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Smith v. Smith
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NJ Family Legal Blog
YOU REALLY CAN'T FILE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION – SHOCKING!?!
Sometimes, litigants never want to give up the fight. An adverse ruling is rendered against them so what's next, a motion for reconsideration that does not meet the criteria for…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Retirement does not always end Alimony
Most people assume that once the traditional retirement age approaches, alimony will end. While 65 has been quoted in many cases as a good faith retirement age, such does not…
Divorce: New York
Child's Economic Independence, Not Full-Time Employment, Signals End of Support Obligation
By Neil Cahn
At age 18, the child becomes an adult, legally beyond the reach of parental decisions. However, not until age 21 does the legal obligation to support that child come to an end…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Fla.S.Ct: Decedent’s marital settlement agreement vs. beneficiary designation form: Who wins?
Crawford v. Barker, --- So.3d ----, 2011 WL 2224808 (Fla. Jun 09, 2011) In 1951 Florida enacted a statute automatically cutting divorced spouses out of each other's wills (currently at…
Pennsylvania Family Law
HOW WILL THE COURT VALUE YOUR BUSINESS?
In this changing economy, how will the courts value your business? Will the Court use the date you separated from your spouse or the date that the assets and debts are…
New Jersey Law Blog
Parental Alienation May Give Rise to Monetary Damages
In a recent Hudson County case (Smith v. Smith, dec'd December 1, 2008) a father sued his ex-wife and her parents for conduct which he alleged alienated him from his…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Does “Clear and Convincing Evidence” of Incapacity Preclude the Existence of Conflicting Evidence? Fifth DCA Says No
Smith v. Smith, 2005 WL 3555852 (Fla. 5th DCA Dec 30, 2005) In this case counsel for the ward argued that as a matter of law where, as happened here,…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Yes . . . Those Pesky Beneficiary Designation Forms Actually Matter!!
Smith v. Smith, 2005 WL 3439889, 30 Fla. L. Weekly D2845 (Fla. 5th DCA Dec. 16, 2005) Both in the divorce context and for estate planning purposes, reviewing beneficiary designation…