wife on the basis of cruel and inhuman treatment.  The court, specifically, referred to Tricia Smith’s very public YouTube video regarding her separation, as a determining factor for the divorce. 
Public Humiliation– Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
The Court of [...]

You Got Served.. Service of Process in “No Man’s Land”

Published on October 7, 2009 by Debrina Washington

Firstly,  I don’t mean to imply that anywhere but the United States is considered “No Man’s Land”, however, when one must figure out how to serve a NY divorce summons and complaint to a Defendant in a foreign country, the process may become quite daunting and confusing.
What may seem like a simple, uncontested divorce may get [...]