Power of Attorney Critical for LGBT Couples by Lawyers.com on 4/9/2012 If you are a gay, lesbian or unmarried heterosexual couple, have you considered what role you would play in your partner’s healthcare should they become incapacitated and unable to communicate? In critical situations, a...more
Valentine’s Day Is A Popular Day To Get Engaged by Howard Ankin on 2/1/2012 Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days to get engaged and this year both heterosexual and homosexual couples will be able to plan for a licensed happily-ever-after event due to the Illinois Religious...more
Mother Loses Custody of Obese Son by Lawyers.com on 12/28/2011 In October, authorities removed an 8-year-old boy from his home in Cleveland and placed him in foster care because county officials said the mother was not doing enough to control the child’s weight. At the time the boy was...more
Employers Owe Certain Benefits To Employees With Same Sex Partners, Even If They Are Not Married by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 12/19/2011 Effective July 24, 2011, New York became the sixth state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C. The new law - - the Marriage...more
For Your Benefit - November 2011 by Fox Rothschild on 11/29/2011 In this issue: Creative Divorce Planning: Applying the QDROtic Equation; First Dollar Coverage Required for Women’s Preventive Health Care Services; FASB Revises Rules on Multiemployer Plan Disclosure; Hot Topics in Health...more
Health Insurance Status upon Filing for Divorce by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 10/18/2011 Individuals contemplating divorce often, and rightfully, are concerned about the status of their health insurance. Health insurance is frequently carried by one or the other spouses through their employment. The question that...more
NJ State Library Help Site by Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. on 10/6/2011 Everyone knows that times are tough right now - but what you may not know are NJ state resources that might be able to help a friend or family member who is struggling at this time. Jim Shepard, Esq. kindly brought to my...more
Forced Organ Extraction Loophole: Children by Jingna Zhao on 9/19/2011 New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult’s most popular novel, My Sister’s Keeper, tells the story of a child who was conceived in order to harvest her blood and tissue for her older sister who suffers from leukemia....more
New York Employers’ Quarterly Wage and New Hire Reporting Requirements Expanded by Child Support Legislation by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 8/12/2011 New York employers are now required under recently effective amendments to the New York State Tax Law to report the availability of dependent health care coverage to employees when filing mandatory quarterly wage and new hire...more
Save a Life: Know the Facts about North Carolina's Safe Haven law by Poyner Spruill LLP on 7/26/2011 North Carolina, like many states, allows a parent, or parents, to give up an infant under seven days of age to a “safe haven,” no questions asked and without facing arrest or other penalties for abandonment. The law is...more
Estate Planning and the Enactment of the New York Marriage Equality Act: What You Need to Know by Lowenstein Sandler PC on 7/20/2011 With the enactment of the Marriage Equality Act, New York is now the sixth state to permit marriage for same-sex couples. The law takes effect on July 24, 2011. There are many benefits now available at the state level to...more
Damage from medical malpractise-Quantification by Flavio Stella on 7/7/2011 The quantification of damage from medical malpractice...more
La responsabilità professionale medica by Flavio Stella on 6/30/2011 Aspetti e considerazioni sulla responsabilità professionale medica...more
Detecting and Dealing with Financial Elder Abuse by Ronald Adams on 6/13/2011 We've all heard stories of a grandmother who was swindled out of thousands of dollars for home repairs that were never made. Equally common are instances in which an elderly person repeatedly purchases products of dubious...more
Illinois Civil Union Act’s Implications for Employers by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 6/6/2011 On June 1, 2011, Illinois began recognizing civil unions in accordance with the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (the “Act”). The Act’s purpose is to allow same-sex and heterosexual couples to enter...more