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Court Finds Father's Insufficient Child Support Payments An 'Egregious Case Of Financial Deception'

The amount of child support payable by one parent to the other is directly tied to the payor's income. As income increases, so should the amount of child support.

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

"Prenup" Isn't A Bad Word – Debunking Common Myths About Premarital Agreements

Growing up in the South, premarital agreements, also called prenuptial agreements, or prenups for short, have always been treated as a taboo topic.

United States Family

CR

Carruthers & Roth

Acting As An Executor Or Attorney? Here's Why You Need Notarized Copies

When someone is appointed as an executor of an estate or as an attorney under a Power of Attorney, they are usually provided with one original Will or Power of Attorney document signed in wet ink by the testator or principal.

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

When The Child's Best Interests Take Priority: Mirzaei Et Al V Yamohammadi Et Al

I recently represented the successful applicants in a complex and sensitive family law case involving the primary residence and decision-making authority for a young child.

Phillips Barristers

Anita Ventrelli: Fruit Of Marital Energy (Podcast)

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Alimony Refresher

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

Can A Verbal Promise Override A Written Will?

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

CPD-Accredited: Parenting On A Different Path Event Recording (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Is A Prenuptial Agreement Right For You? (Podcast)

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Portland Wealth Advisers On Estate Planning Through All Your Decades

United States Family

SS

Sussman Shank

Parental Alienation — Part 2

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

What Happens When You Die…With A Valid Will?

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

House Bill No. 338: Modifying Castle Child Support Orders & Regulation

United States Family

ML

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

BTC Series: Can I Draft My Own Agreement? (Video)

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

FDA's Removal Of Semaglutide And The Evolving Tirzepatide Decisions: What Compounders Need To Know

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The External Revenue Service: A Bureaucratic Overreach Or Necessary Reform?

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

DOJ Memo Previews Immigration Enforcement Actions

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

The Future Of IMMEX: Navigating U.S.-Mexico Trade Challenges And Opportunities

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Family Law

Court Finds Father's Insufficient Child Support Payments An 'Egregious Case Of Financial Deception'

The amount of child support payable by one parent to the other is directly tied to the payor's income. As income increases, so should the amount of child support.

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

"Prenup" Isn't A Bad Word – Debunking Common Myths About Premarital Agreements

Growing up in the South, premarital agreements, also called prenuptial agreements, or prenups for short, have always been treated as a taboo topic.

United States Family

CR

Carruthers & Roth

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 21 – 25, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 21, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

When The Child's Best Interests Take Priority: Mirzaei Et Al V Yamohammadi Et Al

Phillips Barristers

Knowing And Serving The Chinese Community In Canada

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Anita Ventrelli: Fruit Of Marital Energy (Podcast)

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Alimony Refresher

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

NYSBA CasePrepPlus Newsletter 4.18.25

United States Litigation

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

CPD-Accredited: Parenting On A Different Path Event Recording (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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Divorce

"Prenup" Isn't A Bad Word – Debunking Common Myths About Premarital Agreements

Growing up in the South, premarital agreements, also called prenuptial agreements, or prenups for short, have always been treated as a taboo topic.

United States Family

CR

Carruthers & Roth

Alimony Refresher

The "Alimony Reform Act" of Massachusetts (G. L. c. 208, §§ 48- 55) was enacted in 2012 and dramatically altered the spousal support/alimony landscape.

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

How To Successfully Navigate Your Child's Summer Break With Your Co-Parent

Your child's summer break from school is a time of relaxation and fun… until you have to coordinate summer vacation, camps, travel, and childcare with your ex.

United States Family

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Quick Start Guide To The Family Law Process

United States Family

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Divorcees In Massachusetts May Be Forced To Have The Conversation: 'You Want Tom's Game Winning Jersey Or Brady The Basset Hound?'"

United States Family

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Duane Morris LLP

Fashion Designer Rebecca Minkoff Reveals She Has 'Floozy Clause' In Will

United States Family

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Measuring The Financial Impact Of Job Loss On Divorce

United States Family

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Complex Property Division In High-Asset Divorces

United States Family

DS

Diggs & Sadler

Spring Cleaning Your Finances: High-Asset Divorce Considerations In Texas

United States Family

DS

Diggs & Sadler

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

"Prenup" Isn't A Bad Word – Debunking Common Myths About Premarital Agreements

Growing up in the South, premarital agreements, also called prenuptial agreements, or prenups for short, have always been treated as a taboo topic.

United States Family

CR

Carruthers & Roth

Acting As An Executor Or Attorney? Here's Why You Need Notarized Copies

When someone is appointed as an executor of an estate or as an attorney under a Power of Attorney, they are usually provided with one original Will or Power of Attorney document signed in wet ink by the testator or principal.

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Knowing And Serving The Chinese Community In Canada

In Canada, the Chinese Canadian community is primarily concentrated in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Within Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)...

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Could A Home Equity Investment Pay Off?

United States Insolvency

TO

The Orlando Law Group

Estate And Wealth Planning Legal Considerations In Mexico: Executor & Succession File

Mexico Wealth Mgt

MG

Muggenburg, Gorches and Penalosa

Can A Verbal Promise Override A Written Will?

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Hope For The Best, But Prepare For The Worst: Wealth Planning For Mental Incapacity

Cayman Islands Wealth Mgt

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Walkers

Portland Wealth Advisers On Estate Planning Through All Your Decades

United States Family

SS

Sussman Shank

What Happens When You Die…With A Valid Will?

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

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Latest Videos

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BTC Series: What Happens If You Pass Away Without A Will? (Video)

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Watson Goepel LLP

Hot Topics In Estate Planning (Video)

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Torkin Manes LLP

The Probate Realtor Show: Probate 101 Ft. Irene Blocksom (Video)

Lagerlof

Do You Know The Tax Changes To Come In 2025? Here's How To Prepare Right Now. (Video)

McDonald Hopkins

Family Law Attorney Stuart Scott Defends Hard-Earned Parental Rights In Court Of Appeals (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

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