Interesting Articles in Family Law-March 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an international custody dispute is not moot simply because the mother removed the child from the United States. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-us-courts-still-have-work-to-do-in-international-child-custody-case/2013/02/19/c8b69172-7aaa-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html The New York Times discusses the trend of divorcing women choosing to create new surnames for themselves. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/fashion/much-in-common-but-in-name-only.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=fashion A mother is suing a local psychologist who recommended that a court […]
Interesting Articles in Family Law January 2013
CNN reports that the Washington National Cathedral will begin hosting same-sex weddings. http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/09/washington-national-cathedral-to-wed-same-sex-couples/ A Huffington Post piece discusses the “symptoms of divorce.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-berkley-esq/the-symptoms-of-divorce-w_b_2451367.html A couple featured on the Today Show in 2009 because they have the same name is getting divorced. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/same-name-couple-divorce-article-1.1239174
CGG Ends 2012 by Attending Two CLE Seminars
The attorneys and paralegals at Cooper Ginsberg Gray ended 2012 by attending two very worthwhile CLE seminars. Stephanie, Adele and Rob participated in an interesting live webinar on evidentiary challenges in divorce cases. This legal education discussion covered traditional and electronic communications and the complicated issues in getting these communications introduced into evidence. Christina attended a […]
All Three CGG Partners Make Washingtonian Magazine’s Best Lawyers List
The December 2012 issue of Washingtonian Magazine features the cover story “Marriage* Making Love Last–And Who To Call When It Doesn’t.” The article features a one-page listing of its “Best Lawyers” to call when calling it quits. This list is an updated version of the magazine’s 2011 Best Lawyers Guide. We are very proud to […]
CGG Attends 31st Annual Family Law Seminar
On Octocber 9, Heather, Stephanie, Rob, and Adele attended the 31st Annual Family Law Seminar in Fairfax. At the start of the program, Edward Barnes provided a case law update, which highlighted Virginia’s recent recognition of a tort for Interference with Parental Rights (Wyatt v. McDermott). The seminar also included an ethics presentation by Susan Hicks focused on […]
CGG Attends Annual Family Law Seminar
Heather Cooper, Adele Garmirian, Rob Worster, and Joanne Randa attended the Annual Family Law Seminar on September 28, 2012. This year’s focus was those military issues common in divorce and post-divorce litigation. As in prior years, the seminar began with the Annual Legislative Update presented by the Honorable Scott Surovell and the Annual Virginia Case […]
Dan Gray Presents at Multi-Jurisdictional CLE Seminar
On Tuesday, August 28, Dan Gray participated as a panelist in a CLE presented by the District of Columbia Bar Association. The CLE covered key differences in the law of divorce in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Dan has been invited to participate on this panel annually for the past four years. His […]
Virginia Court of Appeals Finds Romance not a Requirement for Cohabitation
In Brennan v. Albertson, No. 2042-11-4, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 240 (Jul. 24, 2012), the Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed a Fairfax County Circuit Court order granting former husband’s motion to terminate his spousal support obligation because former wife had been cohabitating in a relationship analogous to marriage with another woman for more than one […]
CLE: Understanding and Litigating Child Sexual Abuse
Rob Worster recently attended the Third Annual Continuing Legal Education seminar presented by the Virginia Guardian ad Litem Association and J. Michael Sharman, Esq., Understanding and Litigating Child Sexual Abuse. This full day of training was an excellent study in sexual abuse primarily from the victim’s perspective. It provided incredible insight into those interviewing skills […]
Interesting Articles in Family Law
In Virginia Lawyers Weekly, ShounBach’s managing partner Albert M. Bonin advocates in favor of changing the terminology used in Virginia custody statutes. Click here for the article. A New York Times piece features a University of Richmond law professor’s views regarding pregnancy-support payments. Click here for the article. Reuters reports that a Pennsylvania father who […]