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Reimbursement Alimony: How Much Is That Piece of Paper Worth?
In the past few years, enrollment in graduate programs has reached new levels. Recent college graduates now look to expand their education by obtaining a Masters Degree or Doctorate. Their reasons for attending advanced schooling vary: Whether it is to delay entering the work force or to obtain higher education for increased financial success, the ramifications for a spouse who supports the graduate student can be crucial in marriages of relatively short duration.
There are two diverging schools of thought as to how a spouse should be compensated for supporting the husband/wife who obtains an advanced degree during the early stages. Equity dictates that the supporting spouse be compensated for sacrificing and supporting the graduate-student spouse. Sacrifices may include moving to a new location, foregoing a higher marital standard of living, and the actual out-of-pocket financial support of the graduate-student-spouse. The remedies are to: 1) value the license or graduate degree as marital property; or 2) compensate the supporting spouse in the form of reimbursement alimony.
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.
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.
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.