The conversation across the pond is fascinating, as the UK considers cohabitants’ rights upon dissolution. You’ll enjoy the Leeds Today article which opens with a quote from a spouse in a 78 year marriage, “We rarely see eye to eye and we have an argument every day.” It continues, “The proposed changes in law mark...Read More

Gregg Herman announces in The Family Law News Blog a first ever joint conference between the American Psychological Association and The American Bar Association to be held in 2008. We’ve added it to our roll of upcoming national seminars. It will probably be a long time before any registration details are announced, but we will...Read More

Four posts on interesting decisions from the Family Law Prof Blog: Income Withholding Not Subject to Limitations Period for Actions to Enforce Judgments Court May Not Grant Blanket Orders Sealing Divorce RecordsRead More

Here’s a directory of alternative dispute resolution blogs posted on The World of Alternative Dispute Resolution. We will create a category for these blogs soon so they are at ready reference. After reading The Kentucky Law Blog’s mediation piece yesterday, I wonder if we should be on the lookout for anti-mediation sites. Seriously, Mike’s experience...Read More

A geographically diverse group of family lawyers started The Family Law News Blog, including Gregg Herman in Wisconsin and John Crouch in Virginia, familiar names to family law practitioners. We have added it to our list of other family law blogs. The graphics are the same as this site, but ours will be changing in...Read More

Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites has a posting of Law Profs Podcasts. Check it out. Podcasts are on our to-do-list, too.Read More

From The Art of Divorce, representing both parties leads to attorney discipline. Just as I was about to say “duh?”, along came an AAML listserve discussion on setting aside an agreement drafted by a mutually retained lawyer. Just say no!Read More

I was inspired reading Barbara Glesner Fine’s post on the Law Prof Blog, where she reports on a law professors’ conference. “Professor Aiken made the important point that we can teach our students how to feel empowered to be agents for justice. We must guide our students to examine the underlying values and assumptions in...Read More

From Mark Sullivan, our North Carolina colleague and author of the 2006 ABA Military Divorce Handbook: “Join Operation Stand By -YOU Can Make a Difference”Read More

The discussion of same sex marriage to date has focused on religious based preservation of the family, claims of gay bashing, threats to families, and accusations that a few judges and opportunistic mayors have decided they were above the law. The issue of same sex marriage is far more complex and before more polls are...Read More