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Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S74A, better known as the Grieving Families Act ("the Act"), which was meant to overhaul the state's wrongful death statute.

On April 20, 2018, Colleen Caden, Chair of Pryor Cashman's Immigration Group, will be a featured speaker at the ABA's Annual Meeting of the International Law Section in New York City.

When a domestic violence survivor found herself facing a wrongful indication of neglect from Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — on top of the trauma she had already endured — Jenner & Block Partner Stephanie Sebor stepped in to set the record straight.

On October 21, 2015, the IRS issued proposed regulations to clarify the treatment of same-sex spouses for federal tax purposes.

Alabama probate judges began issuing marriage licenses and presiding over ceremonies for same-sex couples a few days ago.

On January 28, 2008, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law.

Family members experiencing divorce may sense a myriad of emotions including anger, sadness, hopelessness, and stress.

Many families are built or extended through adoption. Most people are familiar with the purpose and nature of adoption – the creation of a permanent parent/child relationship between a child and the adopting parent(s).

The case of Sullivan v. Sullivan, Del. Supr. No. 258, 2014, April 21, 2015, raised multiple issues on appeal.

In my opinion, most people (typically women) decide whether or not to change their name to a maiden name at the actual time of the divorce proceeding, if not sooner.

We have covered this topic before when Pennsylvania clarified and improved the procedure for collecting a support overpayment, but based upon a recent letter to the Philadelphia Daily News Personal Finance Columnist, Harry Gross, people still are having difficulty navigating the process and understanding what their options are to recover over-payments for child support.

I see it all the time. The fight rages on for the fight's sake. Each party sure that they are right. Each party insistent that they must win.

On May 30, 2018, Governor Murphy executed the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act, which now permits parties to enter into an Agreement to contract for one party to become pregnant...

The Delaware Code defines marital property as "all property acquired by either party subsequent to the marriage." 13 Del. C. § 1513(b). Like most general rules, there are exceptions.

Ghosts – The invisible litigant who forces the other party to endure months, if not years of litigation, and incur counsel fees just to get an end game that could have and should have occurred months earlier.

For many couples going through a divorce, the marital home is not only their most valuable asset but also their most sentimental asset.

Today a news outlet called NJ.com reported a recent 37 page decision by a New Jersey trial court adjudicating the question of whether a Father had legal authority to stop the mother of his eleven year old daughter from taking the child to a concert by the singer-songwriter Alecia Beth Moore.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a law requiring local social service districts to pay, "at least 100%" of the New York's Office of Children and Family Services (OFCS)...