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

When we link to a case (usually by simply highlighting the case in red, although that may change soon to make it more obvious) if the status of the case has changed, the link will be to the newest online version. That’s how we discovered discretionary review was granted August !5, 2007 in Rankin v....Read More

Take this 2000 mediate.com article by JAMS neutral and former U.S. Magistrate John W. Cooley, Defining the Ethical Limits of Acceptable Deception in Mediation for a spin. This article proceeds from the premise that consensual deception is the essence of caucused mediation.Read More

From Shannon Cavers at Houston, Texas Divorce and Family Law Attorney Blog: An important question I ask of all clients is whether they have a secure e-mail address and a “safe place” to receive mail from my office.Read More