AFCC’s 44th Annual Conference to be held May 30-June 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C.Read More

A meaty five part series by Dennis Kennedy, Widening the Digital Divide in Law Practice, appears at Dennis Kennedy.com.Read More

May a court prohibit a parent from discussing religious beliefs with a child? An audio of the NPR interview with UCLA constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh last weekend is available online. Last year we posted Parent-Child Speech Restrictions; Will Best Interests Withstand Constitutional Challenge? linking to Prof. Volokh’s significant piece of legal scholarship, Parent-Child Speech...Read More

From The Family Law Prof Blog: Italian Government Approves Bill to Grant Legal Rights to Cohabitants. Whether their parliment will pass it appears to be a coin toss.Read More

The text of SB140 (KY): AN ACT relating to a voluntary acknowledgement-of-paternity registry. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 213 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a voluntary acknowledgement-of-paternity registry within...Read More

Here are the family law related bills or those that could impact family law that have been introduced to date, thanks to Kentucky Votes.org: Senate Bill 140 (Establish list of absent fathers; create bureaucracy and fees): Introduced by Sen. Richard L. Roeding on February 8, 2007, to establish a voluntary acknowledgment-of-paternity registry. Details and Comments...Read More

From ABC News, February 10, 2007: Anna Nicole Smith Left Tangled Legal Web. ABC News’ Law and Justice Unit asked prominent family law professor Jeff Atkinson at DePaul University College of Law for a quick overview of the web of legal issues that follow Anna Nicole Smith’s death.Read More

Geoff Sharp at mediator blah…blah…. discusses decision trees in mediation and links to TreePlan®. This software builds a decision tree diagram within Excel. Now that’s what I would like to see a mediator show up with at a second or third mediation!Read More

At I Can’t Say That! Dr. Tammy Lenski posts her February quote of the month, Having a good discussion is like having riches. Her blog on “the relationships that matter” is always a delight. Other gems from her archives: In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein The only difference between stumbling blocks and...Read More