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Before They Go: Two Essential Legal Documents Every Parent Should Consider Before Their Child Heads Off to College

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As your child enters adulthood and embarks on their journey to college, there are many tasks to consider. Among the excitement of packing lists and dorm room must-haves, legal, financial and medical authorities are important...more

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Unauthorized Travel with Minor: The New Family Law Imposes Criminal Sanctions on Violators

The United Arab Emirates has recently passed a new personal status law, namely the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 (“Law”) that has brought about significant changes to the personal laws applicable to Muslim in the UAE,...more

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Ep. 53 – Situations to Address in your Minor Consent Policies – Part I

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Healthcare providers often have a detailed policy outlining when a minor may consent to care and when a parent or legal guardian’s consent is needed. Situations can arise in the treatment of minors that can make administering...more

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Court Lets Another Teenager Refuse Reunification Therapy; Was This Another Case of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?

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In 2021, I wrote on this blog about a case where a court delayed reunification therapy because a 12 year old child didn’t want to do it. To this day, this continues to be one of the most read posts on our blog, more than...more

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Navigating Last Name Changes in Custody Situations

In contentious custody cases, parents often ask the question of whether one parent may unilaterally change the name of the child without a Court Order or Consent of a parent. Recently, Brad Pitt was notified through...more

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A Child’s Disability Can Prevent Emancipation

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The concept that a child’s disability can delay or prevent emancipation is not a new one. In fact, it has been part of the decisional law for decades. Moreover, the parties cannot contract away the obligation to support a...more

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Parenting Evaluators and Quasi-Judicial Immunity

When custody arrangements are in dispute and the parties cannot agree on a parenting plan, the trial court may order that a “parenting evaluator” be assigned to the case. The evaluator acts as a neutral, third-party who...more

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Top 10 Posts Read in 2022 – JD Supra style

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Yesterday, I posted the Top 10 Posts in 2022 on our NJ Family Law Blog as measured by page views. Aside from publishing the posts directly on our blog, the posts are also shared on a content aggregator, JD Supra which...more

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Precedent Issued On “The Vaccine”

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Tempus fugit. It was December 2020 when the FDA issued its first approval for a Covid vaccine. Perhaps this writer was the naïve one but I never thought a vaccine to ‘prevent’ a very deadly disease that has today afflicted...more

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A ‘Toxic’ Combination? How to Handle Recordings of or Made by Minor Children in Child Custody Lawsuits

BRITNEY SPEARS’ ONGOING LEGAL MATTERS - In recent years, there has been no shortage of news coverage about pop singer Britney Spears and her ongoing legal matters. Notably, despite the very public nature of the turmoil...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Parental Disputes – Is There Really A Difference Between Arguing Against The Initial Shot and The Booster

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If you follow the COVID-19 news cycle, you know that there is approval for the COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5-11. What happens when a parent who was granted authority for the initial vaccine for a child in that...more

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Law Professors Take on Flawed USCIS Policy

On July 9, 2018, 23 law professors represented by Proskauer were granted permission to participate as amici curiae in a class action lawsuit contesting a recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy change...more

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First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Parental Child Abduction Case on ADA Preemption Grounds

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In a significant decision for the airline industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment dismissal of common law tort claims against an airline arising out of a...more

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The Right of First Refusal as it Applies to the Society’s Most Valued Commodity…Children

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In the business world, the Right of First Refusal is a contractual right that gives its holder the option to enter into a business transaction with the owner of something, before the owner may enter into that transaction with...more

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