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Recent rulings from neighboring states.

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Split and Shared Custody Agreements

Jerome A. Wisselman & Lloyd C. Rosen

In this final installment, the authors examine the question: Does the CSSA generate better results when parents split custody?

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Full Recourse Enforcement of Non-Recourse Loans

Paul J. Labov & Steven B. Smith

Two recent cases from Michigan could have far-reaching implications nationwide regarding the enforceability of non-recourse loans as fully recourse.

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Retirement Assets for Equitable Distribution

Carl M. Palatnik

It has become common practice in equitable distribution calculations to reduce pension and other tax-deferred retirement asset valuations ... but there are several problems associated with this practice, and they should be considered by divorcing parties and their advisers.

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Cow Harbour True Lease Characterization Decision 'Released'

Jonathan Fleisher & Suhuyini Abudulai

Whether a lease is a "true" or "finance" lease has been debated in Canadian courts for decades in many different contexts. The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently released one of the most important recent decisions in this debate and provided significant guidance as to how leases are to be classified in insolvency cases.

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Enforcing Divorce Agreements

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The Appellate Division, Second Department, has issued three decisions which held that motions to enforce a divorce agreement are not subject to the six-year statute of limitations that controls breach of contract actions.

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Case Briefs

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Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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Sales Speak: Making It Rain

Robin Hensley

While rainmaking is probably one of many good reasons an individual is moved into an Office Managing Partner leadership role, the more distance from the day-to-day requirements for rainmaking, the more inevitable is the erosion of those skills.

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Career Journal: The 'Online' Resume

Michael DeCosta

While the resume remains a critically important document ' one that in most instances is hard to do without ' the art form of presenting oneself continues to evolve.

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The Voice of the Client: Billing As a Marketing and Business Development Tool

Peter Johnson

The following information and recommendations come directly from clients ' the consumers of your legal services.

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