As reported by the ABA, the Attorney General of Texas intervened in a divorce case involving a same-sex couple. It appears the Attorney General’s position is that since Texas doesn’t recognize a same-sex marriage (from Massachusetts) it is not possible to legally end the marital relationship. Texas has a voter-approved state constitutional amendment not recognizing same-marriage and the Texas Family Code prohibits same-sex marriages or civil unions. If there is no valid legal marriage, then there would be nothing to adjudicate or determine. Stay tuned, this issue has already come up in Dallas and is headed for the Court of Appeals with probable review by the Texas Supreme Court.
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03.05.10
Taking Child to Church Could Land You in Jail
As reported by the ABA Journal
In a surprising move by a Cook County Circuit Court, a father could be held in contempt of court for taking his daughter to Church in violation of a Court Order that requires her to only be exposed to Judaism. Oral arguments are expected today.
11.12.09
New and Interesting Cases in the Texas Court of Appeals
In re Columbia Medical Center, of Las Colinas, Subsidiary, L.P., 290 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. 2009) – Interesting Texas Supreme Court case from a practitioner’s point of view for Motions for New Trials. The back ground facts are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
09.04.09
N.Y. Appeals Court Fires Lawyer Who Never Met 11-Year-Old Client
Saying that an attorney’s representation of an 11-year-old client in a family law matter did not comply with court administrative and legal ethics rules, a New York appellate court fired the attorney and ordered that new counsel be appointed for the youth. Read the rest of this entry »