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| 1 | Estate Administration Richard T. DeCou; Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.; July 9, 2008, previously published on June 11, 2008 What happens after a family member has died? Hopefully, the decedent will have left funeral instructions. If not, New Jersey statute indicates that the next of kin is the person with authority to make funeral and burial arrangements. |
| 2 | Changes To The FMLA For Military Families Andrea G. Chatfield; McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association; August 18, 2008, previously published by New Hampshire Business Review It is hard enough for individuals to watch their loved ones leave home to serve military duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other similar trouble spots, harder still when they return with serious injuries or illnesses. However, things just got a little easier for families of military personnel in the... |
| 3 | Employers with California Operations Should Heed Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Decision Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP; June 22, 2008, previously published on June 6, 2008 In a widely publicized decision in May, the California Supreme Court became the second U.S. state after Massachusetts to bestow full marriage rights on same-sex couples. |
| 4 | Pennsylvania Court Holds ERISA Preempts Pennsylvania Law Revoking Ex-Spouse's Benefits Marla N. Presley; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.; June 21, 2008, previously published on May 29, 2008 On May 9, 2008, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a 2-1 decision, ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") preempts a Pennsylvania law that mandates the revocation of beneficiary designations upon divorce. |
| 5 | California Supreme Court's Authorization of Same-Sex Marriages Will Affect Some Employer-Provided Benefits Ropes & Gray LLP; June 17, 2008, previously published on May 28, 2008 The California Supreme Court's recent ruling in In re Marriage Cases that California cannot constitutionally limit the definition of "marriage" to a union between a man and a woman opens the way to same-sex marriages in California and could affect some of the benefits that employers offer... |
| 6 | Antonina Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central: The California Supreme Court Interprets the California Family Rights Act Linda Auerbach Allderdice; Holland & Knight LLP; June 3, 2008, previously published on May 14, 2008 In Antonina Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central, issued on April 7, 2008, the California Supreme Court interpreted key aspects of the Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act, known as the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). |
| 7 | Counsel to Counsel Magazine -- May 2008 Complete Issue April 29, 2008 President's Letter: These are difficult times for many companies, but such times usually call the legal function to the fore. It's clear that the current economic slowdown has put real strain on corporations. The cash crunch has tightened business lending and made restructuring a more... |
| 8 | Idaho Court Holds Client Who Agreed to Settlement Can't Sue Lawyer Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP; May 8, 2008, previously published on April 17, 2008 A client who, at the urging of his attorney, agreed to a settlement in a divorce is judicially estopped from suing his attorney when the client knew or should have known the terms of the settlement. |
| 9 | Child Support Modification Retroactive to Date of Misrepresentation Michael E. Bertin; Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; April 21, 2008, previously published on April 8, 2008 In Pennsylvania, a modification to a child support/spousal support/alimony pendente lite order will generally be retroactive to the date that the petition for modification is filed. However, pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. Section 4352(e), "modification may be applied to an earlier period if the... |
| 10 | Hartman v. Walker, 2007 Va. Cir. LEXIS 212 (Charlottesville Circuit Court, 2007) McGuireWoods LLP; April 3, 2008, previously published on March 18, 2008 Pauline Hartman ("Mrs. Hartman") died testate in 1991. Under her will, she established separate trusts for her son and daughter. On the death of a child, the will directed that the trust assets revert to the other child, and thereafter to Mrs. Hartman's grandchildren. The son, the... |
