Archive for the 'Family Law' Category
Just for Laughs: The Unenforceable Marriage Contract
This email from the UK found its way into my inbox.
This is not a joke.
Today I had a man come in for advice on a pre-nup. He had already written the clauses he wanted in the pre-nup. I thought I would share with you, I know you will enjoy:
1. Must attend TOEFL and get a [...]
A Brief Note on Family Arbitration Agreements in Ontario
Today I’d like to discuss the pertinent points of family arbitration agreement in Ontario.
Family arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution process involving a private third-party arbitrator to decide on the disputes between the parties under their consent. There may be more than one arbitrator in a proceeding.
The Ontario Family Law Act* expressly defines family arbitrations, agreements [...]
Collaborative Family Law Scam Hits Italy
Earlier I posted a few blogs on the collaborative family law scam (see e.g., “Collaborative Family Law Agreement Fraud Becomes More Convincing,” June 29, 2010.). It appears that this type of fraud has spread beyond North America and reached continental Europe.
I was contacted by a lawyer in Italy who told me in an email that [...]
Be Wary of SEO “Guarantees”
Recently I have received several calls from search engine optimization (”SEO”) companies. They all claimed that for a small fee, they could guarantee that my website would show up on the first search-result page, or even within the top 5 positions.
Don’t be fooled. There are no SEO guarantees.
Google and other search engines utilize a complex [...]
Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
In a historical vote, the upper house of the Congress of Argentina passed a bill to grant same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings opposite-sex couples after more than 14 hours of debate yesterday, July 15, 2010.
Argentina is now the first Latin American country where same-sex marriage is legal.
The lower [...]
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