Divorce Law Journal

The recent New Jersey ethics opinion is gathering steam in the online discussions. The latest announcement of “super” lawyers is from the Family Law News in which it is announced that the San Francisco magazine has recently proclaimed...

“The Kentucky child support statutes, like those of most states, provides a preference for prior-born children when calculating child support. In this case of first impression, the Kentucky Court of Appeals holds that this preference does not violate...

Her Most Difficult Call- When is a Mother so troubled, or troubling that a welfare worker must take her kids from her? by Daniel Bergner, is the New York Times Magazine, July 23, 2006 cover story. It’s heartbreaking...

An interesting decision from New Jersey, digested by Charles Abut on the ABA Family Law listserve: J.R. v. L.R., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div.); New Jersey App. Div., July 17, 2006 “On the biological father’s appeal from...

“What should judges do if, while visiting the legal blogosphere, they encounter discussions about how pending cases ought to be decided?” That is the question Howard Bashman of How Appealing addresses today in his weekly commentary on Law.com.”...