Lesbian couple files for divorce Aug 9, 2008
Norm Fletcher, a veteran Fresno family law attorney, said it's not uncommon for couples to file for divorce shortly after getting married. "Sometimes people are together for 10 or 20 years and then get married and there is a different feeling," Fletcher said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
It Takes a Hothead? Aug 9, 2008
Much of what's wrong with family law today lies in warmed-over stereotypes of men as fundamentally unsuited to caring for children. Lionizing Clark Rockefeller or other violent, lawless fathers will not promote fathers' rights or fix the family-court system. (Slate)
Morocco's Gentle War On Terror Aug 9, 2008
He later pushed for a reform in family law, giving women more rights than in most Muslim countries in matters of divorce, property and her husband's choice of subsequent wives. (Islam permits up to four wives, but in Morocco the first wife must now approve of her husband taking additional wives. (Time.com)
IRS truck on 59th finds new home Aug 8, 2008
Keist has a general law practice that includes family law, bankruptcies and civil litigations. He is also a pilot at the legal office for the Arizona Wing of Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the United States Air Force; works as a judge pro-tem in downtown Phoenix for family court and takes the bench when a judge can't be there. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Recipients of child support lose out under new formula Aug 8, 2008
Paul Le Moing-Ross, a family law specialist at Westminster Lawyers, said the figures confirmed concerns that resident parents stood to lose the most. He said clients were applying for spousal maintenance to make up the shortfall. (The Age)
Lindsay Lohan Aug 8, 2008
" Red Sox divorce on deck It's the legal equivalent of a homer over Fenway's Green Monster. After 10 months of hush-hush divorce negotiations, Boston Red Sox owner John Henry and his bride of 16 years have hammered out an agreement, according to documents in a Delray court. But there's one last hurdle before making it official: How much child support is Henry going to have to pay for the couple's 11-year-old? And for that, former Florida Marlins owner Henry and his wife, Peggy Sue Henry, asked... (The Palm Beach Post)
Brady doesn't throw too much into coverage Aug 7, 2008
The guardian - family law attorney Dale Sanders - will review the couple's agreement. Neither Henry nor attorneys on the case could be reached about the July 29 filing. (Boston Globe)
What's the Law? Towing company Aug 6, 2008
Practice areas include housing, public benefits, consumer and family law but not criminal law. Call 536-4302. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
India-Japan baby in legal wrangle Aug 6, 2008
Page last updated at 07:31 GMT, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 08:31 UK. The baby is now being looked after by her grandmother. (BBC News -- South Asia)
A Reflection On The Matrimonial Property Rights In Ghana Aug 6, 2008
The very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing, protection and cover she performs everythingThe consequence of this notion is that a wife is dependent on a husband and family law requires that a wife should work with or for her husband and the property acquired with such assistance is the individual property of the man ... It is a fundamental principle of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Press Conference to Reveal Update on Abducted Silah Children Aug 5, 2008
WHO: -- Lieutenant Richard Mossler, Commanding Officer LAPD, Pacific Division will be providing the latest developments of the case and asking for the media and public's help in locating, returning and recovering the Silah children -- Ronald Brot of Brot LLP, the family law attorney who represents the two mothers of the missing Silah boys and who has been assisting the mothers since the boys went missing on or around July 2, 2008. He will address the meaning of the abduction charges, court... (PR Newswire)
Steven Curtis Chapman & Family Open Their Hearts to America Aug 5, 2008
Experienced family law attorneys We Fight To Make Things Right. www. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
De facto choice deserves respect Aug 4, 2008
Add to that the delays, expense and uncertainty of the family law system. Do people who have chosen to live in a de facto relationship really want all their property subject to the broad discretion of an elderly judge who treats them as if they had been married. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
SMART ALEC TAKES ON JUSTICE SYSTEM Aug 4, 2008
His Page 1 introduction: "My own high conflict divorce proceedings left me outraged over the injustices endemic to the family law system in our society . . . The pain I suffered, the fear and anger I felt toward nearly all the princip 00004000 als involved and the inescapable sense of helplessness and isolation exhausted me." He talks of "abused and horrified litigants." He likens the process to "the island of Dr. Moreau in H.G. Wells' novel." He says "the professionals are there to prolong the... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Bank robbery suspect charged (1) Aug 4, 2008
News Tribune Publishing. From Missouri's Capital City. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Attorney satisfied years after job switch Aug 4, 2008
He has done some criminal defense work, but most of his practice involves family law and small businesses, Mr. Garcia said. He loves it, but he admits that occasionally when he comes across something that looks criminal, part of him wants his former job back. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Letters for Sunday, August 3, 2008 Aug 4, 2008
Family law creator deserves praise. Thanks for the great article on the Family Law Self Help Center (Missoulian, July 28) ... Thanks finally to the Family Law Section of the Montana Bar for contributing so generously to the program. (Missoulian, MT)
Till debt do us part: a rude shock for de factos Aug 4, 2008
The changes to federal family law would create a national scheme for property settlements to cover all separating couples, including same-sex couples, and hand jurisdiction to the Family Court ... Many family lawyers believe the bill will correct serious inequities in property settlements, such as for disadvantaged women in long-term de facto relationships and their children ... Tomorrow, Professor Parkinson will be among experts at a Sydney hearing of the Senate legal and constitutional affairs... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
State regulator assesses the mortgage mess Aug 3, 2008
Kirsten Anderson quit her practice in family law and went to work for Oregon's Division of Finance and Corporate Securities in 1999 in part because she'd had her fill of nasty divorce and custody battles. But Anderson's move to the public sector has not exactly been idyllic. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
* Marriage over, affair claims irrelevant: A-Rod Aug 2, 2008
Attorney Lynne Gold-Bilkin, a Philadelphia family law attorney not involved in the case, said A-Rods response is totally reasonable and rational and that Cynthia Rodriguez was wrong legally to make allegations of affairs given Floridas no-blame divorce law. Her lawyers brought in non-legal extraneous matters for the purpose of smearing him, said Gold-Bilkin, former chair of the American Bar Associations family law section. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A-Rod: Marriage Over, Prenup Doesn't Cover Affairs Aug 1, 2008
Attorney Lynne Z. Gold-Bilkin, a Philadelphia family law attorney not involved in the case, said A-Rod's response is "totally reasonable and rational" and that Cynthia Rodriguez was wrong legally to make allegations of affairs given Florida's no-blame divorce law. "Her lawyers brought in non-legal extraneous matters for the purpose of smearing him," said Gold-Bilkin, former chair of the American Bar Association's family law section. (New York Post)
Citing Racist Behavior, Judges Ban Lawyer From Courthouse Floor Jul 30, 2008
A graduate of Emory University School of Law, Koehler has been a member of the State Bar since 1963, has no public bar discipline record and said the majority of his solo practice is family law. A partial courthouse ban on a lawyer is not without precedent. (Law.com)
What's the Law? Small claims court Jul 30, 2008
Practice areas include housing, public benefits, consumer and family law but not criminal law. For information, call 536-4302. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Center offers divorce self-help Jul 28, 2008
The Missoula Family Law Self Help Center provides assistance free of charge to people who choose not to hire lawyers for their divorce cases ... Deschamps said the court system has seen an explosion in the number of people representing themselves in family law cases. (Missoulian, MT)
ELECTION 2008: Challengers plentiful in Division 4 judge race, none in Division 5 Jul 26, 2008
Community affiliations: Active in professional associations such as the Arizona Committee on Juvenile Courts, Arizona Judges Association and National Council of Juvenile and Family Law Judges ... (For example, I am assuming Division 2 s family law caseload effective this month ... I would bring experience in a wide range of legal matters: criminal law, civil law, family law, bankruptcy law, even Indian law. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Scott appointed to State Bar Family Law Section Council Jul 26, 2008
LEWISTOWN -- Joan Scott of Lewistown has been appointed as a Member of the 2008-2009 Family Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association by ISBA President Jack C. Carey ... The Family Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association works to encourage and support a high level of professional and ethical commitment and expertise among those who practice family law in all its branches; to be sensitive to the changing needs of families and family members; to respond, through... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Two new judges picked for Fresno County Jul 22, 2008
"She will very properly understand the role of the judge."Glenda S. Allen-Hill, a 49-year-old Fresno County Superior Court family law commissioner, was appointed to fill the position of Judge Gary S. Austin, who has retired. She has been a commissioner since 1990 and previously was a prosecutor in the Fresno County District Attorney's Office and Madera County District Attorney's Office. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Juvenile Drug Court Faces New Standards To Continue Receiving State Funding Jul 22, 2008
The AOC Children, Families and the Court Division assists Georgia s courts by providing support in the areas of grants, child support guidelines, accountability courts (such as drug, DUI, family treatment and mental health courts), drug endangered children, improving court processes for abused and neglected children, and managing projects for the Supreme Court related to children, marriage and family law, mental health and expaling civil access to the courts for poor and vulnerable Georgians.... (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
> Amanda Feneis' family ties Jul 21, 2008
Paul Business Journal As Amanda Feneis looks ahead to her second year of law school, criminal and family law hold her early interest ... As she gears up for her second year as one of the younger students at William Mitchell College of Law, she hopes to specialize in criminal or family law ... A: I am working for the Hennepin County Public Defenders Office, and have always been interested in criminal and family law. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Would-be judges raised on service Jul 21, 2008
Current job: Private practice focuses on family law. Family ties: Father, Mark Hulsey Jr., is a past president of The Florida Bar and the Jacksonville Bar Association. (Florida Times-Union)
U.S. adoptee a stranger in his birthplace Jul 21, 2008
After the dust settled, Bill Mustanich hired a family law attorney to complete the process; his son was about 5. The attorney ran into roadblocks, including changes in the law and the fact that the adoption agency was no longer in business. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Britney granted additional visitation with boys Jul 19, 2008
Fridays agreement is fairly typical of custody disputes even if the parties are not, said Charlotte Goldberg, a family law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. The courts do like parties to agree to custody rather than go through a trial, she said. (MSNBC -- News)
Staley Names O'Neal Director of Women's Basketball Operations Jul 19, 2008
She got her start as an attorney at Legal Aid of East Tennessee, litigating and negotiating family law cases under a Department of Justice Domestic Violence grant. O'Neal earned a bachelor of arts in American government in 1995 from the University of Virginia, where she served as a women's basketball student manager. (Uscsports.com)
Ask The Legal Expert Jul 18, 2008
From Personal Injury to Criminal Law, Family Law, Estate Planning and Social Security, we have an expert attorney who can help you. Our main office is located in Oklahoma City on Lake Hefner, between the restaurants, Pearl's and Red Rock. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
Business notes Jul 17, 2008
Geismer chairs the Domestic Relations and Probate Litigation Group at SRBC, and has more than 30 years of experience litigating and negotiating complex family law matters. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Legal help to be offered Jul 17, 2008
Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:51 PM CDT An agency that helps low-income people with legal problems will hold a family law clinic in Rockingham later this month. Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. will put on a Family Law Clinic at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Courtroom C of the Richmond County Courthouse. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
TV host tries again to get RM5.5m for broken promise Jul 17, 2008
At the Court of Appeal yesterday, Wan Johani's counsel Anthony Gomez contended that the agreement itself was illegal because the plaintiff, being a married woman, was not permitted under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 to marry another man. Karpal Singh rebutted saying that his client's marital status as well as the issue of illegality had not been raised in the defendant's pleadings and as such, these could not be relied upon under the law. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Hospital Sues Patient For Trespassing Jul 17, 2008
The Gouveia are fighting back, hiring family law attorney Michael Kelly, who said the hospital's decision is based on economics. "They're saying that Medicare is not paying the bills. Well Medicare never wants to pay the bills," Kelly said. (KCRA 3, CA)
Governor, they're our kids Jul 17, 2008
It's supported by the state's major children-advocate organizations, the Judicial Council, the family law section of the State Bar, and the County Welfare Directors Association. All that stands between some much-needed agency for foster children is the governor's signature. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The new legal hot topic: animal law Jul 16, 2008
" (The court rejected the patent application, and later approved a much more limited patent for the luckless rodent.) Post-breakup battles about who should get the dog or cat may not seem to have much in common with lofty debates about the nature of property and consciousness. But they both speak to the question of how, exactly, courts should treat animals, a question that is far from settled in Canada. "There's this growing recognition that they're not just like a couch," says Daphne Gilbert,... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Peter Bucuvalas Jul 15, 2008
At Harvard College, he majored in math and later joined a family law and accounting firm in Boston. He worked as an accountant until his early 90s. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Do-it-yourself Jul 15, 2008
"I've watched this for the past 12 or so years now, and it really is amazing how we're coming to a tipping point," said M. Sue Talia, a California family law judge and national expert on limited-scope representation ... The greatest pro se increase in the past few years has come from family law cases, such as divorces and custody battles, Greacen said. (USA Today -- News)
OMalley wins Sheila E. McGovern Award Jul 15, 2008
The Lawyer for the Day program provides an attorney to offer advice to those who financially qualify on a first-come, first-serve basis at the courthouse on issues relative to family law and probate law. The awards were presented by Middlesex County Registrar of Probate at the first evening of appreciation and recognition of volunteer lawyers held at Montvale Plaza in Stoneham. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Anne Robinson hands over 20 million in divorce settlement with ex ... Jul 13, 2008
However, Alan Kaufman, the head of family law at Finers Stephens Innocent, said that exceptions are made when the court rules that one of parties has made an exceptional contribution to the marriage. "This is the so-called 'wow factor', which could apply to Anne Robinson if it is agreed that it was her unique television ability and persona which made her masses of money - not her husband," he said. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Did the California Supreme Court act properly in overturning the gay marriage bill? Jul 13, 2008
When California s Proposition 22 passed back in 2000, a majority voted for a change in family law code specifying that marriage is between a man and a woman. Yet California voters increasingly show a change of heart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The Right to Self-Defense Affirmed Jul 13, 2008
Despite the fact that our family laws are generally written in a gender-neutral way, they are often carried out by people in a system that has been steeped in gender-biased stereotypes and outright lies about men and women ... If you think that sounds harsh and unfair to these groups, I apologize, but it is my opinion based on 17 + years of family law practice and 7 + years of family law reform activism. (Townhall.com)
Staying civil in divorce court is hard to do Jul 13, 2008
In 2008, after Basinger filed a motion to stop Baldwin from publishing A Promise to Ourselves: Fatherhood, Divorce, and Family Law, a book reportedly about their divorce, though Baldwin told the New York Daily News that he has not divulged private information about Basinger. The book will be released in September. (USA Today -- Life)
'Men working'? Not in ATL Jul 13, 2008
Im a male and Ill stand behind her if she petitions for equality for women to be treated the same as a man in the family law courts and car insurance payments. I think she is taking the mile while she can. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sikes and Van Der Riet move offices to Winter Garden Jul 13, 2008
The firm provides a broad range of legal services, specializing in business law and family law. "I never could have imagined a better combination of lifestyle and work than what I have found in Winter Garden," Van Der Riet said. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
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com, identifies Sharia family law as the fundamental basis for discrimination against women in the Muslim world, including communities in the United Kingdom. Here are just some of the benefits British Muslim women can look 00004000 forward to if Sharia law replaces English law: The Muslim woman cannot marry without parental approval, worsening the problem of forced marriage; marriages can be conducted without the presence of a bride, as long as the guardian consents, creating a climate for... (Human Events Online)
A-Rod's Wife Files for Divorce, Says Slugger "Emotionally ... Jul 8, 2008
"We just filed the papers this morning in Miami," John Van Ness, one of the family law attorneys on Cynthia Rodriguez's legal team, told E. News. (E! Online)
How to Obtain an Uncontested Divorc... Jul 8, 2008
A family law attorney will know how to prepare the relevant forms for the counties in which he or she practices. Anyone trying to do an uncontested divorce without the assistance of an attorney should become aware of the local requirements before trying to file their uncontested divorce. (Suite101.com)
The Rise of Richard M. Nixon Jul 8, 2008
Naturally, after completing law school at Duke, Nixon returned to California and began a career in law, practicing at a small, local law firm practicing family law - a job which he found at odds with his own personal aspirations - he had been "training" for a life in politics ever since high school and college, where he had found great success in debate and in school elections. It was during this time when, in 1940, Nixon married his wife, "Pat" Ryan. (Suite101.com)
Ex-lawmaker loved New Smyrna Jul 8, 2008
Bill Gillespie graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School and followed his father, James, and grandfather, William, into the family law firm in 1957. Bill Gillespie worked with his father on a case reactivating the city charter of Oak Hill, which had lapsed during the Depression. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Pace of lateral hires has slowed, but not by much Jul 7, 2008
Some of the bigger moves included a seven-partner defection from Wolf Block to that including commercial litigation, environmental and family law practitioners. In addition, William Rheiner's three-partner investment management group moved to Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young from and Daniel Ansa left DLA Piper for litigation boutique firm Morison Ansa. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Top UK Judge: Sharia Law Can Be Used in Britain Jul 4, 2008
Resolution, the organisation of family law solicitors, said people should govern their lives in accordance with religious principles 'provided that those beliefs and traditions do not contradict the fundamental principle of equality on which Britain's laws are based ... Spokesman Teresa Richardson said religious law 'must be used to find solutions which are consistent with the basic principles of family law in this country and people must always have redress to the civil courts where they so... (The Drudge Report)
America's strength: Our families Jul 4, 2008
In the last couple of weeks, the Georgia Supreme Court's Commission on Children, Marriage and Family Law has begun to unveil billboards around the state. I hope you have the opportunity to see them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Wide-eyed: Britney was hauled away on a stretcher Jul 2, 2008
A prominent Los Angeles family law attorney on how child custody decisions are made when a mother is in distressand why the Spears case is not that unusual in family court ... NEWSWEEK'sSusanna Schrobsdorff spoke to Karen C. Freitas, a prominent family law attorney with Cotkin & Collins in Los Angeles, about how the courts handle cases when a mother is in chronic distress, what Spears would likely have to do to regain access toher toddlers, and why her situation isn't that unusual in... (Newsweek)
Business Briefs Jul 1, 2008
Volunteers can speak on topics including Bankruptcy & Creditor s Rights, Buying and Selling a Home, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Consumer Rights, Elder Law, Family Law, Identity Theft, Immigration Law, Income Tax Laws, Jury Service, Juvenile Law, Landlord/Tenant, Labor & Employment, Law as a Career, Medicine & the Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Small Business, Wills & Probate and many more. Speakers should be scheduled at least three weeks in advance of a program. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Counting the cost Jul 1, 2008
" The government says it has ensured that local authorities have been given extra money to cover the increase in costs. But some senior council officials are concerned that they have not been given enough because funds were allocated using a general formula and not according to how many care order applications individual councils actually issue. 'Over-stretched' The Children and Family Court Advisory Service says applications are down nationally by around 20%. The Family Law Bar Association says... (BBC News -- UK)
The divorce deterrent Jun 29, 2008
LAST SUNDAY'S letter by family law attorneys Justin Kelsey and Scott Stevenson, suggests that a lifetime of alimony payments is reasonable, since it acts as a deterrent to avoiding a marriage mistake in the first place. That's like a healthcare professional or an automotive engineer suggesting that a lifetime of paralysis is not so bad because it acts as a deterrent to driving too fast in the first place. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Forget the law, polygamous lovers are already doing it forthemselves Jun 28, 2008
However, a family law expert has pointed me in the direction of one case where the issue did come up. And the man at the centre of the case was not a Muslim, nor a hippie, nor a Mormon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Law Firm Denies Involvement in Madonna/Guy Ritchie Split Jun 28, 2008
Ritchie was reported to have hired Mayfair law firm Forsters, which specializes in 'high net worth' family law cases, to represent him. But a spokesperson for the company has dismissed the reports, stating, "We are not acting for Guy Ritchie in this matter.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Harting, Simkins & Ryan LLP Announce Settlement for Client Jun 26, 2008
About Harting, Simkins LLP: Harting, Simkins LLP is a full service law firm that provides representation to injury victims, injured workers, estate planning services, business contracts and negotiations, and family law matters. Our law firm has a well-earned reputation for providing aggressive and high quality representation, and we know the law. (PR Newswire)
Montcalm County attorney seeks 8th Circuit seat Jun 26, 2008
Finegood has practiced law for nearly 29 years and has been a courtroom litigation attorney for his entire career, representing people on a variety of cases including family law, civil disputes, felony cases and district court appeals. That's what you want in a circuit court judge. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
