How states will deal with divorces between same-sex partners legally married in another state or country is an issue family lawyers are watching and busy planning strategies.Read More
As family courts struggle with huge caseloads and as a movement to informalize procedure gains ground, Family Law Prof Blog has this to say about Elkins v. Superior Court (California Supreme Court, August 6, 2007) The California Supreme Court has invalidated a county court rule that required divorce trials be submitted on written declarations and...Read More
Parties to mediation blogging about the mediation should come as no surprise, on the heels of litigants blogging, as we reported here, here, and here.Read More
Can This Marriage Be Saved? by Laurie Abraham is the New York Times Magazine’s feature story August 12, 2007, online here, A year in the life of a couples-therapy group. Some quotes: When Coché lists the virtues of the group over other forms of therapy, she cites the “Greek chorus” effect, a term that captures...Read More
Kentucky Supreme Court oral arguments are set for August 15, 2007 in Gripshover v. Gripshover, which we digested here. You will have to scroll down to “Marital Property” to read the digest, as that was posted when we were catching up on all 2005 Kentucky Court of Appeals decisions, as this blog wasn’t in existence...Read More
Family Law Prof Blog directs us to a new twist on the third party bio-dad of a child born during a marriage. What name should the child have? In the Matter of the Change of Name of L.M.G., (South Dakota August 8, 2007) , found here, Prof.Read More
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