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Divorce
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New Jersey Law Blog
Consideration for Irreconcilable Differences in New Jersey Divorce
There has been a great deal of publicity lately over the Bill recently introduced in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate seeking to add irreconcilable differences as a cause of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Fraudulent Inducement Tort as Part of Divorce Action
By Family Law
The Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds a trial court's damages judgment in a divorce action based on Wife's claim of fraudulent inducement. The trial court found that Husband had convinced…
Family Law Prof Blog
No Posthumous Divorce
By Family Law
Common Pleas Judge Carol Hanna refused a request by attorneys for murdered Blairsville dentist Dr. John J. Yelenic Jr. to grant a posthumous divorce. (See our May 23rd posting for…
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…
Chicago Family Law Blog
Alternative Ways to Handle a Divorce
Today, couples seeking a divorce have options to consider outside of traditional legal proceedings. Parties to a divorce are becoming increasingly aware of the expense, time and emotional toil of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Commentary: Canadian “Top Court Muddies Divorce Law”
By Family Law
Regular readers of this Blog may be interested in the commentary on no fault divorce and making an award of spousal support that appears in the Toronto Star and is…
Family Law Prof Blog
New York Judge Rules Woman’s Affair Excused Husband’s Adultery; Not Grounds for Divorce
By Family Law
A New York family court judge has dismissed a woman's divorce petition, holding that her husband's affair did not constitute the requisite "cruel and inhuman treatment" because the woman's own…
Family Law Prof Blog
Divorce Rates at New High in UK
By Family Law
According to the most recent statistical reports, divorce rates in the UK have hit a new peak of 167,116 in a year. Furthermore, older couples are now more likely to…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Nonimmigrant aliens can be “residents” for subject matter jurisdiction purposes under divorce statutes
By Family Law
Husband and Wife each are citizens of other countries who hold nonimmigrant visas. Wife filed a dissolution of marriage action in Florida and Husband argues that Wife's status as a…
Family Law Prof Blog
Spanish Court Rules Against Visiting Rights for Dog
By Family Law
"A Spanish court has ruled that dogs should not be treated like children with allocated visiting rights when it comes to divorce cases. A Spanish man was originally given permission…