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Decisions of Interest

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Recent rulikngs of interest to you and your practice.

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NJ & & CT News

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Recent rulings in neighboring states.

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Unjustifiable Conduct and Home State Jurisdiction Under the UCCJEA

Jeremy D. Morley

Interesting and difficult jurisdictional questions frequently arise when a parent unilaterally removes a child to an international jurisdiction.

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Highlights of the latest franchising news.

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Bernard Madoff, Marital Agreements and Mutual Mistake

Elliott Scheinberg

<i>Simkin v. Blank</i>, a jarring Supreme Court decision, poses devastating consequences for divorcing couples who, unaware of Bernard Madoff's criminal enterprise, relied upon the accuracy of fraudulently generated portfolio statements.

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Court Watch

Rupert M. Barkoff

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Third Department Says Court Should Entertain Civil Union Dissolution Case

Janice G. Inman

In March, the Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed a Schenectady County Supreme Court dismissal of a case seeking dissolution of a same-sex civil union, which was entered into in Vermont. Here are the implications of the ruling.

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