Administrative Law, Family Law

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending March 15, 2013

by Steven Getman on 3/15/2013

Legal links of interest for the week ending March 15, 2013 Friday, March 15, 2013 by Steven J. Getman, Esq. Attorney Steven Getman reports on some of the stories about courts, the law and lawyers in the news this past...more

Michigan Court of Appeals Approves Health Benefits for Unrelated Co-Residents of State Employees

by Scott Eldridge | Miller Canfield on 1/17/2013

On January 8, 2013, the Michigan Court of Appeals, in a two-to-one decision, held that the Michigan Civil Service Commission could extend eligibility in the State Health Plan to “other eligible adult individuals” (OEAI) who...more

FBAR-The New Marriage Penalty

by Sanford Millar on 1/7/2013

For those U.S. taxpayers who are married to non-residents there is a new form of marriage penalty if the spouses filed joint returns. To be eligible to file joint returns an election must be made with the first joint return...more

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 4, Issue 1 - January 2013

by Paul Frankel, Hollis L. Hyans, Kara M. Kraman, Amy F. Nogid, Irwin M. Slomka | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/4/2013

In This Issue: Court of Appeals Reverses Appellate Division, Holds that EchoStar’s Equipment Purchases Qualified as Sales for Resale; Appellate Court Holds Electronic Messaging Services Subject to Sales Tax; ALJ Finds...more

Illinois Supreme Court to Issue Final Four Civil Opinions on Friday Morning

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 12/26/2012

This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court announced that it will issue four more civil opinions on Friday morning to close out 2012. The upcoming decisions deal with issues as diverse as res judicata and absolute immunity,...more

Legislative Update: Legislature Addresses Gifted And Talented Program, Indirect Cost Rates, Educational Placement Of Foster...

by Christian M. Keiner, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 12/12/2012

KMTG is continuing our series reviewing new legislation. Unless noted otherwise, the new laws take effect January 1, 2013. Gifted & Talented Program — AB 2491 - Current law evidences the Legislature’s intent to...more

Legislative Update: Assembly Bill 1909 Implemented To Benefit Foster Children

by Arturo E. Ocampo | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 12/12/2012

KMTG will be issuing a series of updates on new legislation signed by Governor Brown. All laws become effective January 1, 2013, unless otherwise stated. Assembly Bill 1909 - The primary focus of Assembly Bill...more

FMLA Leave For Same-Sex Couples To Be Clarified by Supreme Court's DOMA Decision?

by Jeff Nowak | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 12/11/2012

This past Friday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would consider whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unlawfully denies benefits to gay and lesbian couples who are married in states that allow such...more

Controversial Legislative Amendments on Ice

by Farha Salim | Field Law on 12/10/2012

On February 1, 2012, the new Wills and Succession Act (“WSA”) came into force, consolidating succession legislation in Alberta. The legislation – as originally unveiled - included significant amendments to portions of the...more

The Times They Are a-Changin’: What Employers Need to Know Now About Legislative Developments, NLRB Activities and the EEOC’s...

by Lane Powell PC - Labor & Employment Law on 11/19/2012

Prompted by many inquiries from employers about recent significant developments in workplace laws, Lane Powell provides the following overview on the Marriage Equality Act and the recreational marijuana initiative passed by...more

Ohio’s New Drug Law

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 11/16/2012

A law passed by the Ohio Legislature in November 2011 allows a spouse, relative or guardian to request that a loved one be forced to undergo treatment for his or her addiction. Senate Bill 117, also known as Casey’s Law, went...more

No Divorce from Spouse #1? Common Law Spouse #2 Not Entitled to Pre-Retirement Death Benefits

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 11/2/2012

In the recent case of Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate, the Ontario Court of Appeal has effectively re-written the law on pre-retirement death benefits under the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (the PBA)....more

Gaining Access to Funds for Living Expenses and Attorney’s Fees Might get Easier

by Law Offices of Marlo Van Oorschot, APLC on 10/29/2012

Access to funds – for living expenses and attorney’s fees – is often a challenge for a stay-at-home spouse or domestic partner during a dissolution. The working spouse or partner continues to have income and the ability to...more

Unfairly Accused of Child Abuse: Understanding the ACS and CPS Investigation

by Bryan L. Salamone and Associates P.C. on 10/26/2012

Getting a phone call from an agent of Child Protective Services (CPS) or Administration for Children’s Services is frightening. An indictment can result in the loss of your child or the implementation of a service plan that...more

CFPB Proposes Making it Easier for Stay-at-Home Spouses and Partners to Get Credit Cards

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/25/2012

On October 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed updates to existing regulations to make it easier for spouses or partners who do not work outside of the home to qualify for credit cards. The...more

Adoptees To Get Birth Certificates

by Howard Ankin on 9/27/2012

In November 2011, a new Illinois law became effective that allows Illinois born adult adoptees to obtain non-certified copies of their birth certificates from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Adoptees must be at...more

Division of Pensions on Marriage Breakdown: New Rules

by Dentons on 8/3/2012

Significant changes came into effect on January 1, 2012, regarding the treatment of pension benefits of Ontario members who go through a breakdown of their spousal relationships. The new regime is a big improvement over the...more

Two New Ordinances Go into Effect in Philadelphia

by Morgan Lewis on 7/3/2012

Covered employers must provide paid sick leave to employees and equal health benefits to employees' life partners. On July 1, two new ordinances went into effect in Philadelphia; both will affect employers that contract...more

Divorce Settlements With Foreign Assets; What Are The Risks?

by Sanford Millar on 7/2/2012

Many couples going through marital separations (divorce) have interests in foreign assets. Often these are dual nationals who have interests in family businesses in their country of origin, but regardless of the source of the...more

Windfalls Erased For Divorcing Spouses [Florida]

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 6/21/2012

More often than not, spouses name each other as beneficiaries on various testamentary documents. Through inadvertence, oversight, or just bad timing (i.e., dying too fast) they often do not get around to removing a former...more

Appeals Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional

by Lawyers.com on 6/1/2012

Institutionalized discrimination by Uncle Sam against the LGBT community is no more, says a federal court in Boston. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law that...more

When Asking For Spousal Consent Is Unlawful

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/3/2012

From time to time, a question will arise about the necessity of obtaining spousal consent in connection with the purchase or sale of a security. Interestingly, California declares it unlawful for any agent or broker-dealer...more

Federal Court Decisions Chip Away at Same-Sex Marriage Ban

by Lawyers.com on 3/27/2012

The knot of contradictory laws governing same-sex marriages in the U.S. may become even more tangled in the months ahead, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to wait at least another year before reviewing challenges to the...more

Illinois Civil Union Partners Soon May Enjoy Greater Leave Rights Than Married Couples Under a Newly Proposed Illinois Family...

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 3/8/2012

Illinois currently has no equivalent of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Soon, it may. And unlike the FMLA, the proposed Illinois leave law would allow civil union partners the same leave entitlements currently...more

Kentucky Newspapers Seek More Transparency, Accountability in Child Fatalities

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/3/2012

As seen on Media Law Resource Center In recent years, Kentucky has ranked among the states with the highest rates of child abuse deaths. Also in recent years, Kentucky has been among the states with the least transparency...more

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