A little while ago I posted here regarding my belief that alternatives to hourly billing were best in many, if not most, cases, including family law cases. Ben Stevens at the South Carolina Family Law Blog has taken up the issue. Here is Ben’s latest post on this subject (and, for what it is worth, [...]
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The New York Times and New York Magazine each report that the uncertain financial markets could lead to a “bull market” for divorce. The periodicals report that wealthy clients in the financial-services industry are being counseled to consider ending their unhappy marriages now, “as a way to cut losses on future payouts.”
This mercenary theory works [...]
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This was submitted as a comment to my earlier post on the California spanking legislation. I thought that it was sufficiently thought provoking to put up as a post. I have removed the identifying information. You can read my response to the comment below the fold:
I feel strongly that as a society we should use [...]
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I will be out of town through the end of the week, so posts may be sporadic. I will try to get one or two up, and then back to normal posting over the weekend.
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10. Never refer to your holdings as your hidden assets.
9. Never show up late (or early) for a court appearance with a hangover.
8. Never telephone your ex’s attorney and tell him/her off.
7. Never bribe the kids into testifying against your ex.
6. Never throw a fit [...]
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This is one of the most commonly asked questions in my practice. Fortunately, the Family Law Taxation Blog has a very helpful article that explains the whys and wherefores of when and to what extent a non-custodial parent can claim a child as a dependent on his or her federal income tax return.
Source: Family Law [...]
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As a part of my ongoing effort to bring to your attention blogs and websites offering helpful, insightful, and sometimes even entertaining, information on family law issues, I highly recommend that you take a look at Dan Nunley’s Oklahoma Family Law Blog. Dan offers a wealth of insightful and helpfuil information. I encourage you to [...]
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One of the things I intend to do here regularly is highlight what I think are great sources - whether websites, blogs or whatever- for information on family law. The first source I would bring your attention to is the Kansas Family Law Blog, which will also be added to the blogroll here in short [...]
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The City of San Francisco has taken an appeal to the California Supreme Court of an adverse ruling issued by an intermediate appellate court, which held that it is not the domain of the judiciary to define the meaning of the term “marriage,” and that California’s existing marriage laws do not discriminate against gays and [...]
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