The answer to the question, "Is it better to live in New York or in New Jersey if you want your postnuptial agreement to be enforced?" is plain and simple ' New York is where you need to be. If your client lives in New Jersey, keep him or her away from postnuptial agreements.
Judges in New York will be prohibited from making permanent child custody decisions when a parent has been activated or deployed by the U.S. military, under a bill signed by Governor David A. Paterson. Sponsors said the legislation would guarantee that the custodial status of military personnel will not be permanently changed because of their physical absence from their children while on military duty.
In the previous two months' issues, the author began looking at a contentious proposal to replace New York's current post-marriage maintenance system with new "Post-Marital Income Guidelines." He has expressed some of his reservations about the proposed guidelines; following are a few more.
More than a decade after the license agreement between The Topps Company and Stani expired, the question of who owns the rights to manufacture and distribute the original Bazooka' bubble gum formula in South America is still unresolved.
Too often, the complex question of privilege devolves into a simple inquiry: Is the author or recipient of the document an attorney? This shortcut analysis assumes that documents authored or received by an attorney are privileged, while documents exchanged between business people are not. However, as with all shortcuts there tend to be flaws.
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
A roundup of recent important news.
Last month, the authors discussed some valuable advice that prescribers can use when they are faced with a patient suffering from chronic pain yet also want to avoid, as much as possible, potential investigation or liability. The conclusion herein reviews some of those recommendations.
