Category : Family Law
Tiger Woods’ woes associated to his highly publicized sexual improprieties are not over. In what is already an embarrassing public scandal, the wounds will continue to have salt poured into them as a porn actress wants the fallen king of the golf links to take a paternity test.
Devon James, 29, claims that Woods is the father of her nine-year-old son Austin T, that he has refuses to acknowledge this, and that he owes thousands in unpaid child support. James has asked a Manatee County, Florida judge to determine the paternity of her son.
James has some unlikely opposition in her paternity fight: her own mother. Melinda Brinling-Caso, who currently has custody of the boy, says that there is “absolutely no way” that Tiger Woods is the father.
Brinling-Caso claims that a DNA test was performed in 2002 which allegedly showed another man was Austin’s father.
James’s legal action has been filed under her legal name of Melinda Jannette
This isn’t the first instance that a mistress of Tiger Woods has claimed to have been pregnant with his child. Joslyn James, 32, claims that she was impregnated twice by Woods, the first being a miscarriage, and the second which was aborted.
There is even a report, according to former Men’s Fitness editor Neal Boulton, that a story is being repressed of a woman giving birth to a child of Tiger Woods. According to the Daily Mail in the UK, he did not divulge any further information regarding a possible payment or who the alleged mother is.
Here are side-by-side photos of the child and a picture of Tiger as a kid.
Despite the blurry picture, do you think the two look alike?
When an extramarital affair takes place, there is more than just the emotional damage and potential impact on divorce proceedings. What if the unfaithful spouse contracted a a sexually transmitted disease, and then transmitted it to their husband and wife?
That is what Carl Levine claims happened when his wife allegedly has an extramarital affair. To add even more intrigue to the case, the man who has allegedly had sex with the woman was also her psychiatrist, Dr. Robert Werboff.
Mr. Levine is claiming that Dr. Werboff had a legal duty to warn him that he had herpes simplex before having unprotected sex with his wife. And, Westchester County Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Colabella agreed with him.
Westchester County Supreme Court Justice, Nicholas Colabella
“There is nothing unfair about extending such a duty of care to a spouse of the infected person,” wrote judge Colabella in Levine v. Werboff, 24873/09.
Dr. Werboff’s attorney, Bruce M. Brady, plans to appeal the decision.
According to the complaint, Dr. Werboff did not warn the alleged adulteress, Susan Levine, that he has herpes.
Mr. Levine’s official complaint states: “As a result of the acts of the Defendant, Carl Levine has been rendered sick, sore and disabled” and “suffered, among other things, infection with HSP, numerous internal injuries; illness and sickness, severe fright, shock, pain, discomfort, and anxiety, and is informed and believes… that the injuries are permanent.”
Actor Charlie Sheen has had a long and rocky relationship with the law. In his latest legal entanglement, the actor has been issued a new court date for domestic violence allegations involving his wife.
Could Charlie Sheen end up behind bars?
The charges stem from a December incident involving his wife Brooke Mueller. Sheen is considering a plea deal that may include jail time.
Sheen had initially pleaded not guilty to menacing, criminal mischief and assault charges stemming from an argument with his wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, on Christmas Day.
There’s a report that says Sheen is planning on pleading guilty in exchange for other more serious charges being dropped. If that is the case, it is possible he will do some modest amount of jail time.
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In most areas of the United States, an adoption lawyer practicing in your state can take on a wrongful adoption case if certain legal criteria are met. If nondisclosure of information by the adoption agency affected your choice in adopting a child who later developed or was diagnosed with serious medical/psychological conditions, you might have grounds for a wrongful adoption lawsuit.
Exceptions to wrongful adoption claims include:
- If the agency had no means to access the information in question
- If you signed a hold-harmless agreement among your adoption papers
- If you filed a claim after the statute of limitations has expired
These exceptions, as well as any opportunity to seek damages from a negligent adoption agency, all depends on the particular laws of your state. A wrongful adoption attorney can help you determine whether your case can be won.
Today’s skyrocketing health care bills make wrongful adoption lawsuits worth more than simple justice to adoptive parents. The need for damage recovery is especially noticeable in cases where an adopted child was later diagnosed with complications from fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
Excessive alcohol consumption by birth mothers can result in a child experiencing:
- Learning disabilities
- Poor eyesight or hearing
- Neurological problems
- Physical deformities
Adoptive parents who notice signs of FAS in their child but received no notice of the condition from the adoption agency can sue for medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages, in some states. An adoption attorney in your area can give you details.
The defense attorneys in wrongful adoption lawsuits have many ways of trying to steer clear of large damage judgments against their clients. They may focus on statutes of limitations, parental responsibility or adoption clauses that preclude lawsuits. Sometimes they point to the law that allows relinquishment as a solution to the wrongful adoption dispute.
Relinquishment entails the adoptive parents returning the adopted child to the agency and severing legal familial ties. It sounds like a simple legal solution, doesn’t it? In reality, most families find the option too difficult to comprehend after forming a bond with their adopted child. However, some states offer the remedy in the event a parent-child bond has not been formed. Adoptive parents’ rights allow for another alternative, economic compensation when families choose to remain intact.
Browse our library for more information about wrongful adoption.
In states that recognize tort law regarding wrongful adoption, the concept of recovery is based on who is damaged and who is liable. The theory is that when an adopted child develops medical problems related to information that the adoption agency did not tell the applicants, the parties suffer. The entity that broke the law requiring full disclosure of medical and other pertinent history to prospective adopting parents is to blame.
Damages may be recovered by:
- The adopted child
- Any siblings
- The adoptive parents
Responsibility for court-ordered payments for suffering and lifetime medical costs is the responsibility of the facilitating agency. However, most adoption agencies carry sufficient liability insurance to cover the judgment.
Find out more information from wrongful adoption lawyers.
Parents must decide which child to adopt based on facts presented by adoption agencies. If the adoption agency’s facts are not true and complete, adoptive parents cannot make informed decisions. The balance of risk and power between adoption agencies and applicants is uneven, and so the law settles wrongful adoption disputes in court.
Most states uphold these rights to children’s social and medical histories in order to benefit all adoption parties. Parents can confidently choose to invest their financial and emotional resources in a child. Children form healthy mental attitudes and make life decisions based on such knowledge. Successful adoptions cost the state far less than wrongful adoptions.
For more information on wrongful adoption lawsuits, visit our library.
