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Divorced Parents' Rights in the Religious Upbringing of Their Children

Parents have a constitutionally protected fundamental right in the care, custody and control of their children. This constitutional guarantee includes the parents' right and freedom to expose their children to their own particular religious beliefs. However, when interfaith spouses divorce,...

Los Angeles Divorce and Family Law

RPost Webinar - An Important Event You Wont Want to Miss!!

I would like to personally invite you and your colleagues to attend an important webinar event I am speaking at that will educate your members on legal liability risks and inherent technical limitations of traditional e-mail. In this age of increased electronic communication,...

Ciciliano Law Blog

Mississippi Family Law Blog

Contracts with Minors are Voidable

In general, individuals must possess the requisite "legal capacity" to enter into a valid and binding contract. Contract law regards such legal capacity as the capability of understanding the nature and consequences of the transaction. In most states, minors do not have capacity to enter into...

Successful Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation, an alternative to traditional divorce proceedings, is a means to resolve the complex issues of a divorce. Mediation involves the services of a trained and neutral person who works with the parties to facilitate the settlement of disputed issues. Such person is known as the...

Marital Settlement Agreements and Life Insurance Policies

Many marital settlement agreements require one party to maintain a life insurance policy on his or her life naming the former spouse as the primary beneficiary. While this provides some financial security for the former spouse, it may also result in an adverse unintended tax consequence for the...

Divorce-Related Federal Income Tax Principles

Prior to filing for divorce, various federal tax considerations should be reviewed due to their potentially profound implications. Among the major issues commonly covered in a divorce decree or agreement are: alimony, sometimes referred to as "spousal" or "separate maintenance" support; division of...

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and Divorce Settlements

It has been estimated that more than one half of all first marriages end in divorce; the number of failed marriages is even higher for second marriages. One major issue in most divorces is the division of property. Commonly, a large portion of the marital assets consist of rights in or payments...