When a Same-Sex Couple Separates
June 01, 2016
This article discusses a more equal road to succession in New York's regulated apartments after <i>Obergefell v. Hodges</i>and the Marriage Equality Act.
Child-Support Judgments Beyond U.S. Borders
June 01, 2016
The whole purpose behind the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), adopted, for example, as Article 5-b of the New York Family Court Act (FCA), is to make the process uniform, cheap and easy to register and enforce support judgments from different states. But what about a cross-border award?
Constitutional Rights and the Expert Opinions Addressing Parental Access and Decision-Making
June 01, 2016
Frequently, evaluators will offer expert opinions to the court to limit a parent's access to his or her children. The authors claim that many evaluators do not adequately consider the profound constitutional issues involved in such recommendations, and routinely offer opinions that have little support in the underlying data from which such recommendations and opinions are based.
<b><i>Pfannenstiehl</i></b> Reminds Practitioners to Plan Trusts Carefully
May 01, 2016
A recent Massachusetts case reminds practitioners of a number of important considerations in planning for trusts to minimize the risks of their being breached in a matrimonial action. Several suggestions on how practitioners might be able to mitigate these risks, even for existing trusts, are included in this article.
How to Win a Hague Convention Child Abduction Case
May 01, 2016
Here are some tips for attorneys and clients faced with instituting or defending child abduction proceedings under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, whether in the United States or internationally.
Case Notes
May 01, 2016
A look at a case in which a husband forfeited his spousal share of the marital estate.
Virtual Visitation Revisited
May 01, 2016
Today, with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi options, many parents and children can use ever-advancing technology that allows them to communicate with each other using "face technologies." Have the courts caught up to this concept?
Binding Arbitration in Divorce Cases
April 01, 2016
More often than not, litigating divorce and post-divorce issues in the New Jersey Superior Court is not practical. It is unquestionable that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) venues are becoming popular and commonly used methods to resolve divorce and post-divorce issues.
CT Court System Has Put GAL Training Sessions on Hold
April 01, 2016
Connecticut attorneys who would like to add guardian ad litem work to their practices need to undergo training first, but the state hasn't offered it in over two years and no new training sessions are scheduled.
