The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children announces: The International Missing Children’s Division of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is very pleased to announce the creation of a practitioner’s guide to litigating Hague Convention cases. The manual, “Litigating International Child Abduction Cases Under the Hague Convention,” was prepared by the law...Read More

Lohman v. Carnahan, online, decided September 19, 2007 by the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. held where the husband and wife have decided to raise the child of their marriage and to accept all the rights and responsibilities of parenthood, a man who may have contributed his DNA to the child has no statutory...Read More

None of the Court of Appeals “to be published” opinions released today are family law related.Read More

Save the dates of April 17-18, 2008 for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Kentucky Chapter 11th Annual Family Law Seminar. We already have Melvin Frumke from Florida to talk about income tax ramifications in divorce cases. Also, Lynne Z. Gold Bicken and Dr. Jonathan Gould are confirmed to present a substantial piece on child...Read More

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued formal opinion 07-447 on August 9, 2007. It views collaborative practice as akin to a limited engagement with the client. The opinion reminds us that the attorneys’ professional obligations of due diligence remain. Practice tip: Don’t use your standard employment contract for a...Read More

Check out the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel magazine interview with Lynne Z. Golk-Bikin, What Price Does The Company Pay In An Executive’s Divorce Or Custody Battle? It is available online.Read More

The IRS revised its Request for Innocent Spouse Relief Form 8857 this year, online here. Charlie Abut at New Jersey Family Law offers the good suggestion that the detailed form be used as a basis for a client interview when tax problems rear their ugly head in divorce.Read More

Kentucky Court of Appeals decisions for the week are published each Friday at 2 p.m. and appear online on its website at 2-30 p.m. Of the opinions released today and designated to be published, none are family law cases.Read More

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts presents at University of Baltimore, Maryland, The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation:Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventionson December 5-6, 2007. From the brochure description: A two-day training for judges, lawyers, custody evaluators, mediators and other professionals who work with high-conflict families.Read More

CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ — A majority of the respondents to a recent poll of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer (AAML) members cited an increase in divorce cases being settled before trial. In all, 58% of the attorneys said that they have seen more cases being resolved without trial during the past five years.Read More