A blue ribbon faculty led by Lynn P. Burleson of Raleigh, NC and Hanley M. Gurwin, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and assisted by Joan F. Kessler, Milwaukee, WI, Allen R. Koritzinsky, Madison, WI, Barbara K. Runge, Houston, TX and Stephen Schlissel, Mineola, NY, taught their annual arbitration course for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in...Read More
“What influences women when they are making child custody decisions that will bring them into future contact with a violent or controlling ex-husband? Fear, pragmatism, and the belief–sometimes reinforced in mandated divorce education classes–that their children will suffer if both parents are not in their lives, according to a University of Illinois study in the...Read More
UPDATE: TRENTON, New Jersey (CNN) “The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s constitution gives gay and lesbian couples all the rights of married heterosexual couples. But the court left it to the state legislature to decide what to call the relationship. It gave lawmakers 180 days to either include gay and lesbian...Read More
Advantages of divorce law arbitration include: Ability of participants to decide who will be their judge. Parties can select an arbitrator with particular expertise, such as business valuation, retirement plans, tax, nonmarital tracing issues, mental health, etc. More privacy. Quicker trial dates and pre-arbitration conferences, which also may result in less expense and tension. Swiftness...Read More
Oh, dear; this cannot be good public policy. Divorce courts should be requiring no-holds-barred open disclosure. This decision will create or perpetuate a culture of trickery in litigation. It is beyond comprehension that the sale of business for $225 million could take place in one month. When the seller signed this divorce agreement he had...Read More
The California case of Simmons v. Ghaderi is upsetting all we thought we knew about mediation. A few quotes from the case: “In Dr. Ghaderi’s trial brief she argued that the mediation confidentiality rules codified in Evidence Code section 1115 et seq., and in particular Evidence Code section 1119, made inadmissible all evidence of an...Read More
What to do when your client receives a Notice of Registration of Enforcement of Foreign Support Order? The registration can be contested on several grounds including that the court lacked jurisdiction or lack of notice. Defenses must be raised at the time of registration or are lost. Click here for reciprocal agreements between U.S. Government...Read More
It’s time for another “You Piss Me Off Dinner.” It will be November 14, 2006 at Austin’s, near Holiday Manor, Louisville, KY 5-8 pm. As usual, Gary Lowen has solicited a number of attorneys to pay for the dinner and there will be a cash bar. It is always a lot of fun.Read More
The Relationship of Biology to Legal Fatherhood: Two New Cases Show Courts Struggling to Find a Coherent Approach, As Non-Biological Fathers Fight for Their Rights to ChildrenRead More
