Volume 28 - Number 3 | March 2010
| March Issue in PDF Format … |
| When Does a Nonemployee Spouse Have a Right to the Employee’s Retirement Accumulation? By Thomas R. White, 3rd In the first part of this article, published in December, we outlined the statutory spousal protection provisions that apply to employee pension and profit-sharing plans governed by ERISA. The article herein concludes the discussion. |
| Same-Sex Spousal Benefits By Roy L. Reardon and Mary Elizabeth McGarry Godfrey v. Spano, decided in November 2009, afforded the court an opportunity to resolve the question of whether same-sex marriages that are valid where performed are entitled to full legal recognition in New York under the marriage recognition rule. |
| Trusts and Divorce By Martin M. Shenkman and Richard A. Oshins The first part of this article addressed the Traditional Heir’s Trust and Basic Insurance Trust. The conclusion herein discusses the Generation Skipping Trust (GST) Trust, Grantor Trust and Beneficiary Defective Trust. |
| Hedge Fund Founder’s Ex-Wife Files Suit Accusing Him of Insider Trading By Zach Lowe The ex-wife of Wall Street magnate Steven Cohen, founder of the $13 billion hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, filed a civil racketeering suit in December 2009 against Cohen in which she accuses him of committing insider trading violations. |
