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Applying College Credits in Divorce Cases
As complicated as the selection and financing process has become for divorcing parents with children about to enter college, matrimonial lawyers also are faced with similar complexities in negotiating terms to define the parents' respective contributions for college expenses.
In particular, courts have addressed the issues of giving a noncustodial parent a credit for college expenses paid by him or her as against the overall basic child support payments. But there is little help in drafting the language in a written agreement the parties can readily understand and apply. The meager number of cases on the issue are not highly instructive, as they do not point to any set formula that can be uniformly followed and applied.
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.