“Chocolate Pudding Brings Peace of Mind!” is the most recent post of Lawrence King of Colorado Divorce Mediation. It’s a nice blog that has been dark over the summer. We are pleased to read this new book review. The ABA has a new handout for children of divorcing parents, too, but this looks terrific for...Read More

Congratulations to The Indiana Law Blog‘s Marcia Oddi for being selected by the Indiana Judges Association to receive its responsible journalism award. The IJA gives two “Excellence in Public Information and Education” awards each year. One award is presented to a member of the Indiana judiciary for special efforts in community relations. In addition, an...Read More

Workplace Prof Blog, by Professor Richard Bales at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase School of Law and Paul M. Secunda, Assistant Professor of Law Univ. of Mississippi School of Law host this week’s Blawg Review. Kudos on appropriately picking Labor Day week for their tour of the blawgosphere, given their employment law focus and expertise.Read More

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY? (written by kids) (1) You’ve got to find somebody who likes the same stuff as you do. Like if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports. — Alan, age 10 (2) Nobody really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God...Read More

While at first blush granting amnesty to delinquent child support obligors is offensive, if it works for back taxes maybe it will aid collection when all else fails. Janet Jangjhar reports in the Florida Divorce Law Blog, “The state of Ohio bears the dubious distinction of child support arrearages of nearly $5 billion. Ohio prisons...Read More

Victoria Pynchon’s Settle It Now Blog Spot has an insightful post on mediation of business cases. Many divorces involve valuing and dividing business interests. Her insights are eye-opening for those who simply try to “get to the number” too quickly. While her report is not directly aimed at divorces involving businesess, it’s certainly applicable. Our...Read More

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports, “Matthew Snoddy, the oldest son of Comair Flight 5191 victim Tim Snoddy, filed a lawsuit in Fayette Circuit Court on Tuesday to determine who should be named next of kin — Matthew Snoddy or his father’s estranged wife, Connie Elise Buckley.Read More

The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed today, in a published opinion, Hinshaw v. Hinshaw, an award of joint custody to a father who was not told until after the divorce petition was filed that he was not the father of his son. Because our office is involved with this case, that’s all we will say...Read More

Tim Snoddy, a top notch business valuation expert in Lexington, died Sunday in the Comair Lexington plane crash. Our thoughts and friendship go to his family, business associates and to our Lexington colleagues who have lost too many in this tragic accident. “Timothy K. Snoddy of Lexington was a passenger on Comair flight 5191 and...Read More

A Premarital Agreement Checklist is on Diana Mercer’s website, Peace Talks. Diana is co-author of Your Divorce Advisor, a book we bought in bulk to give to appropriate clients.Read More