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Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Statutes Do Injustice To Conserved People In End-Of-Life Situations

Procedural safeguards are necessary and important, but they should not result in the suffering of those they are meant to protect. Connecticut has made great strides in the last few years toward seeking greater protections for people who have been conserved by the probate courts.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Case Tests Limits of Child-Abduction Treaty

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday waded into the emotionally weighted arena of international child abductions in a battle between Columbian parents of a little girl now living in the United States.
5 minute read

The Recorder

In re Jovanni B.

By | December 11, 2013
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Travis v. Murray

By | December 11, 2013
Court Grants Divorcing Parties Hearing on Who Gets Sole, Final Custody of Dog
2 minute read

The Recorder

In re Marriage of La Moure

By | December 11, 2013
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Schmuel C. v. Devorah C.

ACS Placement Found in Child's Best Interest Until Completion of Next Permanency Hearing
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

ISN Bank v. Rajaratnam, PICS Case No. 13-3246 (Pa. Super. Nov. 25, 2013) Donohue, J. (13 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
Consolidation of Judgments • Jointly Obligated • Shared Indebtedness • Husband & Wife • Tenancy by the Entirety
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In re A.T., PICS Case No. 13-3256 (Pa. Super. Nov. 27, 2013) Ott, J. (15 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
Juvenile Act • Dependent Child • Best Interests Factors • Laptop Computer • Cost-Free Alternatives • Improperly Burdened
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Doctrine of Paternity by Estoppel and Child Custody

The doctrine of paternity by estoppel is most often applied in child support cases to either preclude a man who has held the child out as his own from avoiding support of the child after his relationship with the child's mother has ended or to preclude a mother "who held one man out as her child's father from seeking support from another man" at a later time.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Divorce Judge Considers Pet to Be 'More Than Property'

Although divorcing spouses settled before a one-day hearing to determine who would have final possession of their dog could take place, matrimonial lawyers say the case could help shape future disputes over canine custody.
5 minute read

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