Family Law

Rick Ross, Pitbull, and Other Rappers' Paternity Suits

Rap Music's Top Six Paternity Suits

Did you know that Ol' Dirty Bastard had 13 kids, three of whom he neglected to pay child support for in 1997 alone? Illegitimate children are overwhelmingly common in rap music. From Brooklyn to the Louisiana bayou, rappers' baby mamas have tried pushing paternity suits on their rhyming exes ever s ... More >>

Mario Chalmers Has a Daughter Named "Queen Elizabeth"

​You thought the name "Blue Ivy" was a bit strange? Turns out that Miami Heat guard has a daughter who goes by the quite regal name of "Queen Elizabeth." She's twenty-months-old now, but Heat fans didn't get the birth announcement because Chalmers was only recently found to be the girl's father.&n ... More >>

Charlie Crist Gets Called a "Big Dick" by Wife's Ex After Child Abandonment Court Case

Even the dramas of Tallahassee seem enviable to the bizarre family court case ex-Gov. Charlie Crist now finds himself in the center of. Crist married the then-Carole Rome during his term as Governor, and the two made plans to integrate Carol's two daughters into their lives. Now howev ... More >>

Alimony Bill Would Let Rich Dudes Who Cheat on Their Wives Off Easier

​Ritch Workman, the Republican state representative from Melbourne who has already introduced a bill to legalize dwarf tossing, is back with another stunningly stupid and controversial bill. Just eight days after Workman finalized his own divorce, he introduced a new piece of legislation that woul ... More >>

Former First Lady Carole Crist Apparently Cut Off Communication With Her Kids

​Even though her husband has been out of office for nearly a year, former first lady of Florida Carole Crist still makes the gossip pages. First there was the news that she was registered as a Democrat and was openly asking top Democrats if her hubby Charlie Crist had any chance of reclaiming ... More >>

Maurice Kutner, Divorce Lawyer To The Stars, Beats A Bad Rap

Maurice KutnerDivorce lawyer Maurice Kutner was feeling vindicated when he dialed up Banana Republican last week. "She lied about everything concerning me," Kutner said. "It was very distasteful to experience this. I run my practice by the book."Two years ago, a former client claimed Kutner had dupe ... More >>

53 Percent of Floridians Still Think Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal

In its seemingly random sports poll released today, Public Policy Polling did sneak in a few poll questions about actual public policy. Though a majority of Americans now support gay marriage, Floridians aren't quite ready for it. Though, they do, by a large majority, support civil unions for s ... More >>

Hawaii's Governor Will Gladly Send Pro Bowl Packing Back to Miami

​Except for the 2009 edition, the NFL's Pro Bowl has been held in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1979, but the state's new governor is sick of spending $4 million to secure the relationship every year. In a blistering attack on the NFL, Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie suggested it could take its Pro Bowl ... More >>

Alimony Moaning

​Except for the 2009 edition, the NFL's Pro Bowl has been held in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1979, but the state's new governor is sick of spending $4 million to secure the relationship every year. In a blistering attack on the NFL, Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie suggested it could take its Pro Bowl ... More >>

Cocaine King Max Mermelstein's Long-Lost Daughter Found Out He Died Through New Times

Courtesy Rochelle Desiree Mermelstein Gomez​Last year, New Times published a feature detailing the strange last days of Max Mermelstein, the master cocaine smuggler who turned snitch in the mid-80s and died under government protection in 2008. Among the readers: Rochelle Desiree Mermelstein ... More >>

Dwyane Wade Demands Ex-Wife Go Under Psychiatric Evaluation

Dwyane Wade's heated divorce battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn may have come to an end earlier this year, but the two continue to battle it out in an equally contentious custody battle. Today Wade's lawyer filed a motion in a Chicago court demanding that Siohvaughn go under a psychiatric evaluation, cl ... More >>

Vixens at the Villa

Dwyane Wade's heated divorce battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn may have come to an end earlier this year, but the two continue to battle it out in an equally contentious custody battle. Today Wade's lawyer filed a motion in a Chicago court demanding that Siohvaughn go under a psychiatric evaluation, cl ... More >>

What in Hell Is Charlie Crist Trying to Say About Gay Marriage?

​We're of two theories about Charlie Crist's latest string of "clarifications" (or flip-flops) on some positions: (1) The guy doesn't know what he actually believes and is being as vague as possible to attract as many voters as possible. (2) He has always personally held these positions, altered t ... More >>

Argentina Becomes First Latin American Country to Approve Gay Marriage

​After a heated debate that lasted until 4 a.m. in the morning, Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to recognize same-sex marriage. The Senate approved the measure following the foot steps of the lower house, and President Cristina Fernandez is certain to sign the measure ... More >>

Mary Anne Shula Sues for Her Dead Ex-Husband's Alimony Millions

Apparently, acting in Nutrisystem commercials is not the gold mine you would think.​Are the Shulas broke? Or is football demigod Don's wife just a cheapskate? First, the wife of Dolphins Hall of Famer Don Shula made a bizarre plea of poverty at a council meeting in ultra-exclusive Indian Cr ... More >>

Miami real estate tycoon Edward Falcone ditches the ghetto and his kid

Apparently, acting in Nutrisystem commercials is not the gold mine you would think.​Are the Shulas broke? Or is football demigod Don's wife just a cheapskate? First, the wife of Dolphins Hall of Famer Don Shula made a bizarre plea of poverty at a council meeting in ultra-exclusive Indian Cr ... More >>

Today in Court: A Priest, a Stripper, and a Custody Battle

Fidgeting in his gray suit coat, disgraced priest David Dueppen told a judge this morning he wants custody of his one year-old daughter. He claims the baby's mother -- a former Porky's stripper named Beatrice Hernandez -- has a criminal record and "ambushed" him using the media. Now, he says, she wo ... More >>

Latin America Now Officially More Progressive on Gay Marriage than Florida

Latin America celebrated it's first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina's constitution doesn't specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local official ... More >>

Shaq and Wife Separating, Again

via PSD​Just a day after rumors made the rounds that the temporary hoops marriage of LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal might come to an end next year, TMZ reports Shaq and his wife Shaunie are heading for splits-ville again.Shaunie originally filed for divorce in 2007 while Shaq was still playing ... More >>

The Rich and the Sick: Steel Magnate's Granddaughter Battles Ex-Hubby in Court

violentz via flicker cc​Miami's crop of the very, very wealthy is an odd breed, and Riptide can't help studying it the way Marty Stouffer scoped out bobcats on Wild America. Observe the insanely rich woman in her natural habitat. Watch her peculiar mating habits. See her messy court case. Take Al ... More >>

Take This Show, for Better or for Worse

violentz via flicker cc​Miami's crop of the very, very wealthy is an odd breed, and Riptide can't help studying it the way Marty Stouffer scoped out bobcats on Wild America. Observe the insanely rich woman in her natural habitat. Watch her peculiar mating habits. See her messy court case. Take Al ... More >>

Religious Group Protests Divorce Court Finding

It had the makings for talk show gold: Divorce court. A cult leader. Protesters on the steps of a courthouse. But then there were the bored camera guys and the cops who stood twiddling their thumbs as the 20-or-so followers of Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda paced silently -- and quite politely -- i ... More >>

Luther Campbell Speaks on Going to Jail

Miami-Dade CorrectionsOn Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night "for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case." However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support its ... More >>

Floridians Favor Some Sort of Legal Recognition for Gay Couples, Despite Banning Marriage in the Constitution

It was pretty evident to anyone with basic reading comprehension skills that the part of Amendment 2 that read, "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized," would ban civil unions in the Florida Constitution. Florida voters pa ... More >>

Bill Clinton Makes Last-Minute Push Against Amendment 2

It was pretty evident to anyone with basic reading comprehension skills that the part of Amendment 2 that read, "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized," would ban civil unions in the Florida Constitution. Florida voters pa ... More >>

Florida Voters Favor Civil Unions, But Want to Ban Them Anyway

It was pretty evident to anyone with basic reading comprehension skills that the part of Amendment 2 that read, "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized," would ban civil unions in the Florida Constitution. Florida voters pa ... More >>

Amendment 2 Battle May Get Florida Election Commission Involved

It was pretty evident to anyone with basic reading comprehension skills that the part of Amendment 2 that read, "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized," would ban civil unions in the Florida Constitution. Florida voters pa ... More >>

Cut to Be Cute (and for the Cure)

It was pretty evident to anyone with basic reading comprehension skills that the part of Amendment 2 that read, "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized," would ban civil unions in the Florida Constitution. Florida voters pa ... More >>

Michael the Black Man Trashes Obama

A former cult member crashed the UM rally.

Gay Marriage Amendment Debate Gets Noisy

A former cult member crashed the UM rally.

This Kitty Got the Cream

A former cult member crashed the UM rally.

The Great Liberal Hope

Howard Dean is aiming for the White House, but first it's Miami Beach

Best Fantasy Clothes

Oxys Fantasy Co.

Daddy Dearest

Can the courts order a wronged father to keep quiet? David Ziskind doesn't think so.

Dynasty

Can the courts order a wronged father to keep quiet? David Ziskind doesn't think so.

Paul Levine

Can the courts order a wronged father to keep quiet? David Ziskind doesn't think so.