DETROIT, MI — Where a divorce judgment awarded the plaintiff-wife spousal support and divided the parties’ property in a manner that was different than the distribution contemplated in the parties’ prenuptial agreement, the trial court erred as a matter of ...
Read More »Summary judgement motions for lack of adult care payment should be denied
DETROIT, MI — Where an insurance company ceased paying for an injured policyholder’s care at a residential facility, summary judgment motions filed by the facility and the insurer should be denied without prejudice. “On January 29, 2020, Dawn Palmer (‘Palmer’) ...
Read More »Court dismisses RICO claims stemming from family law dispute
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Legal Assistance of Dakota County represented a man’s ex-wife in a family law proceeding and secured a favorable judgment for her. The man claimed a RICO violation alleging collusion among defense attorneys and state officials, which a ...
Read More »Va. court finds that wife abandoned the marriage
RICHMOND, VA — Where the parties began living in separate houses, the wife had a very minor role in caring for husband during his terminal illness and wife began a separate romantic and sexual relationship mere months after separating from ...
Read More »Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’
NEW YORK — Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to provide 25 million American children under 10 an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending ...
Read More »Va. Circuit court properly corrected final decree nunc pro tunc
RICHMOND, VA — Where the circuit court found, based on the 2019 transcript, that it had committed a clerical error, and amended the final decree nunc pro tunc to align with the transcript, it did not err. Background Jackson Scott ...
Read More »Under Trump, foreign-born family law clients face fear and new hurdles
Family law attorneys with foreign-born clients have been getting a close look at the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Attorneys report that their non-native-born clients seeking to marry or divorce are unwilling to go to court for fear of being apprehended ...
Read More »How DDA services help Marylanders with disabilities
The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration provides services to support people with developmental disabilities. Currently, DDA provides services for 20,500 individuals in Maryland. It is important for attorneys and advocates, who assist eligible individuals and their families, to be aware of ...
Read More »NJ high court rules shaken baby syndrome testimony unreliable and inadmissible in child abuse cases
New Jersey’s highest court ruled Thursday that expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in two upcoming trials, a decision that comes as the long-held medical diagnoses have come under increased scrutiny. The New Jersey Supreme ...
Read More »Va. parents’ challenge to settlement proceeds statute fails
RICHMOND, VA — Where the court approved a settlement involving a minor and ordered the settlement funds to be held by the court until the child reached the age of majority, and the parents argued they had a fundamental right ...
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