This party started in a public bar in Silt, CO in early January. When we wrote about it on January 9, it was looking like the Congresswoman was the perp and her ex husband the victim of the mele. But
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Measuring Your Marbles: The World of Powers of Attorney
Because this writer is now of “that age” and the topic of senior mental infirmity seems to be a focal point of the 2024 Presidential race, I have been watching a podcast about powers of attorney and their cousins the…
Support for the Child You May Not Know About
We are living in a strange legislative world these days. Most Americans are not very happy with the way our legislative assemblies are working. Yet it seems that the response of legislators in many states is to see how many…
The 10 Year Old Witness; An Adventure in Anxiety
My New Jersey colleague Eric Solotoff just published in our sister blog about a recent Appellate Division case from that state where a relocation case was remanded for lack of a record related to the views of a 10 year…
My Lawyer Won’t Do My Prenup. What’s That About?
My colleague Jessica Kitain wrote last month (2/14) about the basics of what goes into a premarital/prenuptial agreement. Today we fielded an inquiry about some of the stickier questions that often go unnoticed yet merit some attention in today’s mobile…
Whether Making Laws or Babies, Caution is Needed.
We wrote last week about the Alabama Supreme Court case which held that under that state’s law a frozen embryo housed in a laboratory was a child as a matter of law and the parents of such a “child” had…
LEGALLY SEPARATED? Who’s Asking?
Early today I fielded a call from a friend who casually asked about the definition of legal separation. I provided the textbook answer including the presumption while noting that this was one concept where ambiguity was on the rise. This…
MORE AT THE DOOR: Should Government Decide Gender or Internet Access inside Your House?
Lest the reader think these issues are “just political” realize that in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania there are 40,000 custody cases brought each year and 40,000 processed. In those cases, judges and hearing officers are asked to decide lots of…
INCOME SECURITY & DIVORCE: Strange Bedfellows
Every day there is another article published beginning with the ubiquitous question: “Can I retire if I have……………?” The blank piece is filled with all kinds of trivia. Can I retire if …
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The Emerging Supreme Court Fight at the Family’s Front Door
This is designated a family law blog but events taking place on the front door of the U.S. Supreme Court could begin to affect events taking place at your front door. This month two Supreme Court docketing events illustrate the…