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Maintenance: How Long Is Too Long?
April 29, 2013
In New York, usually the most important factor to consider when guessing at the ultimate award is this: Which judge will get the case?
Divorce Funding
April 29, 2013
The value of Divorce Funding for anyone facing the daunting prospect of enormous legal fees is clear; it ensures that clients can afford to litigate if necessary.
Cognitive Encapsulation: Thinking Inside the Box
April 29, 2013
This article is the second of two that address the ways in which education, training, and experience in providing health services often creates a cognitive box from which practitioners must extricate themselves if they wish to perform forensic services.
Cut Off Dates for The Valuation of Active Assets
March 28, 2013
It is long established under New Jersey law that the cut-off date for equitable distribution of an active asset is the date of the filing of the Complaint. The law in New York, however, allows some flexibility, and other states have departed from the bright-line rule.
Flawed Forensic Custody Reports
March 28, 2013
When a report has meaningful flaws that get in the way of trial goals, it is important to amplify the data and conclusions that support a client's interests so that they rise above, or overwhelm the "noise" that will be created by the other side .
Child Custody Factors: Relationship with Both Parents Gains in Importance
March 28, 2013
Deciding between parents in a contested child custody dispute is one of the most daunting challenges a court can face. Here's an in-depth look at the issue.
<i>Online Exclusive:</i> Court Sends Mixed Signals As Marriage Arguments End
March 26, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 concluded its historic two-day scrutiny of the thorny issue of same-sex marriage, displaying wariness about ruling on the subject even as it appeared possible that the justices will strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Cognitive Encapsulation: Thinking Inside the Box
February 27, 2013
An in-depth look at how forensic psychologists conduct child custody evaluations
Litigating a Custody Case Without Mental Health Records
February 27, 2013
Almost every family law attorney has had a custody case where either his/her client or the opposing party has suffered from some kind of mental health condition. In those cases, the big question is when, if ever, a litigant's mental health records are discoverable.
Special Needs Children and Divorce
February 27, 2013
Family lawyers must take into account the added complexities involved when their clients are co-parenting a special needs child. Here's why.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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