Today, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in Monasky v. Taglieri. The case, about interpreting “habitual residence” in a Hague Child Abduction proceeding, found that a court should consider the “totality of the circumstances specific to the case.”
#WellnessWednesday Tip: Find time each day (even on the busiest ones) to step away from your desk and phone and decompress. Even short breaks can increase focus, boost creativity, and decrease stress. A lap around the office or a trip to the local coffee shop are great options!
Fellows @IAFL_FamLaw from Dominican Republic, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil and E&W with The President @IAFLUSA Jorge Cestero and El Flaco @BuchbauerPW supporting II Congress @aijudefa in Santiago de Chile
Congrats to @IAFL_FamLaw Fellow Gerry Durward for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Birmingham, Alabama Bar Association. Well done Gerry! #BirminghamBarAssoc
Registration is now open for the IAFL Introduction to European Family Law Conference in Kyiv from 19th - 20th March 2020.
IAFL and the IAFL European Chapter again hopes to welcome recent IAFL Fellows and potential future fellows. See https://t.co/VOpxYqLI4e for further details
Beginning of a new era in Irish Family Law as grounds for divorce reduced to two years living apart; likely to result in less applications for Judicial Separation and hopefully less opportunity for acrimony #divorce@IAFL_FamLaw
Good news if you are a divorcing Canadian: Attorney’s fees paid to obtain or defend a claim for child or spousal support are tax deductible. #CambridgeForumFamily#IAFLCanada
Bad news if you are a divorcing Canadian: If you receive an attorney’s fee award, the portion not related to support is taxable to you as income in the year received.
US style offers of judgment often determinative of attorney’s fee and cost issues in Canadian divorces. Offers of judgment prohibited in many US jurisdictions for divorce cases. #CambrideForumFamily#IAFLCanada@IAFL_FamLaw
Bad news if you are a divorcing Canadian: If you receive an attorney’s fee award, the portion not related to support is taxable to you as income in the year received.
Good news if you are a divorcing Canadian: Attorney’s fees paid to obtain or defend a claim for child or spousal support are tax deductible. #CambridgeForumFamily#IAFLCanada
In Canadian divorces, fair market value is not necessarily the standard of value for valuing a business. Courts and experts have broad discretion. #CambridgeForumFamily#IAFLCanada@IAFL_FamLaw
In British Columbia, the courts require joint experts for business valuation issues in divorce. In Alberta, the courts have the power to order, but do not do so over a party objection. #CambridgeForumFamily#IAFLCanada@IAFL_FamLaw