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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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The latest rulings you need to know.

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Apportioning Expenses and Benefits Upon Partition

Stewart E. Sterk

When real property is held by two or more owners as tenants in common, joint tenants, or tenants by the entirety, termination of the cotenancy all too frequently generates litigation about the terms of the termination.

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Recent rulings in neighboring states.

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The Forgotten e-Mail Account

Janice G. Inman

As many matrimonial law practitioners know, New York's laws concerning eavesdropping and the admissibility of evidence obtained while doing so often keep very relevant information out of the courtroom. Herein is a discussion of what this means.

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9/11 Award Ruled Separate Property in Divorce Case

Mark Fass

An injured firefighter's entire federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund award constitutes separate property for the purposes of equitable distribution, a state appeals court in Brooklyn has ruled.

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Forensic Custody Assessments

Jeffrey P. Wittmann

A look at some of the valuable and important information available to family and matrimonial courts via the services of skilled forensic psychologists who are cautious about grounding their opinions in the empirically verified specialized knowledge base of their profession.

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The Sorcerer's Apprenticeship

Ida Abbott

Apprenticeships for new lawyers sound promising and the firms that are implementing them should be commended. However, under the current system of legal education and private practice, this model may not be realistic for most law firms.

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