| Matrimonial Actions and Life Insurance |
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| There are three different contexts where the subject of life insurance may arise in matrimonial actions. First, there may be a pre-existing policy at dissolution of a marriage and issues arise as to whether such policy is a marital asset subject to distribution. Second, a life insurance policy may be a guarantee of spousal and/or child support obligations. The obligation of one spouse for the support of the other and their children can continue even after the death of the obligor spouse. In order to provide for the dependents' needs, a court may order, or one may be desired by the payor to protect the remaining assets of his or her estate, a life insurance policy naming the dependents as beneficiaries, Third, disputes may arise subsequent to the death of the insured ex-spouse.
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| Legal Issues that May Arise With Artificial Insemination |
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| Artificial insemination or intrauterine insemination is a procedure in which a fertility specialist inserts specially treated sperm through the cervix into a woman's uterus. Artificial insemination increases the likelihood of fertilization and is performed when the woman is ovulating. Artificial insemination may involve the actual use of a partner's sperm or donor sperm. More... |
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| Actions Between Parent and Child Based upon Negligence |
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| Generally, parents and children have the right to sue each other for most personal injuries that are caused by negligence. This right is determined by the status of the parental immunity doctrine in the particular jurisdiction where an actions is brought. More... |
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| Confidentiality and Juvenile Court Records |
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| Almost every state has a law that prohibits to some degree public access to juvenile court records. Each state has statutes establishing the right of access to records created during juvenile delinquency proceedings.
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| Post-Adoption Contact with Grandparents |
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| Traditionally grandparents were generally assumed to have no legal standing to seek visitation or custody of their grandchildren over the objection of the children's parents. Occasionally, a court exercising the state's parens patriae power would place a child with a grandparent when a parent died, was abusive, or was otherwise incapacitated. When parental fitness had not been challenged, however, both common law and constitutional precedents supported the right of parents to determine whether or not their children could spend time with grandparents.More... |
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