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Health Insurance for the Children
Health insurance has become an increasingly important component of child support over the past several years. Changes in legislation highlight society's increased awareness that health care coverage for children is of paramount importance to their welfare, and that a child's access to proper health care services should not be impeded by his or her parents' divorce.
For example, Both the DRL ' 236 (B)(4)and FCA ' 424 (A) have been amended to provide for mandatory financial disclosure regarding group health insurance plans. In the 1990s, the Family Court Act ' 416 (hereinafter F.C.A. ' 416) was amended several times with regard to medical benefits. F.C.A. ' 416(c) requires the court to identify in its child support orders the availability of any health insurance to the parties for the benefit of the children for whom support is sought, and to identify in the child support order all information required for a qualified medical support order. F.C.A. ' 416 (d) requires that the court order the enrollment of eligible dependents in an available plan where health insurance is available through employment for legally responsible relatives. See also Social Services Law ' 111. The court must further direct in the child support order that the legally responsible relative assign all reimbursements to the health care providers or to the party actually paying the expense. Health insurance benefits were expanded in the statute to include any medical, dental, optical, prescription drug benefits and health care services or benefits provided for the dependent through employment, organization or other available plan.
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.
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.