Days after I wrote about the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) role for litigants here in the R.B. v. E.A.C. matter, another case was released on a similar issue: In The
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Guardian Ad Litem for a Litigant – Keeping the Role in Check
I am back to the office and back to blogging. For those who don’t know, I was recently out for a family leave upon the birth of my second child. …
Continue Reading Guardian Ad Litem for a Litigant – Keeping the Role in CheckReported Appellate Division Decision Touches on Incapacitation, Guardianship & Divorce
We previously blogged in 2014 about Marsico v. Marsico, where the trial court barred a litigant from appearing and testifying in a divorce matter through a designated power of…
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Litigant Barred From Appearing in Divorce Matter Through Designated Power of Attorney
A power of attorney can be a necessary, if not critical mechanism by which to accomplish certain activities in one’s life, where the person instilled with such power acts as…
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Fights Over Custody – The Sad Truth
In my opinion, perhaps the saddest and often most heart wrenching part of a family law matter is a fight over children. Custody disputes are so personal and important to…
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