At this stage, the judge can grant the ex parte motion and issue a temporary order, such as a temporary full custody order or a temporary restraining order. Because the other party was not present, the order is only temporary. Although the orders are often brief, they’re still legally bi...
One of the key legal benefits of registering a domestic partnership is the ability to make medical and end-of-life decisions for your partner. This includes hospital visitation rights, decision-making rights for funeral preparation, and even the ability to claim worker's comp if your partner is...
What happens at a repass? A repass (or post-funeral gathering) is a traditional gathering of family and friends that takes place after the funeral service or visitation, to provide additional time for expressing condolences and sharing memories. This gathering is also known as a post-funeral r...
I grew up loving the LP, with its careful (in most cases) song sequencing, and the way it demanded an extended visitation of my attention, the way it allowed me to inhabit the consciousness of, say, a divorce-ravaged Marvin Gaye on “Here, My Dear,” or the traumatized protagonist of...
And obviously, in central office, in Department of Education, we come up with a good idea. But it can often be very different from what happens on the ground and what supports on the ground. And I think AI because of some of the blackbox nature of it, is more likely to facilitate ...
Renee and Pam and I grew up in Chicago, a few years apart, and even though we never met when we lived there, if you know Chicagoans, that’s really enough to make you cousins. But it so happens Renee actually is my second cousin on my Dad’s side. We agreed without any discussion...
The certainty it provides as to what happens in the event of a divorce or the death of either spouse. Protecting children from a prior marriage. It is prepared, in theory, when there is harmony instead of at a point when the relationship is very contentious. ...
Making a Separation Agreement Before a court grants a legal separation, the couple must work together to create a separation agreement. Its terms must be in writing and outline their plans regarding division of property, spousal support, visitation and other factors affected by the decision. This ...
It’s hard for a parent to keep control of their kids when this is happening, and protect them from their own harmful impulses and dangerous outside influences.Your kid’s honesty becomes the connector between what’s happening to him on the outside world and what happens at home. You ...
In the various cities these revolutions were the cause of many calamities—as happens and always will happen while human nature is what it is, though there may be different degrees of savagery, and, as different circumstances arise, the general rules will admit of some variety. In times of ...