Family Law

  • The Recorder

    In re Marriage of Kumar

    By therecorder | The Recorder | July 31, 2017

    C.A. 1st; A145181 The First Appellate District reversed a family court judgment. The court held that an immigrant spouse may enforce a citizen spouse’s…

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    Value to the Holder: A Fiction Whose Time Has Yet to Come

    By Jennifer Haythorn, Lydia Fabbro Keephart and Kalman A. Barson | July 31, 2017

    "Value to the holder" is an ill-conceived, unworkable solution waiting to find the appropriate problem. And, that "problem" depends very much on which side you are on.

  • New York Law Journal

    Accessing and Using a Spouse's ESI in a Divorce

    By Kelly Frawley and Emily Pollock | July 31, 2017

    Kelly Frawley and Emily Pollock of Kasowitz Benson Torres write: With the multiple devices used by families, from smartphones to laptops to tablets, as well as the many storage options available for the information transmitted through and accessed by those devices, managing issues relating to electronically stored information is an important part of family law practice.

  • New York Law Journal

    Matrimonial Law

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 31, 2017

    In this Special Report: "Social Media in Divorce and Family Law: A Trap for the Unwary," "The Time Has Arrived for Covering Genetic Materials in Prenups," "The Separate Property Credit in Divorce Actions," "Parental Alienation During and After Divorce" and "Accessing and Using a Spouse's ESI in a Divorce."

  • New York Law Journal

    The Time Has Arrived for Covering Genetic Materials in Prenups

    By Michael Stutman | July 31, 2017

    Michael Stutman of Stutman Stutman & Lichtenstein writes: The time is right for family law practitioners to consider incorporating decision-making matrixes in prenuptial agreements that can be drafted by experienced counsel. A collaborative effort on behalf of practitioners in the various areas that impact these decisions would certainly be a project that would benefit many.

  • New York Law Journal

    Parental Alienation During and After Divorce

    By Arlene G. Dubin and Rebecca A. Provder | July 31, 2017

    Arlene G. Dubin and Rebecca A. Provder of Moses & Singer write: Divorces between parties come to an end. Parental alienation, however, may leave a lasting rupture in families. Matrimonial lawyers and mental health professionals can help play a key role in modulating the harmful effect of this phenomenon.

  • New York Law Journal

    Social Media in Divorce and Family Law: A Trap for the Unwary

    By Harriet Newman Cohen and Amanda Laird Creegan | July 31, 2017

    Harriet Newman Cohen and Amanda Laird Creegan of Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann write: Along with the blessings of the Internet have come the pitfalls. Private lives have been exposed and damaged. Persons have been subjected to cyberbullying. As matrimonial attorneys, we need not only to be aware of the joys, but also of the pitfalls of social media.

  • New York Law Journal

    The Separate Property Credit in Divorce Actions

    By Elliot J. Wiener | July 31, 2017

    Elliot J. Wiener of Phillips Nizer writes: Rules that grant discretionary authority to the court promote flexibility at the price of uncertainty and expense. The history of the separate property credit provides a vivid example of this dilemma, offering shifting and uncertain rules that make counseling a client difficult and costly.

  • New York Law Journal

    Pelczar v. Pelczar

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 28, 2017

    Rejection of Motion to Vacate Voluntary Dismissal in Inheritance Case is Explained

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Harvey v. Harvey, PICS Case No. 17-1140 (Pa. Super. July 3, 2017) Ott, J. (20 pages).

    By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017

    Trial court erred in finding donative intent when husband and wife refinanced the residence they bought before marriage and the new deed changed their ownership from joint tenants with the right of survivorship to a tenancy by the entireties because the evidence showed that the new deed was executed because wife's name changed and the bank required it, the parties never discussed whether there was a gift or not and the parties continued to split all the expenses fifty-fifty. Order vacated.

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