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...
Bero Porter
Divorce statistics reveal significant trends in marriage dissolution. In the United States...
Avi Levy, CFLS
It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write my first President’s Messag...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
This edition of the Family Law Specialist marks the completion of my first year as Editor....
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is an important benefit for the spouse or fo...
Dennis G. Temko, CFLS
I. Hypothetical Consider the following hypothetical. The trial court hears your cl...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
The Legislature remains active in enacting and modify ing legislation related to families...
Naghmeh Bashar
The 2024 ACFLS Holiday Party was another great success and 102 family law specialists, jud...