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Actor James Gandolfini played New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano on the long-running HBO series The Sopranos. I was a fan and thus, very disappointed at the news of his early demise.

Grandparents Lack Standing When Parental Rights Are Terminated

This post is straight from Texas, our most prolific death penalty state. Texas has executed over 800 death row inmates since the SCOTUS ruled in 1976 that the death penalty was not cruel and unusual punishment after all.

Supreme Court Rules Medical Marijuana Cannot Be Sold for Profit

The collaborative divorce method is where a married couple, either by themselves or with the assistance of professionals, agree upon the terms of their divorce judgment prior to filing for divorce.

When a couple divorces with retirement assets, a special order is needed to divide those assets known as a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO. Every employer’s plan is different and has distinct and specific requirements for the QDRO.

SCOTUS Upholds Warrant Requirement for Blood-Draws

Of course, this case comes to us from Ann Arbor. Last month, the Court of Appeals decided a divorce case involving gender reassignment in a published decision.

Truly, Google is everywhere. Now, the Big Data company is looking to get into your [digital] estate plan; and with some good reason.

We have only to look to the recent and utterly tragic Oscar Pistorius premeditated murder case to know that sometimes our emotions get the best of us when it comes to love and romance. While we are in no way convicting Mr. Pistorius before his day in court, it is simply a very sad reminder that domestic violence exists in more homes than anyone cares to admit.