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Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Virginia Court Distinguishes Abandonment in Divorce and Elective Share Analysis
By Family Law
The Virginia Supreme Court found that the trial court did not err in ruling that an estranged husband was not eligible for an elective share of the spouse's augmented estate.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Why People Divorce
By Family Law
A commissioned poll by an online divorce site (Divorce360.com) examines the reasons people divorce. The number one reason people gave for divorce is abuse. More than one in three (36%)…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Divorce Litigant’s Threats to Kill Judge and Attorneys Not Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
By Family Law
This case is a window on the divorce attorney's worst nightmare - the client who threatens violence in retaliation for divorce. A divorce attorney heard her client make repeated threats…
Chicago Family Law Blog
Successful Divorce Mediation
Divorce mediation, an alternative to traditional divorce proceedings, is a means to resolve the complex issues of a divorce. Mediation involves the services of a trained and neutral person who…
Chicago Family Law Blog
Marital Settlement Agreements and Life Insurance Policies
Many marital settlement agreements require one party to maintain a life insurance policy on his or her life naming the former spouse as the primary beneficiary. While this provides some…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 12/17/07
By Rob La Gatta
Hot on the heels of our Sunday update, today we start off the week with a fresh batch of legal news.Some of the posts we're highlighting for December 17, 2007…
Asset Search Blog
Mr. Benjamin’s Divorce & His White-Collar Crimes
By Fred Abrams
As my post "Divorce, Child Support & Reporting Tax Fraud" mentioned, divorcing spouses sometimes tip the IRS about a suspected tax fraud. Mrs. Benjamin for example, tipped the IRS because…
Legal Profession Blog
No Right To Appointed Counsel In Divorce
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington held that an indigent party to a dissolution proceeding has no right to appointed counsel paid for by the state. The wife…
Pennsylvania Family Law
And The Client Asks: Do I Have To Disclose All Of My Assets?
We often get calls regarding "divorce planning", a/k/a "How do I hide assets?" First, plainly and clearly: You can't hide assets for a myriad of reasons. If the misrepresentation takes…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Inheritances: Can I Keep My Money??
We are often asked by clients how to protect an inheritance received during the marriage in the event of a divorce? In Pennsylvania, marital assets typically include any asset received…