We first saw the BIG news of the day at The Art of Divorce blog which linked to an AP story reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to block a lesbian woman from pursuing a custody claim to a child conceived by her partner through artificial donor insemination. The case arises from Washington state,...Read More

The Indiana Law Blog posts thoughtful excerpts from an editorial in today’s Fort Wayne News Sentinel concerning adoption by same sex couples. The Indiana Law Blog also reports today that the Indiana Supreme Court has been asked to review a decision permitting joint adoption by an unmarried couple, citing conflicting lower court rulingsRead More

Alan Pearlman, who writes the Chicago Family Law Blog, has a great article on the tax side of dividing retirement assets upon divorce: Tax Issues Related to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and Divorce It is reprinted below. Thanks, Alan.Read More