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A rabbi in New Jersey was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap and beat husbands who didn’t agree to a religious divorce. See Barbara Boyer Rabbi gets 10 years for arranging divorces with beatings, The Philadel… Read More

What is a fiduciary duty and do I owe one to my soon-to-be-ex-spouse?             Generally speaking, a fiduciary is one who owes another a duty of integrity and fidelity, such as a lawyer to her client. See generally Lee v. Hasson, 286 S.… Read More

A short look at laws in place to prevent international child abduction             Since 1999, the courts of the United States have received more applications based on the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction than any other co… Read More

            A judge in Smith County recently ordered a criminal defendant to marry his girlfriend or go to jail. See Julia Jenaé Judge sentences East Texas man to get married or face jail time, KLTV, Aug. 18, 2015, available at http://www… Read More

With the recent release of the data hacked from the website Ashley Madison (the online dating service for married people seeking an affair), it might be worth reviewing adultery and divorce under Texas law. It should be noted at the outset that the F… Read More

Watching last season of Netflix’s series Orange is the New Black, I was relieved when inmate Maria Ruiz’s transfer was canceled, meaning her young daughter would still be able to visit her with the baby’s father. But in the first episode of the… Read More

As most people in the US who read the news know by now, recently the Supreme Court of the United States determined that States could not deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___, No. 14-556 (June 26, 2015). The C… Read More

         Perhaps ironically, tabloids and magazines have been talking and speculating about the private life of Gossip Girl actress Kelly Rutherford and her lengthy custody battle. To make a long story short, the actress divorced her husband, wh… Read More