In a couple days, a new divorce law goes into effect in California that reflects something I’ve been seeing for decades; it is a good thing. As of January 1st, judges in divorce cases for which the custody of pets is involved will take what’s in the best interest of the pets’ welfare into account…
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‘Tis the Season…For Divorces?
Tis the season....for divorces? A few days ago, I appeared on Fox News discussing a change in tax law that goes into effect January 1: alimony will no longer be tax deductible. It's a worrying change for those whose divorces won't be finalized before the end of this year. For all intents and purposes, because of…
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Some thoughts on immigration
We don’t have an immigration problem in America. A country has an immigration problem when everybody wants to leave a country, not when they want to come into a country. What we have is a law enforcement problem, and the methodology to legitimately embrace immigrants lawfully eligible for citizenship. America is, after all, a country of…
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Pet Custody
An article in the New York Times particularly resonated with me, since it focused on something I’ve been dealing with in a variety of New York cases for decades. The article looked into a California state law. It gave judges the authority to settle pet custody issues in a divorce, just as they have jurisdiction…
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