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Decisions of Interest
Adoptive Mother Who Relinquished Custody Must Pay Child Support
The Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the ruling in Matter of Greene County Department of Social Services v. Ward, 29 AD3d 1039 (2006), in which the Third Department held that a woman who adopted a child and had to later return him to the State because of his unmanageable behaviors was obligated to pay child support, even though a biological mother in the same position would not have been required to do so. Matter of Greene County Department of Social Services v. Ward, ' N.E.2d ”, 2007 WL 1672315, 2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 05131 (N.Y. 6/12/07).
The mother took the subject boy in when he was three years old and kept him for just over two years. At birth, he had tested positive for cocaine and syphilis. While in her custody, he exhibited violent behaviors, including banging his own head, kicking other children and throwing chairs. He injured himself and his mother in the summer of 2003. The child was diagnosed during that time as exhibiting, variously, pervasive development disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism and cerebral palsy.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?