By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal | June 21, 2017
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that disability benefits issued pursuant to an insurance policy after the insured had been catastrophically injured were non-marital property and were not subject to equitable division when the insured and his wife divorced.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 20, 2017
Evidence Established Remaining in Adoptive Parents' Custody in Child's Best Interest
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 19, 2017
C.A. 4th; D071620 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a dependency court judgment. The court held that the dependency court erred in finding…
By David Salter and Gerry Wendrovsky | June 19, 2017
David Salter and Gerry Wendrovsky write that it is well established in New York that pension rights earned during a marriage "are properly considered marital property subject to equitable distribution." But what happens when a New York matrimonial litigant's pension benefits are foreign, administered by a plan administrator outside the jurisdiction of a New York court?
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 19, 2017
In Best Interest Court Awards Primary Legal, Physical Custody of Child to Grandmother
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 16, 2017
ACS Establishes Child's Injuries, Risk of More Serious Injury Rose to Level of Abuse by Mother
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
Clear and convincing evidence supported termination of a biological father's parental rights where he had no contact with the child and failed to express any concern about her for longer than the six-month period provided by statute. The court concluded the child's welfare would be served by termination of the father's parental rights.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
The courts erred in failing to appoint a counsel for the children in a contested TPR proceeding where the children had a guardian ad litem who was an attorney because the clear language of §2313(a) required the appointment of counsel who served the child's legal interests and a GAL, who advocated for the child' best interests, could not perform both roles. Reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
The trial court did not err in awarding wife alimony indefinitely since her potential eligibility for government-subsidized programs did not eliminate husband's support obligations. The Superior Court affirmed a trial court order awarding wife alimony indefinitely.
By Charles Toutant | June 16, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that Maplewood attorney John Sogliuzzo is liable for damages for using undue influence to take $391,000 from an elderly relative.
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