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Shirking or Just Hard Times?
November 29, 2010
In a bad economy, a range of recent decisions can be cited to overcome the argument that an earning capacity in excess of current income should be attributed to a parent.
Avoiding Those Tax Day Dilemmas
November 29, 2010
As family law practitioners, we need to achieve a basic understanding of the tax code and the relevant provisions that may affect our clients.
Medicaid Divorce: An Overview
November 29, 2010
This article covers some of the issues that should be considered if clients wish to examine the possibility of a Medicaid divorce.
Litigation
October 28, 2010
Recent rulings of interest.
Messy Divorce Leads to Whistleblower Bounty
October 28, 2010
A computer hard drive transformed <i>Karen Zilkha v. David Zilkha</i> from a messy divorce case into an insider trading investigation that led to the downfall of a major hedge fund.
Can a Victim of Domestic Abuse Get Out of a Lease?
October 28, 2010
In our day-to-day practice as family law practitioners, we help clients negotiate their way through the maze that is divorce. Besides the usual parenting and financial issues, some clients experience abuse at the hands of their spouse, a significant other or another household member. If this happens, the victim can obtain a Protective Order. However, as is too often seen in the newspapers, the Protective Order is merely a piece of paper and does not guarantee safety.
Behavioral Finance
October 28, 2010
Behavioral Finance is a practical and pragmatic way of conceptualizing the social, cognitive, and emotional factors that influence financial decisions during a divorce.
<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Ninth Circuit Grants Stay of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Injunction
October 12, 2010
A federal appeals court on Oct. 20 granted the government's emergency motion for a temporary stay of a worldwide injunction barring enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," the military's ban on openly gay service members.
Movers & Shakers
September 29, 2010
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Litigation
September 29, 2010
Recent rulings of interest.

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