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Divorce
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Post-Death Divorce
The traditional marriage vow includes the phrase "'Til death do you part." The law has followed this lead and declared that a marriage is automatically terminated upon the death of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: No Presumption of Undue Influence in Post Marital Agreements Absent Proof of Unfair Advantage
By Family Law
Wife file for divorce. The couple then decided to try to reconcile and, as part of their resolution, they drafted a post nuptial agreement to settle their financial affairs. Four…
Family Law Prof Blog
Divorce Rate Rises in Zanzibar
By Family Law
"Divorce is permitted in Islam as a last resort when all other avenues of dispute resolution have been exhausted. Normally, either partner has the right to seek divorce, although under…
Family Law Prof Blog
Paul McCartney To Divorce
By Family Law
"Just like the song, Paul McCartney turns 64 next month. And apparently, he has the definitive answer as to whether Heather Mills McCartneywill need him or feed him on that…
Family Law Prof Blog
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By Family Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was called upon to revisit what it characterized as the “ceaseless litigation” involved following a couple’s divorce in 1993. The…
New Jersey Law Blog
Attorneys Cannot Promote “Lawyer Shopping” to Prospective Clients
By John S. Eory
The Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics released an Opinion which serves notice that an attorney who advises a client to contact other lawyers for the purpose of denying their spouse…
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…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Division of Pension Gives Entitlement to Share of Deferred Retirement Option Program
By Family Law
An en banc decision by the Florida Court of Appeals aligns Florida with California and Louisiana courts in holding that a dissolution judgment distributing an employee-spouse’s retirement or pension benefits…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
ND Ga – Debtor’s Divorce Attorney Lacks Standing to Pursue Exception to Discharge Under § 523(a)(5) and (a)(15)
By Sunghee Sohn
11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), (a)(15); Debt Arising From Divorce Action Warner, Mayoue, Bates & Nolen P.C. v. Cook, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 857, Adv. No. 05-9023 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. March 17,…
Family Law Prof Blog
Nepal Supreme Court Says Infertility Not Basis for Divorce
By Family Law
The Supreme Court of Nepal Friday ruled that a provision in that country’s 1963 Civil Code that allows men to seek divorce on the grounds of women’s infertility cannot be…