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This Month In Nova Scotia Family Law – September 2025

Summary: The parties were married in April 2010 and separated in October 2023. Ms. Swimm filed a Petition for Divorce soon after. There are two dependent children.

CP

Cox & Palmer

What To Know About Forensic Evaluations In Child Custody Matters

Child custody matters can be stressful, and the introduction of a forensic evaluation can often make the situation more complex.

United States Family

TR

Tully Rinckey

Keeping Your Estate Plan Current: Why Regular Updates Matter

An estate plan is not meant to remain unchanged forever. Life evolves, and with it, personal circumstances, family dynamics, and financial situations shift in ways that can make an estate plan outdated...

United States Family

IG

IR Global

You Decide: Advance Requests And Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID)

The role of the estate planning lawyer has greatly expanded over the last three decades with the advent in the 1990s in Ontario of modern legislation dealing with substitute decision-making...

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Securing Your Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide To Beneficiary Designations In California Estate Planning (2025 Update)

United States Family

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Opelon

Can I Request Child Support For The Period Before I Filed My Divorce?

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

New Maryland Law Lets Divorcing Homeowners Keep Their Mortgage-Without Refinancing

United States Family

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Joseph, Greenwald & Laake

Poller, Schindel, And Schuck Named To 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers List

United States Family

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

"Basically Married" (Or Not) – The Pitfalls Of Relying On "Common Law Marriage" For Estate Planning

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

When Title Alone Isn't Enough

United States Family

IG

IR Global

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Partner Caitlin Connolly To Family Law Group In New York

United States Family

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Blogs Begetting Blogs: An Update On Marriage Revoking A Will

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Casey & Moss LLP

Guiding Families And Caregivers Dealing With Dementia: Medicare's New GUIDE PROGRAM

United States Family

OK

Offit Kurman

Exploring Post-Divorce Tax Implications In Texas

United States Family

DS

Diggs & Sadler

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

FL

Foley & Lardner

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Fair Use In AI Training: What Is Considered "Transformative?" (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | August 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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Divorce

This Month In Nova Scotia Family Law – September 2025

Summary: The parties were married in April 2010 and separated in October 2023. Ms. Swimm filed a Petition for Divorce soon after. There are two dependent children.

CP

Cox & Palmer

Securing Your Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide To Beneficiary Designations In California Estate Planning (2025 Update)

Learn how California's 2025 laws on beneficiary designations, RTODDs, and spousal consent affect your estate plan. Discover how to protect your legacy and avoid probate with insights from Opelon LLP.

United States Family

O

Opelon

Can I Request Child Support For The Period Before I Filed My Divorce?

A common question I hear from parents is whether they can request child support from the other party to cover the period during which they were separated before officially filing for either dissolution...

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

New Maryland Law Lets Divorcing Homeowners Keep Their Mortgage-Without Refinancing

United States Family

JG

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake

When Title Alone Isn't Enough

United States Family

IG

IR Global

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Partner Caitlin Connolly To Family Law Group In New York

United States Family

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Exploring Post-Divorce Tax Implications In Texas

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Diggs & Sadler

Mediation vs. Collaborative Divorce In Houston

United States Family

DS

Diggs & Sadler

The Spousal Unity Rule: An Unconstitutional Grantor Trust Trigger

United States Family

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Milbank LLP

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Family Law

This Month In Nova Scotia Family Law – September 2025

Summary: The parties were married in April 2010 and separated in October 2023. Ms. Swimm filed a Petition for Divorce soon after. There are two dependent children.

CP

Cox & Palmer

What To Know About Forensic Evaluations In Child Custody Matters

Child custody matters can be stressful, and the introduction of a forensic evaluation can often make the situation more complex.

United States Family

TR

Tully Rinckey

Securing Your Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide To Beneficiary Designations In California Estate Planning (2025 Update)

Learn how California's 2025 laws on beneficiary designations, RTODDs, and spousal consent affect your estate plan. Discover how to protect your legacy and avoid probate with insights from Opelon LLP.

United States Family

O

Opelon

Can I Request Child Support For The Period Before I Filed My Divorce?

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

New Maryland Law Lets Divorcing Homeowners Keep Their Mortgage-Without Refinancing

United States Family

JG

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake

Can Family Members Claim Their Own Losses When A Loved One Is Hurt Or Killed?

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Poller, Schindel, And Schuck Named To 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers List

United States Family

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

"Basically Married" (Or Not) – The Pitfalls Of Relying On "Common Law Marriage" For Estate Planning

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

When Title Alone Isn't Enough

United States Family

IG

IR Global

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

The 7 Steps Of Estate Administration In Canada – Guidance From A Canadian Tax Lawyer

When an individual passes away, the property and assets s/he leaves behind are collectively referred to as her/his estate.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Keeping Your Estate Plan Current: Why Regular Updates Matter

An estate plan is not meant to remain unchanged forever. Life evolves, and with it, personal circumstances, family dynamics, and financial situations shift in ways that can make an estate plan outdated...

United States Family

IG

IR Global

You Decide: Advance Requests And Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID)

The role of the estate planning lawyer has greatly expanded over the last three decades with the advent in the 1990s in Ontario of modern legislation dealing with substitute decision-making...

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Securing Your Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide To Beneficiary Designations In California Estate Planning (2025 Update)

United States Family

O

Opelon

The Key To Succession Planning In The United States: A Revocable Trust

United States Wealth Mgt

GGI Global Alliance

"Basically Married" (Or Not) – The Pitfalls Of Relying On "Common Law Marriage" For Estate Planning

United States Family

CK

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

When Title Alone Isn't Enough

United States Family

IG

IR Global

Blogs Begetting Blogs: An Update On Marriage Revoking A Will

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Understanding Texas Community Property Pitfalls

United States Real Estate

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Diggs & Sadler

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Latest Videos

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Webinar – Everyone Needs A Will (Video)

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Beresford Booth

Gift Planning Strategies (Video)

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Kaufman Rossin

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

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Foley & Lardner

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Offit Kurman

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