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Freeing Severely Abused Children Just Got Easier

Janice G. Inman

<b><i>ASFA Can Be Retroactive, Says Judge</i></b> In a decision issued July 2 in a case of first impression, Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye of the Court of Appeals interpreted the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), enacted in February 1999, to find that it can be applied retroactively to expedite the placement of severely abused children and their siblings.

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Should Forensic Psychologists Make Custody Recommendations?

Jeffrey P. Wittmann, Ph.D

<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article.</i></b> Forensic psychological assessments are often pivotal documents that can have a dramatic effect on the trajectory of a contested custody dispute and, ultimately, on the path a particular child's life will take post disposition. Forensic reports arrive in court as documents that represent the application of a behavioral "science" and there is therefore a common expectation that the recommendations will be weighted heavily because they will go beyond common public knowledge or subjective value choices.

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Development

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Real Property Law

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Landlord & Tenant

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Co-op's Fact Findings Held Binding on Eviction Court

Joel E. Miller

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</i></b> Part One of this article reported on how the Court of Appeals, in 40 <i>W. 67th St. Corp. v. Pullman</i> (5/13/03), ruled that RPAPL '711(1) should be interpreted when the evicting landlord is a housing cooperative. Part Two discusses the ramifications of <i>Pullman</i> in the courts.

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Confidentiality Controversy

Jason Hoppin

By a slim 17-vote margin, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates during the association's annual meeting changed model rules governing the attorney-client privilege in the hopes of combating corporate fraud.

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Indemnification May Add to LLP Protection

Leslie D. Corwin

The potential consequences of indemnification and the future of LLPs.

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