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Earlier this month in Levy v. Levy, No. SC20-1195, 2021 WL 4614308 (Fla. Oct. 7, 2021), the Supreme Court of Florida issued a ruling that section 57.105(7) of the Florida Statutes did not apply to the...

The pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. For some of us, it has even changed how we provide pro bono services to our community.

As a matrimonial litigant, you never want to feel that your lawyer does not know how best to take you through the divorce or post-divorce process.

Going through a family law matter, whether it be a divorce, a custody and parenting time action or involvement in a post-judgment issue, is a very difficult and stressful time.

Judge Bucci of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas recently barred a father from disclaiming paternity over a minor child pursuant the common law doctrine of paternity by estoppel.

You hear people talk all the time these days that mediation and arbitration, or quite frankly, any alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods are the best things since sliced bread.

With the advent of social networking sites such as Facebook, people are now able to reconnect with long-lost friends with just the click of a mouse.

He sits patiently on the living room couch. Waiting. The clock says 15 more minutes. A long time for a 4½ year old. Sitting next to him as if to keep him company is the dinosaur-motif backpack...

A recent case in Centre County, Pennsylvania considered whether a PFA filed in one county will dictate what happens to a PFA citing the same incident, but filed in a different county.

However, custody and visitation, although often used interchangeably, are not synonyms under North Carolina law.

Navigating the financial landscape of a marriage can be a complex and sensitive endeavor. Many couples choose to enter into a prenuptial agreement, or prenup, before marriage to outline...

Wisconsin Act 115 introduces a streamlined alternative procedure allowing patient representatives to consent to nursing home or CBRF admissions for incapacitated individuals without requiring guardianship petitions. The legislation extends decision-making authority beyond the previous 90-day limit and modifies incapacity determination requirements, fundamentally changing how healthcare facilities manage admissions for patients lacking activated powers of attorney.

In a "highly unusual matrimonial matter," the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded $4,000 per month in interim spousal support payable by a 77-year-old "sugar daddy" to a 23-year-old "sugar baby" in Bekar v. Mordo, 2025 BCSC 1843.

If your company uses, imports, or manufactures packaging or packaging components, this client alert will be of interest to you.

Pro Bono News: Spring 2020

As has become its custom, the Supreme Court left one of its most high-profile decisions for the end of its term, holding today by a 5-4 vote that the Constitution requires states to recognize same-sex marriages.

This past summer, New York passed its Marriage Equality Act, which generally provides that same-sex couples can legally marry in New York, and that same-sex married couples are to be treated the same as opposite-sex married couples under New York laws.

Whether it is because of busy dockets or the fact that the issues could be hard to decide, especially without a plenary hearing, the use of parent coordinators (PC) began becoming more frequent about 10 years ago.