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Recent Tax and Estate Planning Developments
April 28, 2009
A payor-ex-spouse buying life insurance for the payee-ex-spouse as part of a divorce settlement is almost ubiquitous. Although estate planners routinely recommend that clients review their planning periodically ' especially if a change occurs ' few clients tend to listen. The cost of not heeding that advice, and a few interesting legal issues, were pointed out in a recent case.
Specific-Questions Guide to Child Custody Investigations
April 28, 2009
No matter how skilled a forensic examiner may be in conducting an evaluation, the relevance of the information gathered in the evaluation is directly tied to the clarity and scope of the questions that guide the investigation. Here is a comphrehensive guide to the correct questions.
Vocational Evaluations in Maintenance Cases
March 30, 2009
The author posits that " ' the practice of allowing a vocational assessment to be conducted under the guise of Supreme Court Rule 215(a) simply because a person is seeking maintenance should be stopped.
The Plight of the Expatriate Spouse
March 30, 2009
International child relocation applications raise substantially different issues from those raised in domestic relocation cases, whether intrastate or interstate. Unfortunately, the fundamental differences are not often adequately appreciated by lawyers and judges.
Court Declares the Wisdom of the 'Plan Documents Rule'
March 30, 2009
An ex-spouse of a now-deceased plan participant is the named beneficiary of the decedent's savings and investment plan (SIP) benefit, but the ex-spouse divested herself of all rights to the decedent's SIP benefit in a divorce decree. Should the ex-spouse receive the benefit? A look at a recent Supreme Court decision.
Parent Alienation
March 30, 2009
This article begins a three-part series that will: 1) identify the problem related to extreme cases of parent alienation; 2) discuss the impact of the problem; and 3) propose solutions.
One Picture May Not Be Worth 1,000 Words
February 26, 2009
Childrens' drawings are sometimes treated as evidence of their perceptions of their family relationships. These pictures may be evaluated for insights into whether a child feels emotionally close to parent who is seeking custody or is afraid of a person accused of sexually abusing the child. But are such pictures really "worth 1,000 words"?
Movers & Shakers
February 23, 2009
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Litigation
February 23, 2009
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Expert Witnesses and Consultants
February 23, 2009
This article discusses the elements of cautious team management, with particular emphasis on the interplay between testimonial experts, non-testimonial consultants, and the attorney.

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