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Retirement Assets for Equitable Distribution

Carl M. Palatnik

The conclusion of a discussion, begun last month, about a hypothetical divorcing couple. The husband would like to keep all of his retirement savings, 150% of the value of the couple's home, which the wife would like to keep as her own.

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The Pitfalls of Imputing Income

Carol W. Most & Adam W. Schneid

Too often, attorneys in Family Law are faced with the problem of proving the existence of extra funds to the court in order to obtain a fair support award.

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When Is a Child a 'Child of'' a Deceased Parent?

Janice G. Inman

These days, questions concerning who may be categorized as a "parent" or who is a certain person's "child" must often be answered in the courts, and those answers can have far-reaching consequences beyond the emotional.

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Recent key rulings are analyzed.

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Recent news of importance to you and your practice.

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Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions

Joel Androphy, Ashley Gargour, Sarah Frazier & Rachel Grier

According to the federal government, while the act of gathering evidence creates a direct conflict between competing interests, the interest in disclosing the fraud generally outweighs the defendant's interest in keeping the fraud from being divulged.

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New Drug Battle Rises in D.C.

Zoe Tillman

A series of new DES cases proceeding in federal district courts in the District of Columbia and Boston is bringing a relatively untested issue in DES litigation to the forefront.

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Journal Article's Authors Not Responsible for Loss of Claim

Janice G. Inman

Are there, or should there be, legal consequences for authors and publishers when medical journal articles do not state the truth, thereby causing harm?

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When Does a Child Custody Evaluator Stop Collecting Data?

Jonathan W. Gould

When is the work of a child custody evaluator complete? Over the past several years, the author has repeatedly run into this question. Here are his thoughts.

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