By Riley Brennan | March 1, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Kelli Owens | February 25, 2024
The head of New York State's domestic violence prevention office responds to a recent Law Journal column that she said was written without due diligence on the part of the authors.
By Jane Wester | February 22, 2024
The complaint, which was filed in the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday, accuses ACS caseworkers of using "coercive tactics" to enter and search families' homes.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | February 22, 2024
New York courts have reluctantly passed upon the enforcement of religious marriage contracts. The restrictions of the First Amendment constrain state courts from limiting the free exercise of religion or the use of civil law to support or further its establishment. The reported decisions dealing with the enforcement of religious marriage contracts involve Jewish and Islamic marriage contracts that are discussed in this article.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Kathryn Krase | February 15, 2024
There are too many instances of child welfare officials leaving children with their families when later catastrophic events suggest that a removal from that environment could have been protective, or even life-saving. However, the opposite is also true. And then, there are many cases when a child protective services worker is truly not sure what to do, but the system "errs on the side of caution" and removes a child from their family anyway.
By Marilyn T. Sugarman | February 13, 2024
In honor of Valentine's Day, Marilyn Sugarman discusses a few recent decisions that upheld the validity of a marriage even when there was no license.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alan Feigenbaum | February 5, 2024
Blank Rome partner Alan Feigenbaum discusses the legal side of dating during divorce and offers his opinion on fault-based divorce in New York.
By Michael Liptrot | January 31, 2024
As it turns out, there are ways to invalidate prenups.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David I. Faust | January 26, 2024
Marriages may be made in heaven but, in the courts of the state of New York, marriages are treated as economic partnerships. There are three economic aspects to this partnership: equitable distribution, maintenance and child support. Trust law and matrimonial law intersect on all three.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | January 19, 2024
In a contested custody case, a court may appoint a mental health professional to conduct a forensic evaluation and testify as an expert to assist the court in making such determinations. Occasionally, courts have appointed mental health professionals as parenting coordinators to assist them in complying with their parenting plan.
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