The product discussed by Dave Hofman at Concurring Opinions really isn’t insurance but an investment product that pays out at a specific date in the future, or upon divorce, whichever first occurs. He posts: The externality problem seemed so severe that I decided to go to the source, and emailed John Logan about his product....Read More

A recent Missouri case holds that a party seeking to enforce a prenup must raise the issues in a pleading. Failure to do so prevents the court from enforcing the prenup. Homan v. Holman, which can be found here. In pleading to a preceding pleading, a party shall set forth all applicable affirmative defenses and...Read More

You can register here for the American Bar Association October 10-13, 2007 meeting in Memphis. This is the line-up:Read More

Jefferson Circuit Court Family division will hold a divorce committee meeting on August 7, 2007 at Noon, in the Crown Room. The principal topic of discussion will be a revision of the Mandatory Case Disclosure.Read More

The link for info on the National Center for Family Law’s First National Family Law Symposium: State of the Family 2007 can be found here. The University of Richmond School of Law and Virginia CLE have combined their resources to provide a national symposium on family law that will bring together family law attorneys, GALs...Read More

Because discussion is circulating that the Court of Appeals may be moved to publish this case, we are digesting it for you. Christian v. Clemente (unpublished)Read More

Marcia Oddi at Indiana Law Blog has been doing my work for me while I was on vacation with her post here quoting from the L.A. Times about a recent decision holding that unlike remarriage, a registered domestic partnership does not terminate alimony. State marriage laws say that alimony ends when the former spouse remarries,...Read More

Wireman v. Perkins (To be published)Read More

RHODES V. PEDERSON FAMILY LAW: ORDER ENTERED AFTER DEATH OF PARTY 2006-CA-000909 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: KELLER PRESIDING; COMBS, BUCKINGHAM CONCUR COUNTY: LYON DATE RENDERED: 7/6/2007Read More