The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Megan A. DelVecchio | October 13, 2022
In a majority of custody cases, both parents share legal custody of their children. Legal custody in Pennsylvania is defined as the right to make major decisions on behalf of a child, including education decisions. If parents disagree on where their children should attend school, they can seek the court's intervention.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Matheu D. Nunn, Alyssa Engleberg, Judy Doyle and Megan Sartor | October 12, 2022
There are generally three approaches to value that are to be considered in each valuation engagement: the asset, income and market approaches.
By Allison Dunn | October 11, 2022
Shena Dixon Mason simultaneously represented the couple in matters adverse to one another where there was a significant risk that Mason's representation of each was materially limited by her responsibilities to the other. On behalf of the wife, Mason proceeded with obtaining divorce by publication and sought divorce by default when Mason knew the husband would be adversely affected, while representing him in a separate matter, according to the disposition filing.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack | October 11, 2022
Attorneys must carefully scrutinize what a judge has said or done before making a motion for recusal, but one should not fear making such a motion where it is appropriate.
By Jason Grant | October 10, 2022
An Arizona parental-rights attorney was suspended from practicing law for 90 days after practicing for several months with a previously suspended license because of unfulfilled continuing legal education obligations, in one instance forcing a "panicked" client to get new court-appointed counsel on the day of a juvenile-court severance trial.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Elizabeth Lindsey | October 10, 2022
According to the National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau, the divorce rate for older people doubled from five per 1,000 married persons in 1990 to 10 per 1,000 in 2015.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Bari Weinberger | October 7, 2022
Spouses headed for a marital split sometimes don't realize that frequent-flyer miles and other bonus programs may translate into valuable marital assets.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alan Feigenbaum | October 6, 2022
There is what seems to be a borderline deafening silence amongst matrimonial lawyers about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 'Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | October 3, 2022
"Max Baer helped to change the culture on the court throughout his time as a justice," Duquesne University President Ken Gormley said. "His most important legacy is his belief in the importance of collegiality and leaving all remnants of politics behind in serving on the judiciary."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | September 28, 2022
In his Law and the Family column, Joel Brandes examines the situation when a spouse claims that the separate property of the other spouse has appreciated in value during the marriage and that the appreciation is marital property to which he or she is entitled to a share.
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