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Litigation
October 29, 2012
An in-depth look at a key ruling.
Should a Custodial Parent Need Court Approval to Move?
October 29, 2012
Though each case involving relocation must be viewed individually, with the best interest of the children remaining the primary concern of parents and the courts, serious work must be done to meet the challenges of our changing society.
Custody Determinations: Childhood Obesity and the Law
October 29, 2012
Childhood obesity is only one element a court must consider when deciding whether parents are unfit to care for their child, and is often only part of a larger issue. That having been said, it cannot be ignored as a significant factor affecting a child's health and well-being.
Circuit Clarifies Parent Defense Under the Child Abduction Law
October 29, 2012
The one-year period that must expire before a parent in an international custody dispute can raise the defense that a child is settled in his or her new country cannot be equitably tolled, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 1.
<b><i>ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:</i> Second Circuit Rules Part of DOMA Unconstitutional</b>
October 18, 2012
The Second Circuit has ruled that the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection and is thus unconstitutional.
Enforcement Remedies to Combat Default
September 26, 2012
In these uncertain economic times, attorneys are frequently faced with client requests to enforce their rights to receive the assets and/or support awarded in the divorce judgment.
Litigation
September 25, 2012
Analysis of a recent ruling of interest.
Unspecified Tax Purposes in Marital Settlements
September 25, 2012
Under current law, ' 71(b) of the IRC sets out requirements that are said to be objective and independent of state law, obviating the "subjective" search for the support obligation under prior law. This article discusses two of these requirements.
Qualified Medical Support Orders
September 25, 2012
The requirement to maintain health insurance is unique because legislatures and courts are reluctant to place obligations on divorcing parents above and beyond what is required of an intact family.
Interviewing Children
September 25, 2012
Most legal professionals who have been assigned the task of interviewing children have little, if any, training in conducting a forensic interview of children. Here's how.

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    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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