Just because you have all the money in the world does not mean that you’re guaranteed your way during a California child custody battle. Consider, for instance, the notoriously acrimonious battle between ex-Beatle, Paul McCartney, and his ex-spouse, Heather Mills,...
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The Tragic Custody Battle of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown: Implications for Your California Separation
When “Bodyguard” singer, Whitney Houston, passed away last year, the entire country went into mourning. In addition to her legacy of creating wonderful music, Houston will be remembered for her acrimonious, lengthy divorce and custody battle with hip-hop icon, Bobby...
The Tempestuous Custody Battle Between Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva
Few celebrities have been as publicly divisive in recent years as actor, Mel Gibson. Two years ago, the press leaked phone calls that Gibson made to his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, in which the actor used racially and sexually loaded language. Many in the media...
Celebrity Custody Battles in the Spotlight: Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin
In the annals of notorious celebrity divorces, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger’s rancorous split stands out as one of the most unseemly and unfortunate. For nearly a decade, the A-List actors waged a not-so-private domestic battle, which ended in a separation in 2000,...
Lessons from Famous Custody Battles: Usher vs. Tameka Foster
R&B icon, Usher, split up with Tameka Foster, his wife of less than two years, in June, 2009. The couple became entrenched in a bitter custody battle over their two children, 3-year-old, Naviyd, and 4-year-old, Usher V. In court, Tameka argued that Usher had used...
9 Tips for Setting Up a Prenuptial Agreement (The Smart Way) – Part 3
Here are three more “best practices” for setting up prenuptial agreements in California — designed to help you and your fiancé protect your rights and feel in control. 7. Separate out any child support/custody issues from other marriages. The new marital estate...

