By Jason Grant | February 15, 2019
An Appellate Division, First Department panel in part pointed to the “wider breadth” of a state Domestic Relations Law section relied on by the trial court, and contrasting that section's reach to a different section that “does not apply to children of unmarried parents.”
By Colby Hamilton | February 15, 2019
The panel agreed with the district court that the U.S. Supreme Court's limiting of federal courts' ability to intervene in their sister state courts meant the federal venue was improper for a dispute over state surrogate's courts procedures.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael E. Bertin | February 13, 2019
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Section 11051 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended the Internal Revenue Code by repealing the alimony deduction from the payor's gross income and the inclusion of alimony in the payee's gross income when filing federal income tax returns.
By Elizabeth Brenner | February 13, 2019
The marital relationship has wide-ranging impact throughout the legal world. Inheritance, creditor liability, personal liability, tax liability, employment…
By Rebecca Rowan | February 13, 2019
Without realizing it, parties can make mistakes when planning for or going through a Texas divorce.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | February 12, 2019
At an emotionally charged Philadelphia City Council hearing that was often interrupted by shouts of anger from the gallery, parents of children in foster care and legal experts told council members that the city's chief child welfare agency needs an overhaul.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By New Jersey Law Journal | February 11, 2019
Special section addressing current issues in bankruptcy law.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | February 11, 2019
In this mobile society, this decision acknowledges that stock awards are often retention mechanisms that consider both past and future performance and service. The Appellate Division reached the correct result.
The Legal Intelligencer | Letter to the Editor
By Richard Wexler | February 8, 2019
Judges Margaret Murphy and Walter Olszewski claim they keep hearings closed to protect children “plain and simple.” They appear blissfully unaware that at least 40 percent of America's foster children already live in states where, for decades, such hearings have been open to the press and/or the public. There is no move in these states to close them again. That's because the fears have proven unfounded.
By Rebecca Rowan | February 8, 2019
Keep the children in your focus, and they can come out of a divorce unscathed.
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