The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. "Skip" Persick | September 16, 2021
You get a call from a young mom, more likely the parent of a young mom. She has been raising her child with significant help from her parents. That help is financial, emotional and substantial.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Alyssa Engleberg and Matheu D. Nunn | September 16, 2021
Two matrimonial attorneys provide guidance regarding the use and reliance upon a GAL in custody and parenting-time matters.
By Kelly Woodruff | September 16, 2021
Trial courts are pressed for time, especially these days with the backlog they face due to the pandemic, and often prefer to resolve matters on the papers where they can. But if your client really needs an evidentiary hearing to prove their case, or disprove the opponent's case, and the trial court isn't playing ball, then taking care to preserve the issue correctly for appeal is essential, says California Appellate Law Group's Kelly Woodruff.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Cameron R. Getto | September 15, 2021
Prior lawsuits and data kept by child welfare departments contain clues regarding what types of foster children were abused or were abusive in specific kinds of placements. Using this knowledge could help ensure safer foster care placements.
By Andrew Goudsward | September 14, 2021
"This settlement sends a message that those who speak up for fundamental civil rights—like the right of meaningful access to our judicial system—must be able to do so without fear of reprisal," the Justice Department said.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | September 13, 2021
There are a variety of way of enhancing and attacking the testimony of a mental health professional, including: impeachment with prior inconsistent statements, bias, interest in the outcome, signs of coercion, coached testimony, prior misconduct for which there was no prosecution, defects in capacity, lack of interview of records or collateral witnesses, and contradictions in testimony.
By Marcus O'Toole-Gelo | September 10, 2021
Together, Chapter 323 of the Laws of 2020 and Chapter 84 of the Laws of 2021 have made a number of revisions to the General Obligations Law regarding powers of attorney, and this article will cover the most significant of them.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elliott Scheinberg | September 9, 2021
Part I and II of this three-part column explored a departmental rift and a recent decision as to whether the method for settling cases by way of on-the-record-open-court agreements supersedes the three procedural requirements in Domestic Relations Law §236B(3) to create enforceable marital agreements. This final part addresses: unacknowledged agreements; the lack of the nonapplicability of DRL §236B(3) to post judgment agreements; and agreements between married parties and fertility clinics.
Daily Business Review | News|Q&A
By Jasmine Floyd | September 8, 2021
"From every crisis comes opportunity. The pandemic is no different. We have seen the advantage of remote proceedings in law and many other professions and industry," Cohen said.
Texas Lawyer | Commentary|News
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | August 31, 2021
With so many COVID-related deaths, should the aim of our judiciary--particularly in the domestic relations and criminal courts--be, in part, to require COVID vaccines to preserve life and liberty?
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