Thanks to the San Francisco Family Law Blog for the heads up on this article;Buying babies, bit by bit, An International Guide to Baby-Making, from Economist.com “ One of the tests of a liberal society is whether the state stays out of the bedroom—but more than 3M people alive now were not made in bedrooms....Read More
The Court of Appeals in Ontario ruled that three parents can have parental rights over one child . Between A.A., Appellant and B.B. and C.C., Appellees. The background of the case is reported in Jurist. A Canadian child can legally have three parents – two mothers and a father.Read More
Deborah Vetter reports CASA a valued champion for kids in yesterday’s Courier-Journal, a timely topic for those whose New Year resolutions include seeking opportunities to volunteer for worthy causes. Many more volunteers are needed, and these dedicated folks really can make a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children. Some quotes from the...Read More
Lawyers take legal debates online is the story by Brandon Ortiz published today in the Herald-Leader about Kentucky lawyers authoring law weblogs. Kentucky Law Blog has an excellent post, Herald Leader Story Addresses Growing Law “Blogs” , speaking well for all of us interviewed for the article, of our fears in submitting to an interview...Read More
A Labor of Love sounds a little corny, but those who have been in law for a long time know what it means and it guides much of what we do in the profession of law.Read More
It’s that time of year again. Of course, the general rule is that lawyers’ fees and costs in connection with obtaining a divorce are not tax deductible. As with many general rules, there are exceptions:Read More
Time was, we worried about finding executive perks such as stock options, phantom stock, restricted stock, Rabbi Trusts, and non-qualified retirement plans of divorcing executives. Now, Gilded Paychecks. The Golden Hello is the next frontier. While the New York Times article is not divorce specific, we need to know what is happening in the world...Read More
States Letting Lawyers Provide ‘A La Carte’ Menu of Legal Services was published today at Law.com. The change is driven partly by judges and bar associations trying to help the overwhelming number of people representing themselves in court, or appearing pro se.Read More
The Kentucky Law Blog has issued a call for the most significant Kentucky decisions of 2006, and we’ll give the cases in this post the nod for family law. In fact, however, there are several other cases that are as signifant or more important where discretionary review or rehearing has been sought, so are not...Read More
