From The Family Law Prof Blog: Italian Government Approves Bill to Grant Legal Rights to Cohabitants. Whether their parliment will pass it appears to be a coin toss.Read More
The text of SB140 (KY): AN ACT relating to a voluntary acknowledgement-of-paternity registry. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 213 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a voluntary acknowledgement-of-paternity registry within...Read More
Here are the family law related bills or those that could impact family law that have been introduced to date, thanks to Kentucky Votes.org: Senate Bill 140 (Establish list of absent fathers; create bureaucracy and fees): Introduced by Sen. Richard L. Roeding on February 8, 2007, to establish a voluntary acknowledgment-of-paternity registry. Details and Comments...Read More
From ABC News, February 10, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith Left Tangled Legal Web. ABC News’ Law and Justice Unit asked prominent family law professor Jeff Atkinson at DePaul University College of Law for a quick overview of the web of legal issues that follow Anna Nicole Smith’s death.Read More
Geoff Sharp at mediator blah…blah…. discusses decision trees in mediation and links to TreePlan®. This software builds a decision tree diagram within Excel. Now that’s what I would like to see a mediator show up with at a second or third mediation!Read More
At I Can’t Say That! Dr. Tammy Lenski posts her February quote of the month, Having a good discussion is like having riches. Her blog on “the relationships that matter” is always a delight. Other gems from her archives: In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein The only difference between stumbling blocks and...Read More
Personal Versus Enterprise Goodwill Gaskill v. Robbins digested here and discussed here was the subject of an article in the February 2007 edition of Business Valuation Update by Shannon Pratt: Kentucky Has Opportunity to Join Majority In Distinguishing Personal Versus Enterprise Goodwill (subscription only, not available online).Read More
Post-nuptial agreements, sometimes called mid-marriage agreements, are contracts entered into by a married couple for some reason other than an anticipated divorce or separation. Sometimes they are reconciliation agreements. Most states hold that the standard for enforceability is the same as with prenuptial agreements and must be fair, reasonable, and made with full disclosure.Read More
Thanks to Marcia Oddi and Indiana Law Blog for the post “Open Access and Legal Scholarship” “Download It While Its Hot: Open Access and Legal Scholarship” is the title of a law review article by Lawrence Solum, of the Legal Theory Blog. The abstract:Read More
