Add Nebraska and Tennessee to the list of states whose courts have upheld same-sex marriage bans. Source: Family Law Prof Blog.Read More

HB 424 became law July 15, 2006, as we reported April 11, 2006. Yet, we have heard the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts is delaying enforcement pending the Kentucky Supreme Court’s likely revision of the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure.Read More

The Family Law Prof Blog posts on the discovery of artificial sperm created from mice stem cells and links to a Scotland article about it. Now kids can theoretically have 7 biologically related human parents and one mouse ancestor. Or, maybe the mouse would substitute for one or more of the human biological parents. TheRead More

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was awarded the ABA Family Law Section “Friend of the Family” award, even though the U.S. Supreme Court rarely hears family law cases. The Family Law News Blog links to her acceptance speech. This past term, though, there were several that have an impact on family law. At first I was...Read More

From The Age in Australia: “The first 14 Family Relationship Centres are opening around Australia, signalling the start of what the federal government hopes will be a landmark shift in family law.The government is establishing dozens of the centres across Australia in an attempt to resolve divorce and custody disputes before they reach court.Acting Attorney-General...Read More

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 the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, When Marriges End, Who Gets The Pets.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

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

Great news from the Kentucky Law Blog! The Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys is forming a Domestic Law Section. The organizational meeting will be July 11, 2006, 9:30 am at KATA headquarters. This section will fill a badly needed void in the professional development of family lawyers in Kentucky. No other family law organization has...Read More