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Ohio Appellate Court: Embryos Aren't Marital Property Subject to Division in Divorce

The wife, also an attorney, argued that the trial court erred in applying a fertility clinic's declaration of intent contract without balancing the parties' interests when determining the proper disposition of the 14 frozen embryos.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Seeds of Change for Our Planet and Mental Health This Earth Day

Communal activities that focus on something beyond your problems can teach your children the importance of global awareness and giving back to your community no matter what you might be dealing with in your personal life. And there's no better day to refocus your energies on something positive than Earth Day.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Family Court Deliberations: Sometimes Your Career Chooses You

While she never considered family law to be a practicable option personally, Nassau County Support Magistrate Sondra Mendelson-Toscano unexpectedly found herself handling Family Court cases, saying "Since then, I have never practiced any other type of law because the experience changed me forever for the better. Working in Family Court is the best kept secret of the court system where jurists are able to make a positive difference every day."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matrimonial Attorney Confuses Annulment With Declaration of Nullity of Void Marriage

Joel R. Brandes responds to Michael Liptrot's article, "Differences Between Annulment and Divorce", which the New York Law Journal published on April 8.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kayden's Law—A New Emphasis on 'The History of Abuse'

Kayden's Law represents needed but nonetheless sweeping changes to the way that courts and judges examine the huge responsibility of awarding child custody to parties when the risk of harm to a child is or could be at issue.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Child Support Caps and Calculations: Is There Still a Need for 'Needs'?

Prior to the Child Support Standards Act, there was a wide disparity of child support awards due to a lack of clear standards and formulas. In 1995, the Court of Appeals stepped in to provid guidance, offering two ways to calculate an award: One is by setting a cap and the other is by demonstrating proven costs. Authors Robert Dobrish and Lee Rosenberg offer their thoughts on this hot-button issue of why judges seem to favor the cap method over the other.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hunting for Happiness After the Easter Holiday

The holiday blues are a state of mind, and there are many ways to navigate this post-holiday gloom.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Rises at Firm While Pioneering a Cause

Someone once asked the attorney if he were a shark or a goldfish. "I like goldfish," he responded. "You can call me a goldfish."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Exploring the Contours of Expert Testimony Regarding Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

"The presentation of expert mental health information to the court is essential, but such evidence ... is likely to draw objections," according to Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey C. Siegel.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matrimonial Attorney Not Up to Date on Property Distribution

Elliot Scheinberg responds to the recent article "Differences Between Annulment and Divorce," where author Michael Liptrot advances "an anachronistic contention regarding the method of property distribution following the dissolution of a marriage."
4 minute read

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