Empirical Forensic Model: Conjectures and Refutations by Timothy M. Tippins and Jeffrey P. Wittmann appeared in the New York Law Journal Online yesterday. The issue is not new, with the same authors writing about it last year. What we are not seeing are many Daubert challenges locally nor specific motions to delineate what the task...Read More

Watch with me as the Pacific Rim mediation conference unfolds in New Zealand NEXT September. I am no talent scout, but I have to say I am very impressed with Geoff Sharp’s mediation thinking and passion. I am tempted to lightly pencil it in the book, far flung as it may seem. Here’s the trailer...Read More

The New York Times published an article by Ralph Blumenthal last week about a lawsuit against a church therapist who disclosed the wife’s infidelities. The Texas Supreme Court is poised to consider the issue.Read More

An attorney spouse brought multiple lawsuits against his ex-wife, her family, as well as several lawyers and judges. Finally, in Davey v. Dolan, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68960 (September 26, 2006), digested by the Family Law Prof Blog, ” the US District Court for the Southern District of New York not only dismissed all the...Read More

You will notice a new category to this blawg, negotiation. Prior mediation posts have contained negotiation tips, but they are really two separate animals and each deserves attention. Victoria Pynchon’s post, Anchoring Redux, jokingly referring to “Kumbya University” brought this in focus for me.Read More

A Wisconsin decision in Motte v. Motte, 2006 Wisc. App. LEXIS 880 (September 27, 2006) held agreements waiving child support arrearages or estopping parents from asking for modification if children change residence are void as against public policy. The Family Law Prof Blog digests the opinion.Read More

Tax errors in divorce agreements are costly: Here’s how to avoid them is the title of an article by Eva Rosenberg, in Dow Jones MarketWatch. Lynne Gold-Bikin from Norristown, Penn, and an AAML Fellow, points out some frequent tax problems in divorce. “Alimony recapture can be a common problem, cautions Gold-Bikin.Read More

In the wake of The New York Times Sunday October 1, 2006 front page story Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings, reprinted in The Courier-Journal Judicial Campaign Ethics Questioned, it’s time to talk about Citizens For Better Judges. Non-members may subscribe to its principles, make contributions to it, and refuse to contribute directly to...Read More

The discovery of hundreds of secret divorce files in Broward County, Florida has been quite the scandal. Yesterday, Susan Spencer-Wendel, Palm Beach Post reported there are some in Palm Beach County, too. “The divorce of Leslie Alexander, billionaire owner of the Houston Rockets basketball team, is one of a handful of local divorces sealed and...Read More

Inter-Alia has a nice link to helpful excel spreadsheet formulas. Tom Mighell suggested them, so I wasted no time forwarding to all in our office!Read More