United States: Family and Matrimonial

Families considering adoption often face uncertainty about open adoption arrangements and their long-term implications.

Divorce arbitration is emerging as a powerful alternative to traditional litigation and mediation for resolving family law disputes. This approach offers families facing complex financial matters and high-net-worth divorces a more efficient...

For many families, domestic adoption is a path to parenthood built on hope, patience, and careful planning. Yet prospective adoptive parents are often surprised to learn how much the adoption landscape has changed...

Divorce arbitration is emerging as a powerful alternative to traditional litigation and mediation for resolving family law disputes. This approach offers families facing complex financial matters and high-net-worth divorces a more efficient...

Governor Andy Beshear recently signed Senate Bill 50 into law, ushering in one of the most significant updates to Kentucky inheritance and estate administration laws in recent years.

Two family law attorneys examine the intersection of emotional attachment and financial reality when dividing marital real estate, addressing common misconceptions about ownership versus liability and the critical role of timing in property rights. The article provides strategic guidance on navigating complex issues from mortgage obligations to state-specific legal frameworks that govern how homes are treated during divorce proceedings.

California's Professional Fiduciaries Act imposes heightened duties on licensed fiduciaries to detect and respond to financial elder abuse within trust estates. When vulnerable adults face exploitation from family members, caregivers...

Trusts serve as essential instruments for estate and tax planning, offering asset protection and control. Key considerations include understanding tax implications of income distribution versus accumulation, proper trust funding procedures, selecting between individual and corporate trustees, and navigating common implementation pitfalls that can undermine trust effectiveness.

The Calm Among the Storm – In each post of this blog series, Schneider Bell attorney Veronica Garofoli answers a real question she sees from families, fiduciaries, financial advisors, and CPAs — focused on the moments when a situation first becomes unstable, and what actually protects people under Ohio probate and trust law.