Legal Blog & Articles
Circuit Court Rules That The Eighth Amendment Requires Citizens To Pay For The Sex Change Operation Of A Convicted Murderer Serving A Life Sentence
There are fundamental and widening differences in this country between conservatives and liberals. The rifts between the two groups peaked at various times during recent history as in 1964, when Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson’s political opponent, wrote “The Conservative Conscience”, a book which rekindled the conservative movement in America.
INTER-STATE CUSTODY DISPUTES – THE UCCJEA
What happens when a parent removes or detains a child in another state, without the consent of the other parent? Which court will decide custody? Is it the courts of the state from where the child was removed, or is it the courts of the state where the child finds himself at the present time?
The Benefits of Having Enforceable Covenants Against Competition When Purchasing a Business
To better highlight the objectives of this article, I will use the model of an example. Accordingly, let’s assume that we have a family with experience in the restaurant business, the members of which decide to buy an existing Turkish eatery located in Toms River,...
The Devil’s Grinder by Mircea Ionescu-Quintus – Book Review
My own beloved grandfather, now deceased, Ioan D. Popescu, born on March 3, 1900, had also been incarcerated under Gheorgiu Dej’s regime for “undermining the socialist establishment”. His “crime”, that of having expressed to a work colleague that the Soviet aspirations to conquer space would be dampened by American superiority in technology, in 1958 earned him a ten year jail sentence as a political prisoner, of which he had served seven. Needless to say, Mr. Ionescu-Quintus’ work resonates loud and clear in our neck of the woods.
SHOULD I CONSIDER A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT BEFORE MARRYING?
“If the marriage will ultimately fail, a prenup will greatly facilitate and expedite future divorce proceedings, saving both parties significant amounts of money and stress.”
Equitable Distribution & Marital Fault in Divorce Cases
Under the laws of most states, including New York and New Jersey, adultery or other marital fault committed by one spouse generally will not affect the division of marital property in favor of the other spouse.
Are Verbal Agreements Enforceable?
Are verbal agreements legally enforceable? Robert Popescu writes for Lawyer.com to shed some light on the issue: With certain exceptions, most States recognize the enforceability of verbal agreements between two individuals. Of course, as is the case with most rules...