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Matrimonial Attorney Confuses Annulment With Declaration of Nullity of Void Marriage
Joel R. Brandes responds to Michael Liptrot's article, "Differences Between Annulment and Divorce", which the New York Law Journal published on April 8.
Differences Between Annulment and Divorce
While both routes lead to the dissolution of a marital union, divorce and annulment have markedly distinct legal requirements and legal consequences. If you are seriously considering either an annulment or a divorce, understanding the differences is essential.
Forbidden Fruit? Legal Custody vs. Religious Freedom
Custody cases often have many intricacies and underlying issues. When custody involves a party or parties who are devout in their religious practices, additional conflict may arise. This is especially true if the parents have differing beliefs or religious affiliations.
Court: Miss. Can Continue to Block Felons From Voting
Vangela M. Wade, the Mississippi Center for Justice's president and CEO, said the ruling "doubles down" on years of Black disenfranchisement.
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'Throuples': Texas Attorney Discusses Representation of Nonmonogamous Clients
Stacy McLarty, an Austin, Texas, lawyer, makes representation of polyamory clients the primary focus of her solo practice and herself identifies as polyamorous.
'Throuples': Some Lawyers Are Building Their Practice Representing Nonmonogamous Clients
Polyamorous people might need legal advice on buying a home, having children, inheritance rights and help in the event of a breakup.
Presumption of Death: What Happens When an Individual Vanishes From Society?
Recently, there has been new attention placed on the decades old disappearance of Kathleen Durst who disappeared in 1982. At the time of her disappearance,…
Yes, Even Polygamist Reality TV Stars Have Privacy Rights
It takes a certain shamelessness for a reality television star to claim a constitutional privacy violation. But in a new cert petition, 'Sister Wives' reality television stars Kody Brown and his four wives make a persuasive case that Utah's anti-bigamy law crosses the line.
The Pros and Cons of Reducing Divorce Wait Time
Prior to the 1980 amendments of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, parties were only able to obtain a divorce by establishing fault grounds under Pa.C.S. 23 Section 3301(a), i.e., desertion, adultery, cruel and barbarous treatment, bigamy, imprisonment for more than two years and indignities. We do not encounter many divorces that proceed under fault grounds because they require far more time and money to establish grounds.TRENDING STORIES
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