By Dan M. Clark | May 10, 2019
Sponsors of a bill that would allow family court judges to grant contact between children and their parents after termination are pushing their colleagues to support the legislation before they're scheduled to leave Albany for the year in June.
By Jason Grant | May 10, 2019
The study, which examined more than 28,000 New York City child welfare cases, found that “full implementation of a multi-disciplinary representation model” would create some $40 million in annual savings for the foster care system, according to Bronx Defenders news release about the study.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 8, 2019
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed an order granting shared custody to a child's biological mother and nonbiological mother.
By Jason Grant | May 7, 2019
The decision is careful to not criticize the Family Court or ACS, which for years has sought the arrest warrants when children it's responsible for abscond, often serially and at great risk to themselves. Instead, the panel indicates that a legislative solution is needed desperately.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Alan Feigenbaum | May 7, 2019
Unique challenges abound when parents involved in contested matrimonial litigation live under the same roof while the divorce action is pending. This article discusses the standard used for the remedy known as “exclusive use and occupancy” of the marital home while a divorce action is pending.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert Goldman | May 6, 2019
In furtherance of reducing the high rate of mental and physical health problems experienced by lawyers, the standards of representing children needs to fall in line with the New York Rules of Professional Responsibility by removing the requirement of zealous advocacy and standardizing the question of competency.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | May 5, 2019
It appears to us that though some on the Supreme Court may now question 'Employment Division,' it is certainly the law—and in our view it should remain so.
By Colby Hamilton | May 3, 2019
The panel found the appellant provided no support for claims he was targeted for retaliation after taking more than two months off following a cancer diagnosis.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Raymond Radigan and Lisa Fenech | May 3, 2019
In this Trusts and Estates Law column, C. Raymond Radigan and Lisa Fenech present the second article in a series of articles concerning contested probate proceedings in Surrogate's Court.
By Robert Storace | April 30, 2019
The Connecticut Supreme Court tackled the issue of frozen embryos and whether a divorced woman could discard one against her ex-husband's wishes.
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