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Changing Property Division in a California Divorce Agreement – Requirements and Statute on Limitations

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Sometimes people sign divorce agreements on a whim simply to end their marriage as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, once these agreements become official judgments by the court, they cannot be changed.

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New Law Makes No-Fault Divorce Easier in Virginia

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The Virginia General Assembly has made a significant change to Virginia Code § 20-106 concerning the requirements for a no-fault divorce. Effective July 1, 2021, Virginia law will no longer require a corroborating witness for a divorce based on no-fault grounds. There are advantages and disadvantages to each.

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Legal malpractice dismissal based on statute of limitations affirmed.

Day on Torts

9, 2024), plaintiff filed a complaint against the law firm and lawyers that had previously represented him in a divorce and order of protection proceeding. Kennedy Law Firm, PLLC , No. M2022-01166-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Legal malpractice claim barred by statute of limitations.

Day on Torts

Where a pro se plaintiff knew about defendants’ alleged legal malpractice more than one year before he filed suit, summary judgment based on the statute of limitations was affirmed. In Garrett v. Weiss , No. E2022-01373-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2023

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The thirty-seventh annual survey on choice of law in the American courts is now available on SSRN. Choice of Law The Eighth Circuit applied Mexican law to a suit against General Motors over a car crash in Mexico, while an Ohio state court applied South African law to invalidate a marriage. In Yegiazaryan v. In Abitron Austria GmbH v.

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Abu Dhabi Supreme Court on the Applicability of Law on Civil Marriage to Foreign Muslims

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5] One of the peculiar feature of these laws is that their departure from the traditional family law regulations and practices in the region, particularly in terms of gender equality in pertinent matters such as testimony, succession, no-fault divorce and joint custody. [6] 245/2024 of 29 April 2024 ) shed some light on this ambiguity.

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Court to hear major gun-rights dispute over domestic-violence restrictions

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A federal appeals court in Louisiana agreed with Texan Zackey Rahimi, that the law, 18 U.S.C. § Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit “endangers victims of domestic violence, their families, police officers, and the public.” 2020 civil protective order entered against him in a state court in Texas. The order stemmed from a Dec.

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