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Spousal Maintenance Arrears: Judge Gets Tough
If a Nassau County judge has his way, people who are in arrears on their spousal maintenance payments will face much tougher sanctions. In an opinion issued June 16, Justice Robert Ross of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, called on the state's legislature to enhance the current measures available to compel payment of spousal maintenance arrears. He's asked that the legislature change the law to allow courts to suspend the driver's licenses of parties who fail to make required spousal maintenance payments.
The case, Disanto v. Disanto, N.Y.L.J. 6/16/03, DOI; Vol. 229; Pg. 32, col. 6, involves a divorcing husband's flouting of court orders. The defendant was ordered to make monthly payments to plaintiff for maintenance, utilities, insurance and taxes, among other things, but had failed to do so for 54 months. This compelled the plaintiff wife to make this, her third, motion for a finding of contempt.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Compliance Officers: Recent Regulatory Guidance and Enforcement Actions and Mitigating the Risk of Personal Liability
This article explores legal developments over the past year that may impact compliance officer personal liability.