Maryland considers law on ‘sexless’ divorce 
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: divorce
Couples looking to avoid the one-year waiting period before being granted a no-fault divorce in Maryland would have another option under a proposed law.
Law student, ex-wife fight over child’s religion
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: custody, religion
A second-year law student in Chicago was arraigned on charges of violating a court order after he took his daughter to a Catholic Church.
D.C. starts to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the District of Columbia began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. refused to stay a new law authorizing them.
Maryland Attorney General weighs in on same-sex marriage recognition
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: gay marriage, proposition 8, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler issued an opinion last week predicting that Maryland’s highest court would - and the state should - recognize as married same-sex couples who are legally wed in other states.
Divorced mother entitled to dependency tax deductions
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: custody, taxation
A divorced mother who had joint custody of her children was entitled to dependency exemption deductions in calculating her federal income tax, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in overturning a $4,850 deficiency assessment.
Wife’s settlement proceeds may be marital property
Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: divorce, property division
A portion of a wife’s employment discrimination settlement with her former law firm may be marital property subject to division, Maryland’s highest court has ruled in reversing an order that the settlement proceeds were solely the wife’s property.
Parents of surrogate baby can be decided under paternity law
Published: February 25, 2010
Tags: parentage, paternity, surrogate mother
State paternity law provides adequate procedures for determining the biological parents of a child who was allegedly born to a surrogate mother, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Indiana: casinos to enforce child support?
Published: February 25, 2010
Tags: child support
Casinos would be required to screen jackpot winners to determine if they are delinquent on child support obligations under legislation pending in the state of Indiana.
Pro tanto share of annuity is community property
Published: February 23, 2010
Tags: community property, divorce
Where community property was used to redeposit funds in a husband’s retirement annuity, the community was only entitled to a pro tanto share of the annuity - and not to a share of the husband’s much larger pension component, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Mother can move with child out of state
Published: February 23, 2010
Tags: custody, relocation
A mother can move with her child out of state despite the objections of the child’s father, the Illinois appellate court has ruled.
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