Australia’s new national revamping of its family child custody and support law is garnering international attention. “As sweeping changes to Australia’s family law system take effect today, putting new emphasis on children spending equal time with parents after separation, research shows some children can be seriously harmed by 50:50 arrangements.” Sydney Morning Herald. From ABC...Read More
From Law.com: “Lawyers in several states are examining the legal question of posthumous divorces in light of recent probate law changes and a handful of unusual lawsuits that deal with spouses who died during divorce proceedings.”Read More
In several marital settlement agreements we have made provision for the right to a Jewish get as well as detailed who would pay the associated expense. The Jersusaleum Post has a recent article that articulates the importance of a get in Israel and the consequences of the refusal of the husband to consent. Among many...Read More
Kentucky Law Blog celebrates its one year anniversary, with 100,000 hits, give or take a few. Kudos and thanks for: 1. Providing a timely forum for the goings-on in Kentucky law, practice of law, judicial and legislative news and commentary, appeals decisions, volunteer needs and opportunities, professional organization news, and all the other law related...Read More
This jewel is from Kristin A. Schuler-Hintz, Esq. ,GORDON D. CRUSE, APLC of San Diego, who kindly granted permission to repost. While it is San Diego specific, I have seen a Louisville one recently, and have inserted the local corresponding neighborhoods. The attached graphics at the end are funny, too. I don’t tell lawyer jokes...Read More
Many of us have a goal of a paperless office. Evan Schaeffer’s The Illinois Trial Practice Website has an interesting posting by Ernest Svenson on this topic. Despite his caution, he links to two good articles, Organizing Cases Electronically and Managing Electronic Case Files.Read More
The Lexington Herald-Leader published AP coverage of the Nevada judge who was shot earlier this month. “Family Court Judge Chuck Weller, shot by a man who witnesses said was angered by the handling of his divorce, turned his first public appearance since the shooting into a plea to make family courts a less confrontational place.”...Read More
As client handouts go, The AAML’s Stepping Back From Anger is the best for divorcing parents. The brochure is available for purchase at a nominal cost ($1 per pamphlet) online.Read More
Online Guide to Mediation reports that “Appreciative Intelligence” author Carol Metzker has posted at Idealawg, “where you can read more about this innovative approach to tackling difficult problems.”Read More
