For many years, a substantial percentage of my practice has been with clients who had been dissatisfied clients of other lawyers. If these same lawyers ask me how to avoid this, I often try to change the topic. I do this because the real problem is something their former lawyers perhaps cannot do anything about.…
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Court-appropriate attire, from home
Lawyers and judges, like everyone, have been adjusting to living within and after the parameters of lockdown during and after the Corona pandemic. In many states, that's meant that court appearances were being held online though websites like Skype, and this often, is now being continued. Not everyone, however, understands the sense of decorum that's…
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Life, and Divorce, after Corona
A recent article on the Bloomberg site examined a trend that's started in China: as the country is coming out of quarantine, its divorce rate has been rising sharply. As one might expect, time in close quarters can be a reminder of how incompatible you feel with your spouse and how much you are eager…
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Custody in the Age of Corona
In today's Wall Street Journal, there's a timely article about how divorced couples are navigating joint custody of their children right now. Child custody can be challenging in the best of times. Add to that the current restrictions on mobility and social distancing, and it's an even more difficult equation for parents and their kids.…
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