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When Ken Altschuler asked me to start a wine column for his newsletter, he gave me no directions other than “be entertaining and maybe a little educational.” Taking that instruction, I add o... Read more
In the absence of a successful challenge directed at the paternity acknowledgment, the act had the effect of establishing father's legal paternity even with the negative result in the patern... Read more
This case raises a question of first impression: whether child support arrearages belong to a criminal defendant such that they may be assigned to a victim by a restitution order while the d... Read more
Swaney v. Wyoming Department of Family Services: The father was found to be entitled to credit on child support arrearages accrued as of date of disability. Read more
The unthinkable happens -- parents are splitting; the family must deal with the emotions and trauma of one household becoming two, two incomes becoming one, and often the more frequent absen... Read more
Wife's interest in any future distributions of a trust of which she was a beneficiary was mere expectancy, and therefore wife did not have vested interest in distributions and distributions... Read more
Present value of husband's partnership interest in his employer, relating to husband's employment as a hedge fund manager, could be assigned to marital estate for purposes of equitable distr... Read more
Whenever there are children, the question of tax exemptions arises. The federal tax law allows the parties to decide who should claim the exemption. Read more
Spouses will often make it challenging for counsel and valuation experts to do their jobs by playing the game “catch me if you can" to disclosure requests. Read more
Distinguishing between commercial and personal goodwill determines whether the value of a family business will be a key factor in your client's case. Read more
