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The Fugitive Disentitlement Remedy
The Fugitive Disentitlement doctrine is a new remedy in the effort to enforce child support and custody orders. It emanates from the inherent power of courts to enforce their judgments and protect their dignity. It provides that “a fugitive from justice may not seek relief from the judicial system whose authority he or she evades.” The doctrine, adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. U.S., 94 U.S. 97 (1876), is based on criminal law and has been applied in cases involving criminal appeals by defendants who have become or remain fugitives from justice. It may not be immediately obvious that the fugitive disentitlement doctrine can be invoked with relation to custody and child support issues, but it can, and it may be useful weapon for the matrimonial attorney in certain fact situations.
A Nexus in Criminal Law
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.
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?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
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.
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.