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FamilyLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comResources for Following the Massachusetts DOMA casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571eebec7970b2009-07-10T12:19:26-04:002009-07-10T16:19:26Z2009-07-10T16:19:26ZSome useful resources as you prepare to teach the issues surrounding the State of Massachusetts' suit against the federal government challenging the Defense of Marriage Act: The act - 1 USC §7 and 28 USC §1738(c) The complaint - filed...Family LawFamily Law Prof on Custody of Michael Jackson's Childrentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115719ac718970b2009-07-01T15:45:57-04:002009-07-01T19:45:57Z2009-07-01T19:45:57ZUniversity of Dayton Family Law Prof Pamela Laufer-Ukeles contends the nanny of Michael Jackson's children ought to have a legal claim for visitation or custodial rights to the pop star's children, but Grace Rwaramba's status as a paid caregiver will...Family LawCustody (parenting plans)Marriage Stronger than Evertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115718956eb970b2009-06-29T16:58:24-04:002009-06-30T19:22:30Z2009-06-29T20:58:24ZThe New York Times summarizes a range of studies on the impact of infidelity on marriage and concludes that most marriages weather these storms and that the marriage tie is stronger than ever in today's society.Family LawCase Law Development: Rude Behavior of Attorney Tipped the Scales in Favor of Protective Order Against Clienttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115707dcc9d970c2009-06-27T15:59:55-04:002009-06-27T20:04:40Z2009-06-27T19:59:55ZIn a good example of the lesson that rude or aggressive lawyering is not effective advocacy, a California trial court issued a protective order based on the aggressive conduct of examination by the defendant’s attorney. While the California Court of...Family LawAttorneysWhat New Family Law Attorneys Need To Knowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571729964970b2009-06-27T15:30:53-04:002009-06-27T20:04:55Z2009-06-27T19:30:53ZAt a conference on the Future of Family Law Education yesterday, a group of attorneys and mental health professionals were asked to advise the law professors present on what new lawyers need to know about family law. Here is a...Family LawCase Law Update: Voluntary Acknowledgement Wins in Competing Presumptions of Paternitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-684042452009-06-23T10:11:30-04:002009-06-23T14:13:25Z2009-06-23T14:11:30ZIn an extremely messy case involving dramatically differing stories from the parties and the intersection of four separate statutory provisions governing paternity, the California Court of Appeals held that a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity trumped the presumption created by holding...Family LawFather's Day Factstag:typepad.com,2003:post-683675852009-06-22T11:55:33-04:002009-06-22T15:57:13Z2009-06-22T15:55:33ZNew York Times Magazine columnist Lisa Belkin compiled a list of facts about contemporary fathers that provides a nice snapshot of the changing roles of fathers. Her column notes that fathers are more involved in their children's education and more...Family LawRecession and Divorcetag:typepad.com,2003:post-682400532009-06-19T17:15:53-04:002009-06-19T21:15:53Z2009-06-19T21:15:53ZWhile previous reports have noted that the recession may make divorce too expensive an option for some couples, the National Law Journal recently reports that high-end divorce attorneys are seeing an increase in their work despite the recession. The article...Family LawIncarceration for HIV-Positive Pregnant Immigranttag:typepad.com,2003:post-682408972009-06-19T17:15:12-04:002009-06-19T21:19:49Z2009-06-19T21:15:12ZAn immigrant woman from Cameroon was arrested for allegedly having false immigration documents. Shortly after her arrest, she learned she was both pregnant and HIV positive. On May 14, 2009, a US District Court Judge extended Ms. Tuleh's sentence to...Family LawSham Divorcestag:typepad.com,2003:post-681647852009-06-18T09:51:56-04:002009-06-18T13:51:56Z2009-06-18T13:51:56ZStudents sometimes come to the study of family law thinking that "no fault" divorce is the same as "on demand" divorce. These students need to be reminded of the necessity to prove "irreconcilable differences" or "irretrievable breakdown" in order to...Family LawCase Law Development: Preference for "Traditional Family" Insufficient Justification for Removing Child from Foster Care Placementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-681626132009-06-16T11:06:48-04:002009-06-16T15:06:48Z2009-06-16T15:06:48ZThe West Virginia Supreme Court, writing for the first time on the issue of the propriety of same-sex parenting, granted a writ of prohibition against a trial court's order to remove a foster child from the home of a lesbian...Family LawFacebook & Divorcetag:typepad.com,2003:post-680480772009-06-15T16:29:53-04:002009-06-15T20:40:43Z2009-06-15T20:29:53ZTaking the time to address the use of electronic data in divorce in our classes and clinics is becoming increasingly important. A recent survey of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers members indicated that 88% had noted an increase in the...Family LawCase Law Development: Juvenile Curfew Held Unconstitutionaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-680468872009-06-12T16:45:27-04:002009-06-12T20:44:50Z2009-06-12T20:45:27ZThe New York Court of Appeals found that the City of Rochester's curfew conflicted with more general state law and with the constitution. The court found that provisions of the curfew that applied to minors under the age of 17...Family LawCase Law Development: Parent has no Right to Read Scripture to Kindergarten Classtag:typepad.com,2003:post-680242352009-06-12T10:41:51-04:002009-06-12T14:41:51Z2009-06-12T14:41:51ZMitchell H. Rubinstein at Adjunct Law Prof Blog notes the recent Third Circuit decision in Busch v. Marple Newton School District, No. 07-2967 (3d Cir. June 1, 2009), in which the Third Circuit held that a school district did not...Family LawCall for Papers - Collaborative Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-676766912009-06-05T10:58:35-04:002009-06-05T15:00:57Z2009-06-05T14:58:35ZHofstra Law Review has issued a call for papers for an upcoming special symposium issues on Collaborative Law and the Uniform Collaborative Law Act: Opportunities, Challenges, and Questions for the Future In addition to featuring the Uniform Collaborative Law Act,...Family Law