By Lawrence J. Persick | November 28, 2023
I think we are all starting to see how this piece of federal legislation has caused a headache for state courts. While state court judges are not actually making immigration determinations, they are being asked to make all of the factual determinations underlying an immigration decision and, with a number of judges, that does not sit well.
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By Gus Dimopoulos | November 28, 2023
The use of social media as a weapon in custody cases is a pressing concern. In February and March, he Appellate Division, Second Department ruled on two groundbreaking cases that address the issue—Kassenoff v. Kassenoff and Walsh v. Russell—deciding that narrowly tailored orders prohibiting a divorce litigant from posting on social media during a divorce are constitutionally permissible if the speech to be restrained is likely to produce a serious danger to children. In his three-part series, Gus Dimopoulos, a representative for Allan Kassenoff, the litigant who succeeded in obtaining an order prohibiting social media posting in his divorce, examines the importance the above rulings have on protecting children of divorcing parents. This Part 2 looks at how social media companies and the courts are falling short on providing protection to children.
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By Matheu D. Nunn, Linda Torosian and Alyssa S. Engleberg | November 24, 2023
Divorce litigants do awful things to each other—and children—in the context of matrimonial litigation, but allegations of parental alienation are serious and can have a significant impact on the case. There are several "camps" of parental alienation advocates and detractors. There are the "true believers" who believe that parental alienation is a condition, and others believe it is junk science.
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By Rebecca L. Palmer | November 21, 2023
As we all stand on the cusp of the holiday season, your closest friends may inspire your holiday joy and act as your lifeline to positive mental health.
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By Gus Dimopoulos | November 21, 2023
In his three-part series, Gus Dimopoulos uses recent decisions such as and 'Kassenoff v. Kassenoff' and 'Walsh v. Russell' to discuss the detrimental effects of social media on children in divorce cases and the importance the above rulings have on protecting children of divorcing parents. Part Two in this series will look at how social media companies and the courts are falling short on providing protection. Part Three will examine what's being done about it.
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By Riley Brennan | November 20, 2023
"We do not find that, based on the allegations in the Amended Complaint, the asserted casual connection between Dicke's conduct and the Resors' loss is too speculative as a matter of law to sufficiently plead a legal malpractice claim," Judge Mark C. Miller wrote for the court. "Further supporting this finding is the (alleged) fact that, after the Resors hired alternate legal counsel, they succeeded in having the three dependency cases dismissed and gained back custody of their children."
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By Lauren Waddell | November 20, 2023
In family law cases, the most important consideration is whether or not the parent's actions demonstrate that the parent prioritizes the needs of the child.
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By Joel R. Brandes | November 17, 2023
In his Law and the Family column, Joel R. Brandes breaks down the Respect for Marriage Act, which provides federal statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages and replaced provisions in the Defense of Marriage Act that defined, for purposes of federal law, marriage as between a man and a woman, and defined a spouse as a person of the opposite sex.
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By Alton L. Abramowitz and Leigh Baseheart Kahn | November 16, 2023
Recent news stories featuring celebrities, prominent businesspeople and the wealthy provide fodder for public consumption and their reported circumstances and controversies lend themselves as examples of situations (occasionally outlandish) that provide important lessons to matrimonial and family law practitioners and their clients.
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By Colleen Murphy | November 15, 2023
"In the absence of any allegation of fraud or breach of trust, application of N.J.S.A. 3B:3-14 in this case, which allowed the estate to improperly avoid the consequences of the bonds' beneficiary registration, conflicts with the governing federal regulations under 'Free' and 'Yiatchos' and is therefore preempted," stated Judge Greta Gooden Brown. "Nothing in the parties' DSA warrants a contrary conclusion."
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