New York Law Journal | Best Practices|Expert Opinion
By Jillian E. Gross | August 2, 2023
Unintentionally waiving privilege or engaging in communications that fall outside privilege from the start can put both the client's interests and the attorney-client relationship at risk.
By Riley Brennan | August 1, 2023
"Certain items removed from Barbieri's home were taken to the home of PRISCILLA FACHA DIMARIO and Attorney 1 in Johnston, Rhode Island. These items included cash, tools, vintage adult magazines, and collectible toy cars, trucks and trains. Many of these items were returned to Barbieri's Estate on or about June 2, 2021," the indictment said about a sitting probate judge and her husband.
By Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel | July 26, 2023
The corruption of a child's normal role in the family unit can increase the child's risk of dysfunction—socially and emotionally—when the child attains adulthood. When a parent begins to rely on the child for emotional support, especially in times of conflict within the family, and the parent comes to depend on the child for emotional support and protection, then the situation has become problematic and may be characterized as parentification.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Michael Mosberg | July 24, 2023
Divorce can be complicated and contentious. Clients' ill-informed expectations and decisions based on their mistaken beliefs about divorces in New York will only increase the complexity and contentiousness. This article sets out to dispell some misconceptions to make for a smoother divorce process.
By Allison Dunn | July 21, 2023
"After reviewing the Amended Complaint and Plaintiff's communications with Defendants, the Court finds that Plaintiff's harassing conduct is reprehensible, clearly sanctionable, and not the proper conduct of anyone, let alone a licensed attorney," Senior U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson wrote.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | July 20, 2023
"I think it's a good starting point to make sure that there's due process, accessibility and that the allegedly incapacitated person's rights are being addressed and cared for," Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper said. "I think that some of the logistical things will be more challenging."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rebecca Glenn-Dinwoodie | July 19, 2023
The enforceability of pet custody agreements in Pennsylvania has been in question for some time. In 2002, the Pennsylvania Superior Court made pet custody agreements appearing in property settlement agreements pursuant to a divorce unenforceable, but declined to make limitations on similar agreements outside the bounds of the divorce process.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert Z. Dobrish, Lee Rosenberg, Elliott Scheinberg, Adam John Wolff and Eric I. Wrubel | July 18, 2023
[Editor's note: This article was submitted in response to Toby Kleinman's article "Accountability And Oversight: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse,…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lisa Zeiderman and Aoife Collins | July 17, 2023
As attorneys focusing their practice on divorce, we are often involved in trying to procure a Jewish divorce, also known as a "Get" for our clients. Why does this issue arise during a civil divorce and what can be done when one spouse refuses to give the Get?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harriet Newman Cohen | July 17, 2023
Family law is statewide. The law may be different. The practice may be different. The procedure may be different. And, in the case of domestic relations laws, procedure is substance, because the procedure can completely change your client's divorce and its consequences. In this article, I compare select aspects of the domestic relations laws of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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