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Marriage inevitably comes to an end, for some couples as a result of death and for a substantial number of others as a result of dissolution.

On February 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division published its final rule regarding the definition of "spouse" under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Some of the most private information about you is often contained in your medical records. However, medical records often become a contention in divorce.

As the nation emerges from the fog of tax season, many people who paid little attention to their taxes for the previous eleven months just received a crash course in tax planning, either on their own or with their tax professional.

How many prenuptial agreements have language in them that the parties are entering into the agreement free from duress, coercion, undue influence, etc?

Where a child will attend school is often a hotly contested issue in a custody case, however, school transportation can easily be an after-thought.

An interesting part of the practice of family law are the rare issues; the one that may not walk through the door every day.

A new school year is almost here. While many parents enjoy the structure the school year brings, other households struggle with the added stress of homework.

Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Marlene Pontrelli and Robert Schwartz, member partners in our Phoenix office, have co-authored the 2nd edition of Divorce in Arizona.

A discussion on the topic of "financial infidelity".

In preparing recently for a trial, I was reminded of something that I learned early in my practice – whatever you do – try to make sure that it fits within the theme of the case and don’t say something to get something minor now, that will ultimately hinder you getting something major at the end of a case.

In August 2013, I blogged several times about the Appellate Division’s decision Gnall v. Gnall case. Many people claim that Gnall sets forth a new bright line standard that a 15 year marriage merits permanent alimony.

It is common for divorcing spouses to negotiate and resolve between themselves claims relating to division of property, debts, payment of spousal ...

Family planning services allow women to make their own choices about whether and when to have children. These services, which are critical to ensuring gender and racial equity and reproductive justice

A prior post on this blog explored the use of social media to in custody cases.

The Superior Court held that a Father's contractual undertaking to pay $10,000 to a Mother each time he sought to modify an agreed custody arrangement was enforceable.

The momentum of success experienced by marriage equality advocates experienced its first set back on Tuesday, November 4th when the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee) ruled 2-1 that the states had the right to set their own rules for marriage and that any changes to the definition of "marriage" should come through the political process and not the courts.