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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.
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.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.