Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken”1 provides a guiding lesson for family law practitioners in strategizing their cases. Often when commencing a complex case, we must choose which of the alternative paths to take. One such choice is the Disentitlement Doctrine, which instructs that a party in derogation or breach of a court ord...
Matthew Dodd
Family lawyers have many opportunities for cross-examination. We have temporary hearings....
Matthew Dodd
Many years ago, I handled one of the most contentious custody cases in which I have ever b...