| Matrimonial Actions and Life Insurance |
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| There are three different contexts where the subject of life insurance may arise in matrimonial actions. First, there may be a pre-existing policy at dissolution of a marriage and issues arise as to whether such policy is a marital asset subject to distribution. Second, a life insurance policy may be a guarantee of spousal and/or child support obligations. The obligation of one spouse for the support of the other and their children can continue even after the death of the obligor spouse. In order to provide for the dependents' needs, a court may order, or one may be desired by the payor to protect the remaining assets of his or her estate, a life insurance policy naming the dependents as beneficiaries, Third, disputes may arise subsequent to the death of the insured ex-spouse.
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| Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act |
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| What is the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE)? Both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate passed FACE in 1994. President Clinton signed FACE into law in 1994. FACE is a federal law that was passed in order to protect reproductive health facilities and their staff from violent threats and assaults.
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| Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act |
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| The federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act (FFCCSOA), which became effective October 1994, requires that a state enforce, according to its terms, a child support order of another state made consistently with the act's jurisdictional due process standards. The Act allows the enforcing court to use all of its power to collect the child support that is due. More... |
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| Jurisdiction and Venue in Divorce Cases |
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| Venue is the place, county, or geographical area that an action is brought. Jurisdiction deals with the proper court to hear the case and the court's power to hear the case. For purposes of a divorce action, the action is typically filed in the state where the parties have resided for a period of time prescribed by statute.
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| Hiring an Elder Law Attorney |
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| With an aging population in the United States, elder law is becoming a recognized and specialized area of law. An elder law attorney focuses his or her practice on issues that effect the elderly population. More... |
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