State court can’t decide gay divorce 
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: equal protection, same-sex marriage
A state court lacked jurisdiction over a divorce case involving a same-sex marriage that occurred in another state, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled.
For the truly risk-averse: divorce insurance
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: divorce, insurance
A new option for risk-adverse couples about to get married: divorce insurance.
Judge blocks release of ballot names – again
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: domestic partnership, First Amendment, public records, same-sex couples
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, a U.S. District Court Judge has again blocked the disclosure of the names and addresses of those who signed a referendum against the expansion of rights for domestic partnerships in Washington.
QDRO can’t be used to collect attorney fees
Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, qualified domestic relations order
A mother who succeeded in recovering her son from his father’s custody was not entitled to a qualified domestic relations order to enforce an award of attorney fees, Maryland’s highest court has ruled in affirming judgment.
ABA passes measure in support of same-sex marriage
Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, same-sex marriage
During this month’s American Bar Association annual meeting, the House of Delegates passed a measure to support civil marriage for same-sex couples.
No-fault divorce comes to New York
Published: August 25, 2010
Tags: divorce, no fault
New York Governor David Paterson signed a bill this month making New York the last state in the nation to adopt no-fault divorce.
Mass. same-sex marriage suits on hold
Published: August 24, 2010
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, same-sex marriage
Federal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act pending in Massachusetts have been temporarily stayed, pending an appeal by the U.S. Government.
Federal parental kidnapping law doesn’t deprive state court of jurisdiction
Published: August 23, 2010
Tags: custody, Federal Kidnapping Prevention Act, jurisdiction
The federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act doesn’t deprive a state court of jurisdiction in a child protection case, Maine’s highest court has ruled.
Dispute over dog results in split custody
Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: custody, divorce, dog
A divorcing couple was ordered to split custody of their Lhasa apso by a judge in Maryland.
Child support can be based on father’s inheritance
Published: August 18, 2010
Tags: child support, inheritance
Cash that a father inherited subsequent to his divorce is a “resource” for the purpose calculating his child support obligation, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
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