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The Matrimonial Strategist

Volume 30 - Number 2 | February 2012

February Issue in PDF Format


Japan and International Child Abduction
By MariaJosé Delgado and Lori K. Shemtob
Last year, Japan finally announced its intention to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Unfortunately, its reputation as a black hole of parental child abduction might not be lost so easily.

Recent NJ Case Upholds Protection of Trust
By Martin M. Shenkman, Ira S. Herman, Judson M. Stein, Martin D. Hauptman and Carl J. Soranno
This two-part article discusses a recent landmark New Jersey case that addressed whether, for purposes of determining alimony, it was appropriate to impute income to a party based on her beneficial interest in a discretionary support trust.

Agreements Among Partners
By Raquel L. Sefton
Today’s couples can benefit from a written agreement detailing their finances whether they are just deciding to live together, or facing significant financial choices years after saying "I do."