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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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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.
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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