Janet Jangjhar’s Florida Divorce Law Blog has a number of very interesting recent posts: A Close-up Look at Routine Bans on Travel with Children of Failed Relationships Is There Such a Thing as Gay Divorce Outside Massachusetts?Read More

Pro Se divorce litigants are increasing common in family courts, approaching 70% of cases in some areas. The Jefferson County Kentucky Family Court and Louisville Bar Association are assembling forms for these litigants to use. Law.com reports that two Massachusetts family courts are experimenting with lawyers providing limited representation. “Litigants who might have appeared before...Read More

The November Vanity Fair was called to my attention by a friend. I love that magazine, but can’t seem to find the time to read it often, so I don’t subsribe. I was delighted to find an online link to this article to share. Red State Babylon If the blue states are sinkholes of moral...Read More

“As soon as the divorce papers are served, the asset shuffling begins. It’s amazing what angry spouses try to do–and what they can get away with” is the distressing title of an article the November 13, 2006 edition of Forbes, published online last week. A correction to the article: the third edition of Equitable Distribution...Read More

From Kentucky Law Blog, Judicial Politics: Could Elsewhere be here? And the time for considering judicial appointments is now! “I have heard change seldom occurs without a crisis and seldom without discomfort, but do we need devastation of our judicial landscape before we take the newly added ingredients of political pandering for money and partisanship...Read More

Now I read there is an infidelity expert. What will they think of next? Spying on Your Cheating Spouse Could Be Against the Law is the title of an article by Ruth Huston which advises people they can find out if a spouse is cheating by reading her book.Read More

It’s time for another “You Piss Me Off Dinner.” It will be November 14, 2006 at Austin’s, near Holiday Manor, Louisville, KY 5-8 pm. As usual, Gary Lowen has solicited a number of attorneys to pay for the dinner and there will be a cash bar. It is always a lot of fun.Read More

On Friday, October 20, 12-1, the Jury Assembly Room, Judicial Center, Louisville, KY is the place to be for the Jefferson Circuit Court, Family Division Forum. These periodic forums are invaluable exchanges between the family court bench and bar. There’s always some news and a genuine feeling that feedback is appreciated.Read More

The New York Times published an article by Ralph Blumenthal last week about a lawsuit against a church therapist who disclosed the wife’s infidelities. The Texas Supreme Court is poised to consider the issue.Read More

In the wake of The New York Times Sunday October 1, 2006 front page story Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings, reprinted in The Courier-Journal Judicial Campaign Ethics Questioned, it’s time to talk about Citizens For Better Judges. Non-members may subscribe to its principles, make contributions to it, and refuse to contribute directly to...Read More