Law

  • Covering Your Assets in a Divorce
    September 24, 2009 | comments: 0
    Under a bill recently passed by the state legislature, as soon as a husband or wife sues for divorce by filing a summons in New York State Supreme Court, they are both required to not alter the economic status of the marriage from that point on. As soon a person receives a divorce summons... Read More

  • Defense of Marriage Act Under Fire
    September 15, 2009 | comments: 0
    A New York Congressman plans to introduce a bill in Congress that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), or at least repeal the part of the Act that denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages in the United States today. It is uncertain whether or not Congressman Jerry... Read More

  • Gay Marriage on Hold in California for Now
    August 19, 2009 | comments: 0
    Gay rights supporters in California are debating when the next assault on the state's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban should be launched. Although many Prop. 8 opponents are eager to get to work before the 2010 elections, Equality California, the state's largest gay-rights group, is... Read More

  • DUI & Child Custody – More than Just Money?
    August 18, 2009 | comments: 0
    Everyone knows that a conviction for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol can be a very expensive proposition. One first-time DUI conviction can easily end up costing a driver over $10,000 in associated fines and costs in most states today. However, the non-financial... Read More

  • Senator John Kerry Backs DOMA Lawsuit in Massachusetts
    July 14, 2009 | comments: 0
    On July 9th, 2009, Senator John Kerry released a statement supporting Massachusetts’s court challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act.  Kerry is backing the lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of... Read More

  • Trial Lawyer Author Offers $1,000 Prize
    November 4, 2008 | comments: 0
    Attorney Robert E. Long's new book, "Trial Lawyer," takes readers right into courtrooms to witness how the law really works and offers a $1,000 juror's "stipend"  "Ignorance of the law" may not be an excuse but it can cost defendants enormous sums of... Read More