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| | Divorce Law Jurisdictional Requirements | | | To file for divorce, the plaintiff must meet the residency requirements of the jurisdiction where the divorce is filed. Residency requirements vary significantly from state to state. When the other spouse resides in another state, a local court will typically be able to grant a valid divorce, but may be limited in its ability to divide property or determine custody and child support. It is possible for a spouse who lives in another state to consent to having all divorce-related issues decided by your local court. If you are concerned that your spouse may be filing for divorce in another state or jurisdiction, you should consult with an attorney about whether it would be appropriate for you to try to file a divorce in your own state. In many circumstances, the divorce will be decided in the state where a complaint for divorce is first filed, which can result in significant difficulty and expense to a spouse who resides in another state. |
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A New Jersey judge who subjected a pro se litigant to a tirade that an ethics tribunal calls "disrespectful and insulting" has apologized, but says he acted out of "desire to do justice to children." The judge was hearing cross-complaints by a woman and her husband for restraining orders. According to the tribunal, when the woman expressed concern about a temporary visitation schedule set for the husband and their child, the judge became irate, screamed at her, called her a bad parent and threatened incarceration.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s new power to take over and liquidate nonbank companies whose failure would jeopardize the financial system is intended as a "third way" between bankruptcy and bailout. But the prospect of a new regime for dissolving megacompanies -- one with almost no judicial oversight and in which creditors' rights are few -- is sending shockwaves through the bankruptcy bar. The FDIC is tackling nearly 40 major rulemakings to flesh out the details of the law, and Wall Street is waiting anxiously.
An Arizona attorney may face disciplinary action after an investigation found that she told a client she was channeling his dead wife, then lied about it during an unrelated disciplinary proceeding. The client testified that Charna Johnson pressured him to have a sexual relationship, although she told the investigator that the references to sex were coming from the deceased wife, not herself. The investigator's report recommends that Johnson be suspended for six months.
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