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

A People's Choice

Sometimes people sign divorce agreements on a whim simply to end their marriage as quickly as possible. However, under certain rare circumstances, the court may agree to a modification in a property division provision from a divorce agreement.

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New Law Makes No-Fault Divorce Easier in Virginia

Livesay&Myers

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

Conflict of Laws

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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XXIInd volume of the Yearbook of Private International Law  (2020/2021) published

Conflict of Laws

The National reports section hosts articles on the new Croatian and Uruguayan Private International law Statutes. The most recent innovations on classical themes of private international law (torts, muslim divorces, the degree of deference by state courts to international commercial arbitral awards, etc.)

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Examples of Automated Legal Workflows for Law Firm Efficiency 

CARET Legal

Family Law Firms: Divorce In family law firms , handling a client’s divorce is a common attorney task. Personal Injury Firms: Statute Reminders In personal injury firms , lawyers frequently have to send out statute of limitation reminders, which acts as the anchor date for these workflows.