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The Conflict Over Public vs. Private in Family Matters

Ten days ago, seven people gathered in a Las Vegas law office to take the deposition of a child custody litigant in preparation for a hearing. During that otherwise nondescript proceeding one of the lawyers shot and killed his former daughter in law as well as her husband. He then turned the gun on himself,... Continue Reading

Could Your Spouseas Income Be Suffering aJet Lag?a

Since not many of us live in the private aircraft world we will keep this blog mercifully short. The Wall Street Journal on Friday April 12 reported on an audit of Boeingas deployment of their fleet of executive aircraft. This seems to be related to CEO David Calhounas announced departure from the company as it... Continue Reading

Family Law Arbitration Act Passes General Assembly.

The news out of Harrisburg is that both chambers of the General Assembly have passed what is termed House Bill 917, formally the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act. This comes almost five years after the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act went into effect for non family cases. The family law version is, of course, targeted to... Continue Reading

More on Guns: Superior Court Upholds Restrictions

We promised not to turn this into a gun blog but in a country where half of all families own guns and the half that do own a lot of them, the impact of the U.S. Supreme Courtas ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen A (597 U.S. 1) is going to... Continue Reading

Getting Divorced & Selling the House: WATCHOUT!

Early in this writeras career lawyers used to have to be careful about possible capital gains tax on the sale of a personal residence. Before 1997 the exclusion was $125,000 per spouse and $250,000 if the taxpayers filed jointly. In 1997 Congress doubled the exclusion to $250,000 and $500,000 for joint filers. That was a... Continue Reading

Legal Terror: A Look at Infamous In Terrorem Clauses

In this day, it seems just wrong to even write a word incorporating aterror.a A It seems as if terrorism is everywhere and one place we could hope to elude it would be in contract drafting. Yet, as we shall see, these clauses have both a history and a place in contract drafting. But, they are... Continue Reading

Appellate Gambols: April Fool’s Edition

Gambols: an act of running or jumping about playfully. In the days before digital printers, anyone who appealed a trial court ruling needed to find a printing company to print both his appellate brief and the record of the trial on an actual printing press so that it could be bound and hand delivered to... Continue Reading

My Ex Sold Our House for Huge Money. Why No Change in My Support?

April Fools brought us a panel decision in Smedley v. Smedley (312 EDA 2023) which takes on the issue of whether home sales or other aone timea transactions are a basis to seek modification of child support or alimony awards. Itas a great issue and one for which we could all use some guidance. Unfortunately,... Continue Reading

Divorce Lawyers Facing Their Own Navigation Issues as Social Security Veers Off Course.

Itas an unfortunate week to make the comparison but it is an apt one for the very reason we saw as the tragedy in Baltimore unfolded early Tuesday morning. Then, a ship appears to have temporarily lost power and control, causing it to strike the Key Bridge and doing massive damage to lives and property.... Continue Reading

Hearsay Is Admissible: Just Unlock the Back Door

Just about everyone who has tried a custody case has been called upon to present a aschool choicea dispute. These are the ones where Springfield High is pitted against Bayside High or Chilton Prep in the race to see which school is most likely to produce a better child. These are often illusory battles that... Continue Reading

12 Jurors Selected in Trump Hush Money Trial as Prosecutors Ask for Trump to Face Contempt

The rapid progress Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements .

Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Against RFK Jr.

PresidentA Joe BidenA will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family as he aims to marginalize Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Why Asian Allies Are Wary of the U.S. Electionaand Why Experts Say They Donat Need to Be

U.S. allies around the world are wary of the upcoming presidential election. Hereas why experts think those in Asia may have less to worry about.

Biden Calls China ‘Xenophobic’ as He Ramps Up Campaign Rhetoric

Bidenas remarks were among the most pointed rebukes he has delivered of the worldas second-largest economy. He also criticized Trump for his policies toward Beijing.

What Judge Merchan Knows About Trump

The judge overseeing the former president's criminal trial is familiar with his history, in and out of court.

Senate Dismisses Mayorkas Impeachment Articles as Unconstitutional

The stunted Senate trial marked the end of the deeply partisan and historic effort to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border.

Bob Graham, Ex-Senator and Florida Governor, Dies at 87

Graham gained national prominence as an early critic of the Iraq war, and he made an unsuccessful bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.

Speaker Johnsonas Foreign Aid Plan Is Under Fire. His Speakership Is Too

House Speaker Mike Johnson angered some Republicans after he unveiled a plan to for separate bills funding aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

aI Just Couldnat Do It.a Itas Going to Be Very Hard to Find a Neutral Trump Jury

With very few Americans without an opinion of Donald Trump, it will be hard to find a truly neutral jury in the New York hush-money case.

Charges Against Trump and Jan. 6 Rioters at Stake in Supreme Court Case

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the charge ofA obstruction of an official proceeding, which could affect charges against Trump and Capitol rioters.