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In the 30 months following Chelsea 19, the case has been cited in no less than 22 Appellate Term and Civil Court decisions. This article surveys those decisions

Recent rulings of note are analyzed.

Important news from neighboring states.

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.

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.

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.

Recent key rulings are analyzed.

The latest information.