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Archive for November, 2010

*All Posts,Counsel Fees

The trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction in a matrimonial action does not normally encompass the power to adjudicate financial disputes that may crop up between a litigant and the litigant’s attorney

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November 30, 2010 at 2:08 pm

*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-support,Child-support-modification

When the residence of a supported child changes, the parties may agree upon a modification of support arrangements

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November 30, 2010 at 2:05 pm

*All Posts,Child-support,Cost of Education

Although children’s educational funds are frequently thought of as college funds by the parties, they must specify the limited use of the fund in an agreement if they both agree the funds should be exclusively used for college

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November 30, 2010 at 2:02 pm

*All Posts,Appeal,Arbitration

An arbitrator’s award should be vacated if it was procured through undue means

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November 30, 2010 at 1:58 pm

*All Posts,Arbitration,Counsel Fees

An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney’s fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding

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November 30, 2010 at 1:55 pm

*All Posts,Child-custody,Loss of Parental Rights,Parental Rights

Court ordered child removal from a parental hom

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November 29, 2010 at 8:27 am

*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-visitation

Children of separated parents should be imbued with love and respect for both parents, and where children are in the custody of one parent, the court should endeavor to effect this facet of the children’s welfare by conferring reasonable rights of visitation on the other parent

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November 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-visitation

Custody and visitation orders are subject to modification at any time upon a showing of a material change in circumstances

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November 24, 2010 at 1:47 pm

*All Posts,Child,Immigration

Undocumented children, under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court, have the ability to petition for special immigrant juvenile status in order to obtain lawful permanent residence in the United States

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November 23, 2010 at 5:08 pm

*All Posts,Appeal,Litigation

New legal principles, even when applied retroactively, do not apply to cases already closed

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November 23, 2010 at 5:03 pm