Articles in Channel: Divorce & Family Law

Open Adoption is Now the Norm

March 22, 2012 15:36

New report: Boom in ‘open’ adoptions as most birthmoms stay in contact with child’s new family - AP 3-20-12 Excerpts: ... only about 5 percent of infant adoptions in the U.S. now take place without some ongoing relationship between birth...New report: Boom in ‘open’ adoptions as most...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, March 22, 2012

March 22, 2012 13:47

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, March 22, 2012: Graham James sentence may be appealed  Ontario court to rule Monday on prostitution laws Lawyers Practicing Primarily in New York Must Work for Attorney-Owned Firms, Ethics Opinion Says Charges laid...

KINELON BUTLER CHESTER MENDHAM MORRIS COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATION ARBITRATION ATTORNEY

Charles C. Abut
March 22, 2012 13:15

Instead of making a custody determination based on an assessment of the statutory factors, the trial court abdicated its responsibility by allowing the child to decide with whom she lives. The decision is reversed. Johnson v. Mack, New Jersey App.... Instead of making a custody determination based...

HACKENSACK PARAMUS FAIRLAWN ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY MEDIATION ATTORNEY

Charles C. Abut
March 22, 2012 13:06

As reported in the current [April 2012] edition of New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Charles C. Abut, Esq. has again been peer-selected for inclusion in New Jersey's Top 100 Lawyers. Chosen from among the more than 80,000 attorneys in New Jersey,...As reported in the current [April 2012] edition of New...

Medical Review Panels

Ray Mullman
March 22, 2012 12:56

Nancy W. Trentham represents the nonprofit Kentucky Initiative for Quality Nursing Home Standards.  She recently wrote a great editorial about Kentucky's attempts to create "medical review panels".  House Bill 361 proposed by Rep. Melvin Henley, D-Murray "would create...

How to Move Forward Romantically Following Divorce

J. Benjamin Stevens
March 22, 2012 12:05

According to a recent article appearing on Yahoo.com, people emerging from a divorce may not find much like in the dating department immediately thereafter. Though for some who had to go years without any new romance this is not only normal, it’s also healthier than a rebound relationship. New York...

Stephen Page
March 22, 2012 03:24

RT @whiteribbonaust: Reading: "Kit to prevent domestic violence in rural Australia", ABC, http://ow.ly/9NPGuStephen Page, Harrington Family Lawyers, Brisbane spage@harringtonfamilylawyers.com 61(7) 3221 9544

Foreclosure Defenses: Round 1

Gregory Adam Napier
March 21, 2012 20:24

Most people focus on the mortgage (real estate lien) in their defense efforts because often the mortgage does not have the name of the company filing the foreclosure on its face. However, the document most pertinent to the issue of standing is the promissory note (loan agreement). The promissory...

Shame them into providing better care?

Ray Mullman
March 21, 2012 18:42

Kaiser Health News blog "The Capsule" had an informative article on the failure of Medicare’s seven-year effort to increase quality improvements in hospital care by publishing key performance metrics on its Hospital Compare website.  The effort has not resulted in fewer...

Stark & Stark Attorney to Present at NYARM's 2012 Conference

March 21, 2012 18:28

David J. Byrne, Co-Chair of Stark & Stark’s Condominium and Co-op Practice Group, will present materials related to new foreclosure laws and decisions as well as how to effectuate foreclosures. Mr. Byrne will also address how shareholders and managing agents can effectively deal with...