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Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Incorporation of Alimony Agreement into Divorce Decree Does not Transform Contractual Alimony into Decretal Alimony
By Family Law
Texas is an interesting state for studying approaches to spousal maintenance. Texas courts long held that the statutes and public policy of the state precluded courts from awarding post-divorce alimony…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Closing the Barn Door After the…..
DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will propose new rules to regulate some low-stress lines in rural areas, including BP's Prudhoe Bay lines. Link: Planet Ark (Reuters): Pipeline Rules…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Supreme Court of Canada Allows Effect of Spousal Misconduct to be Considered in Awarding Alimony
By Family Law
Canada's Divorce Act eliminates consideration of misconduct in awarding spousal support. The Supreme Court of Canada has now ruled that, although misconduct like adultery is not relevant in a divorce…
Family Law Prof Blog
Colorado Woman in Polygamous Marriage Seeks $2.5 Million from Alleged Spouse
By Family Law
A Colorado woman is seeking $2.5 million from a businessman who she claims was involved in a polygamous marriage with her. She alleges that when she left a business that…
Family Law Prof Blog
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By Family Law
The New Hampshire Supreme Court reviewed a divorce action with a spectrum of economic issues worth noting. The couple in the case had been married 13 years and had four…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
GA Supreme Ct – No Judicial Estoppel for Failure to Schedule Alimony, Support or Property Settlement
By Sunghee Sohn
Federal Judicial Estoppel Benton v. Benton, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 241, No. 06-A-0605 (GA April 25, 2006). The husband and wife were involved in a pending divorce action, wherein the wife…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Retroactive Application of Family Law Decisions Regarding Alimony Agreements
By Family Law
The Georgia Supreme Court considered the retroactive application of family law rulings in a case in which the question was whether alimony obligations survive the death of the obligor parent. …
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Conviction of Domestic Violence Basis for Termination of Alimony Even Though Agreement Makes Support Nonmodifiable
By Family Law
The California Court of Appeals has held that the rebuttable presumption its Family Code that an award of spousal support not be made to a spouse who has been convicted…
Family Law Prof Blog
PING: Portion of Expected Inheritance May be Awarded as AlimonyURL: http://kansasfamilylawblog.lexblog.com/2006/03/articles/alimony/portion-of-expected-inheritance-may-be-awarded-as-alimony/index.htmlIP: 206.135.15.181BLOG NAME: Kansas Family Law BlogDATE: 03/14/2006 04:27:39 PMThis from the Family Law Prof Blog. The Georgia Supreme Court found no error in a trial court’s ruling that a portion of Husband’s undivided interest in the estates of his late parents may be awarded as alimony. However, the…
By Family Law
The Georgia Supreme Court found no error in a trial court's ruling that a portion of Husband's undivided interest in the estates of his late parents may be awarded as…
Family Law Prof Blog
South Carolina Senate Modifies Adultery Considerations in Divorce — Bill Moves to the House
By Family Law
A measure that would permit judges to award alimony if adultery occurs at least one year after legal separation and does not contribute to the breakup of the marriage passed…