Senate Bill 141 came before the Senate yesterday and was continued for additional discussions, perhaps this week. The original version of the bill reduced the cap for a GAL from $500 to $250. An amendment struck the cap entirely, leaving the amount of the fee award to the discretion of the court.Read More
Should Grandma Divorce Grandpa? By Liz Pulliam Weston appears at MSN Money. The population of divorced people over 65 has exploded in the past 15 years, and elder-law attorneys suspect money is at least partly to blame. The idea that money might be a factor in divorce isn’t news. But instead of fighting over their...Read More
Taveras v. Taveraz, __ F.3d __ (6th Cir. 2007), 2007 WL 494928 (C.A.6 (Ohio) Issue and Holding: Whether the district court had subject matter jurisdiction over the parental child abduction action pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute. The Court held no, the district court did not have jurisdiction. Facts:Read More
After discussing Five Reasons Why Your Clients Have Unwarranted Faith in the Righteousness of their Cause Victoria Pynchon at Settle It Now Negotiation Blog give us Five Ways Your Mediator Can Help You “Depress” Your Clients’ Unreasonable Expectations: 1. let the mediator know you need some help with your client. Call him ahead of time...Read More
The New York Times last Sunday featured an article about people who blog about their debt. What made the topic most interesting was the post at Credit Slips which describes itself as a blog on all things about credit and bankruptcy. We are six academics who will use this space to do what we like...Read More
Senate Bill 220 (Require prosecution of certain child support cases): Introduced by Sen. Ed Worley on February 16, 2007, to require a prosecuting attorney to initiate prosecution in child support flagrant nonsupport cases when the arrearage owed is $5,000 or greater. Details and Comments here, thanks to Kentucky Votes.org.Read More
May a court prohibit a parent from discussing religious beliefs with a child? An audio of the NPR interview with UCLA constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh last weekend is available online. Last year we posted Parent-Child Speech Restrictions; Will Best Interests Withstand Constitutional Challenge? linking to Prof. Volokh’s significant piece of legal scholarship, Parent-Child Speech...Read More
