Modern Bride. Is a Prenup for You? “If a decision to end the marriage has been made, a prenup can ensure a quick, inexpensive divorce,” says John Mayoue, a divorce attorney in Atlanta whose past clients include Jane Fonda, Sean Combs and Chris Rock. “If nothing else, prenups are a memoralization of marital expectations and can well lead to less misunderstanding and a stronger marriage from the beginning.”
(October 2008)
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PINKMagazine. Divorce Court Blues “Don`t pay to fight battles you don`t care to win. Let your attorney know which assets are important to you and which are not.”
(May 3, 2007)
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Atlanta Women`s Magazine. What`s Love Got to Do with It? “Prenups are fairly essential for everyone now,” says top divorce attorney John Mayoue, whose client list includes Jane Fonda and Marianne Gingrich. “It used to be a male-driven document, but, with women becoming more prominent in the workplace, getting wealthier, and having more to protect, it`s not at all unusual for a woman to be initiating the conversation about a prenup — and it`s exactly what she should do.”
(February 1, 2006)
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Justice Magazine. A Bumper Crop of Holiday Divorces Is it something in the Los Angeles water supply that`s causing all these celebrity splits? Well, maybe, but there`s a far more likely culprit: the holidays. And not just for stars, either — this time of year is murder on marriage, says Georgia divorce lawyer John Mayoue. “There are more divorces filed in December than any other month of the year,” Mayoue says. “It`s by far our busiest month of the year.” Some of his clients, he says, have even told him they blamed the holidays for the breakup of their marriage. “The holidays are the time period when, unfortunately, people are assessing their lives and feeling tremendous stress because they haven`t realized their goals. As a result of this stress, they`re being pressured to make changes in their lives.”
(December 7, 2005)
Justice Magazine. Did Kenny Lie to Renee? “The kinds of fraud that would traditionally void a marriage are grave, such as mental incapacity or a very serious misrepresentation,” says Georgia family law attorney John Mayoue.
(September 19, 2005)
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Justice Magazine. Brad and Jen`s Rent-a-Judge “It`s very efficient, actually,” Georgia-based lawyer John Mayoue says of the California private judge system. “If you can afford it, you can pick the judge, the time and the date — you can say, `Well, judge, Brad and Jen would like you to do this between December 10th and December 15th,` which you can`t do with a normal divorce, and you can say, “We`d like you to do this at this resort in New Mexico, or at a private home — which you obviously can`t do otherwise.”
(August 26, 2005)
Justice Magazine. BTK Divorce Order “I think she could get everything — unless the family members can prove that this divorce was done under fraudulent conditions,” Mayoue says. “And I fully expect the decedents` families will challenge the divorce order.”
(August 12, 2005)
Justice Magazine. Sienna: Out a Fiance and a Ring? Actress Sienna Miller is hopping mad over humiliating revelations that her fiance and Alfie co-star bedded his children`s chubby nanny. Despite the actor`s scandalous sexploits, Miller will likely be left with a naked ring finger according to divorce attorney John Mayoue. …”Courts had problems figuring out who was wrong”, says Mayoue. These difficulties led to the current “no-fault engagement ring policy.” … Mayoue says Miller would be on shaky ground today if Law were to demand the sparkler`s return.
(July 22, 2005)
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US Weekly. Denise Fights for Her Kids Although custody of the new baby won`t be determined until it is born, Sheen may ultimately prevail, says divorce attorney John Mayoue. “In California there is a very strong public policy favoring joint custody of children.”
(April 11, 2005)
Family Circle. Family Matters – My Twelve Embryos. When Technology Troubles the Heart “The majority view is that an embryo is neither a person nor property but something in between,” says John Mayoue, a family law specialist in Atlanta.
(March 8, 2005)
U.S. News and World Report. The Rise of the Gay Family “State legislators that opposed gay marriage are going to push to replicate what Florida has done. We`ll see more of this as part of the back lash against gay marriage.”
(May 24, 2004)
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Governing Magazine. Tying the Legal Knot. Common-law Marriages are Going the Way of Dowries “The standards of proof are so loose that someone could easily maintain a claim. A lot of states are finding these claims or common-law marriages were frankly fraud.”
(December, 2003)
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W. Jane Fonda vs. Ted Turner “I consider that divorce a prototype.”
(December, 2003.)
Time. Let’s Remake a Deal; Postnuptial Agreements “Anytime somebody is going to come into substantial unforeseen wealth, that is going to give them the opportunity to examine their relationship.”
(April 24, 2000)
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Atlanta Magazine. You’re Learning the Price of Love “Wise persons find out what their rights are as soon as they believe they have a troubled marriage.”
(March, 2000)
Atlanta Magazine. Golden Goober Awards; Gingrich vs. Gingrich Less than a year after Bill Clinton’s sleaze-filled impeachment hearings, led by then House Speaker, Newt Gingrich’s Republican Congress, Gingrich found himself wrapped up in depositions, revelations of an affair with a congressional aide 23 years his junior, and demands from attorneys for details of gifts and the kind of satiric antics that feed journalistic interests everywhere. (Contributors include Kevin Benefield, Rebecca Poyner Burns, Scott Freeman, Jessica Harbour, Jennifer McLaine, Jamie Vacca and Lee Walburn)
(January, 2000)
People. Gingrich vs. Gingrich “Do you believe that you have conducted your private life in this marriage in accordance with the concept of ‘family values’ you have espoused politically and professionally?”
(November 29, 1999)
Jet. “Mr. Holyfield could not in good faith seriously doubt that Elijah is his child.” John C. Mayoue in regard to Evander Holyfield’s request to do paternity testing on the son of his wife, Janice
(November 15, 1999)
People. Talk of the Town. The Cobb County Georgia Superior Court Judge has given Marianne’s divorce lawyer John C. Mayoue permission to videotape a deposition from Bisek, to the obvious delight of some Gingrich critics.
(August 30, 1999)
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Time. Gingrich vs. Gingrich “Marianne is prepared to thoroughly investigate Mr. Gingrich’s personal life as well as his business activities.”
(August 23, 1999)
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Atlanta Magazine. Divorcing for Dollars “The stereotype of the flamboyant, screaming ‘I’m going to take every penny you’ve got’ person – I don’t think a CEO or an actor or a mayor or sports figure goes for that…they want you to be smart and aggressive.”
(May, 1992)
