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Where the parties have agreed to provide for a child beyond what is legally required, courts must give due weight to the strong public policy favoring stability of consensual arrangements before freeing a parent from his or her contractual obligations

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March 5, 2010 at 3:54 pm

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The polestar of contract construction is to discover the intention of the parties as revealed by the language used by them

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February 25, 2010 at 12:58 pm

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When given for consideration, a promissory note is the equivalent of a contract to pay money

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February 19, 2010 at 6:08 pm

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A surrogate mother has parental rights with respect to the children that she gives birth to, even if that surrogate mother has no genetic link to the children.

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January 19, 2010 at 6:56 pm

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Where the parties, in the PSA, had committed to contribute to college expenses, and where college choices were premised on minimizing cost, the failure to bring an application for college expenses before they are incurred may not be a very serious deficiency

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December 21, 2009 at 2:34 pm

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Spousal agreements may condition the cessation of alimony on certain conditions, and they may allow alimony to survive remarriage

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December 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm

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There is nothing to preclude the parties from agreeing to a change in the PSA

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December 10, 2009 at 1:42 pm

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Family medical issues — how are they decided?

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December 2, 2009 at 11:27 am

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The law affords particular leniency to agreements made in the domestic arena and similarly allows judges greater discretion when interpreting these agreements

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December 1, 2009 at 6:12 pm

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Yous, Mine & Ours

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November 20, 2009 at 5:24 pm

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