Family Law, Estate Planning and Personal Injury Legal News

Family Law covers issues that can have a major impact on individual’s lives. Family involves emotionally charged issues such as child custody battles, division of assets during a divorce as well as wills, and what happens when they are contested. The National Law Review is a free resource and can provide information to individuals confronting these difficult issues, and is a great place to start gathering information.

Divorce, Child Custody & Adoption

The dissolution of a marriage is an emotionally charged legal situation, with a variety of factors that must be considered based on each individual’s situation, the laws of the states involved, and the circumstances of the dissolution. Additionally, the presence (or lack thereof) of a prenuptial agreement has a significant impact on the proceedings, as well as the attitudes of the parties exiting the marriage. Division of a variety of assets must be considered before a divorce is final; including assets like Trusts, 401Ks, and Military Pensions. The National Law Review provides overviews of the process and can give readers an idea of what to expect throughout the divorce process. The attorneys who write for the National Law Review are experts who regularly provide legal analysis of a variety of scenarios that can impact divorce proceedings.

If children are involved in a divorce, the situation can become much more complicated. With that in mind, the National Law Review has expert analysis on child custody situations and scenarios, as well as information on how parents can approach these issues with their children’s best interests in mind. With the high stakes in these legal proceedings, the National Law Review’s legal experts and writers have considered a variety of scenarios and can provide insight into what to expect for some of these situations.

Additionally, legal issues related to adoption are also covered on the site; especially as it relates to discrimination against same-sex in adoption proceedings by agencies as state laws change.

Estate Planning and Wills

The National Law Review also covers issues related to estate plans and wills. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and IRS policy changes, updates to estate planning strategies and trust administration is available on the site. Additionally, visitors can also find information about gift/estate taxes and analysis of the changes brought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Additionally, unusual legal situations like challenging a previously concealed will and other situations that require thoughtful planning, such as estate planning for beneficiaries with special needs, are addressed by legal experts on the National Law Review’s site.

Personal Injury

Personal injury news is also covered in the National Law Review. Topics including wrongful death, birth injuries, e-cigarette injuries, abuse in a nursing home setting, hospital injuries, slip and fall cases, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), among others. The legal experts who write for the National Law Review have extensive experience in personal injury cases, holding individuals and corporations responsible for their negligent conduct, and provide expert analysis of a variety of situations for NLR readers.

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Date	Title	Organization
17 Jun	Supreme Court: Philadelphia Ordinance Unconstitutionally Burdened Religious Exercise	Jackson Lewis P.C.
16 Jun	Court Upheld A Release In A Family Settlement Agreement That Protected A Former Trustee’s Estate From Claims	Winstead
16 Jun	Recent COA Ruling Highlights Actions That May Result in Inadvertent Commingling of Separate Assets in a Divorce	Varnum LLP
16 Jun	Reduced scope of march-in rights under Bayh Dole rules revisions	Mintz
9 Jun	Court Reversed Temporary Injunction Against Co-Trustees	Winstead
9 Jun	Connecticut Adds Additional Protections for Breastfeeding Workers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
8 Jun	Connecticut Law Expands Requirements for Workplace Lactation Rooms	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
7 Jun	How Should Children’s Voices be Heard in Custody Battles?	Varnum LLP
3 Jun	When Parents Disagree on Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19	Varnum LLP
2 Jun	Wealth Planning and the New Administration: Potential Individual Income & Transfer Tax Changes	Goulston & Storrs
1 Jun	The Importance of Exculpatory Language in Litigation against Fiduciaries	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
28 May	Texas Supreme Court Holds That A Beneficiary May Not Accept Any Benefit From A Will And Then Later Challenging The Will	Winstead
27 May	Texas Legislature Extends The Rule Against Perpetuities To 300 Years For Trusts	Winstead
17 May	Co-Trustees Who Managed A Texas Trust With A Texas Beneficiary Had Sufficient Contacts With Texas To Be Subject To A Texas Court’s Personal Jurisdiction	Winstead
14 May	Steps to Take When an Issue in a Divorce Settlement Is Overlooked	Stark & Stark
12 May	Coming Attractions: Potential Individual Income & Transfer Tax Changes Under the New Administration	Goulston & Storrs
11 May	Friends and Family Fraud: LLC Does It	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
10 May	Court Properly Admitted A Will To Probate Where The Evidence Did Not Establish Mental Incompetence Or Undue Influence As A Matter Of Law	Winstead
7 May	Grandparents Visitation Rights in North Carolina	Ward and Smith, P.A.
6 May	California’s Paid Family Leave Program – What Employers Need to Know	Jackson Lewis P.C.