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School is Back in Session As if the complications of juggling soccer game schedules and keeping an open line of communication with your ex aren’t stressful enough, now you are faced with sending the kids back to school post-split. Take a deep breath because your family can successfully navigate the stress and complications of post-divorce. […]

Just when you thought it was safe to adopt your girlfriend to keep control of a large chunk of your irrevocable trust… Last week I discussed some of the legal ramifications of adopting an adult, specifically a paramour. While you were reading this blog and pondering how it could be so, attorneys somewhere in the […]

Brutal Child Fight Expositions Explored in Thailand Sadly, the 2012 Sundance Film Festival has come to a close. Award-winning films depicted everything from mythological worlds to the war on drugs to Israel’s legal system. The film “Buffalo Girls” stood out in my mind, not for its cinematography or technical excellence, but for the heart-wrenching story […]

Last week my wife and I were watching the news. The story came on of a wealthy 48 year-old man (Mr. Goodman) in Florida who was adopting his 42 year-old girlfriend (Ms. Hutchins). What an odd headline, right? Believe it or not, there are actually circumstances were such an action would be a sound legal […]

I come from a family of men and women who have dedicated their lives to the service of this country in our Armed Forces, including my father, brothers, grandfather and cousins. My father retired from the Navy in 2005 after nearly 25 years of service. Although he spent months at a time away from the […]