Summer is over and even in a 90 degree heat wave the kids have to go back to school.

Privileges in litigation are important tools they generally mean information can be withheld from the other side and the court because the privilege exists.

I’m happy to share that today the Supreme Court denied certiorari on ALL of the gay marriage cases.

Lots of us live on or close to the Massachusetts/Rhode Island state border. We don't even think about it as we cross back and forth.

‘Tis the season for holiday parties, and it’s my belief that narcissists are overly prevalent at parties. Social gatherings provide a great opportunity for a narcissist to show off and shine.

A deposition is a tool that lawyers use to get information from witnesses or from the other side. It's one of the most effective tools the lawyers have, both to find out what has really gone on and to discover what kind of a witness their client and the other side will be.

Ever wonder what happens when a child is wrongfully taken across international borders?

Punitive damages are not covered by insurance in Massachusetts, but can be avoided or limited if you take proper measures to prevent, investigate and address allegations of sexual harassment early on.

The Supreme Judicial Court has just rendered its decision on the modification of judgements on alimony for cases that predate the Alimony Reform Act. Decisions on three cases, Chin v. Merriot (SJC 11715), Rodman v. Rodman (SJC 11726), and Doktor v. Doktor (SJC 11727), were handed down from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Nearly one in four women and one in seven men in the United States have suffered severe physical violence by an intimate partner.

As a parent and grandparent I have long felt it was a necessary right of parents to swat their kids on the behind occasionally. Swift justice often makes the most impact.

February and March are historically a very busy time for new divorce filings.

A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 2011 has a great impact on the interpretation of the Bayh Dole Act as well as assignment of contracts relating not just to the Bayh Dole Act but to assignments in general.

For a number of years, inventors, businesses, and even some patent law firms have used overseas companies to conduct novelty searches and to assist in drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has just launched its annual ginormous conference here in "America's Finest City."

The minority Harper government released its fifth Budget on March 4, 2010 ("Budget 2010").

In today's world where circumstances can change at lightening speed, companies sometime feel compelled to act before their counsel can formalize or finalize a written contract.

Letters of intent (LOI) are routinely used after business people have reached some degree of common ground on a potential deal.

The changing judicial backdrop puts greater pressure on employers, plan trustees and other ERISA fiduciaries to consider their legal duties more carefully, and adopt more rigorous procedures that insure compliance.

We've had an exciting year here at the Divorce Law Monitor!