Jessica Watson
Attorney at Law
Current Events
LAST UPDATE: 07:00:03 AM
Friday, September 3rd 2010
...in Family Law
 Washington Post | It's hardly total recall for Frank McCourt at divorce trial Los Angeles Times It makes you wonder whether it's some kind of private judicial family law joke, everyone going through a divorce reminded of the vows they took earlier. ... Dodgers Owner Calls Postnuptial Version a 'Mistake' Dodgers Owner Says He Sought Nothing From Postnuptial |
 Los Angeles Times | Judge in McCourts' divorce case is known for his no-nonsense demeanor Los Angeles Times Scott Gordon, who will preside over the trial that will determine who owns the Dodgers, is praised by former colleagues and family law attorneys. ... A Viewer's Guide to the McCourt Divorce Trial Courtroom battle for the Dodgers begins Monday L.A. Dodgers Ownership Disputed in McCourts' Divorce |
IRAN: Hardliners push for family-law bill that activists say further erodes ... Los Angeles Times (blog) "Regarding the custody of children and ... family courts, new modifications in the law are in favor of women," she told the Iranian Labor News Agency. ... |
 Miller-McCune.com | What I Could Tell Tiger About Divorce Miller-McCune.com Family law has lagged behind family life, too. Unlike some European countries, the idea of family has remained moored in the United States to conventional ... |
Parental Alienation: A Serious and Growing Problem in Family Law Cases JD Supra (press release) ... which has become increasingly recognized by family law courts during the last 20 years, is the concept of parental alienation. contested custody dispute ... |
For more couples, a lengthy separation has become preferable to divorce San Jose Mercury News "I see it all the time," says Lynne Gold-Bikin, a divorce lawyer in Norristown, Pa., who is the chairman of the family law department at the law firm of ... |
McManis Faulkner Attorneys Carrie Helwick and Laurel Sevier Named Co-Chairs of ... dBusinessNews San Jose (press release) Associates in the firm's Family Law Practice, Helwick's and Sevier's appointment is effective immediately and runs through 2011. The Women Lawyers Committee ... |
Anything You Post Can Be Used Against You in Court of Family Law JD Supra (press release) ... but it also can have damaging effects on multiple facets of people's lives--including family law issues like divorce and child custody. |
On the Passing of MND: A Focused Reflection on Marriage and Family and What to ... Men's News Daily Socially and fiscally conservative rhetoric had been thrown into the family law debate during the 1980s, angling in via welfare reform and the deadbeat ... |
 FrontPage Magazine | Why Stop at a Muslim Gay Bar? FrontPage Magazine In spring 2005, when the East African nation of Chad tried to institute a new family law that would outlaw wife beating, Muslim clerics led resistance to ... |
Greensburg divorce attorney denies negligence Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A Greensburg attorney says in court papers that he asked a Jeannette woman several times if she wanted him to freeze her husband's assets in a ... |
SOURCE: The Law Offices of John C. Vojta Marketwire (press release) John C. Vojta, a Leading Chicago Divorce Lawyer, Offers Top Advice and Answers on Family Law Leading Divorce Attorney in Chicago John C. Vojta Answers ... |
The financial challenges of divorce Myrtle Beach Sun News Ask attorneys you know who specialize in other areas if they can recommend a good divorce attorney. Another resource is the American Bar Association ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods Speak CBS News Erica Hill spoke with Celebrity Divorce Attorney Raoul Felder about Tiger Woods' estimated divorce settlement with wife, Elin. ... CAZ: Tiger's tale reminds us life is good Tiger Woods Divorce is Finally Finalized Tiger Woods And Elin Nordegren Divorce |
How to Shield Assets Like the Rich Wall Street Journal (blog) Yet Ms. McCourt is a former divorce attorney with an MBA, so it would be surprising if she didn't read or understand that she was giving up ownership of ... On First Day of McCourt Trial, It's All About Jamie McCourts begin Dodgers fight in divorce trial |
Real estate magnate Michael Lyon under investigation Sacramento Bee In her e-mail to employees, Li included a statement from Michael Lyon's divorce attorney, Anthony S. Dick, stating that the matter "is the personal, ... |
 Long Island Press | Long Island Senate Candidate Dave Mejias Arrested Long Island Press Mejias is also a divorce attorney with an office in Glen Cove. A spokeswoman for the Nassau County Bar Association said that if Mejias is convicted, ... |
Tiger's divorce not so unusual in Florida Walton Sun If it seemed unusually sudden and private, it wasn't, said local divorce attorney Carol McCauley. McCauley has 20 years of experience and was one of four ... |
Divorce Arbitration: What is It and Why Choose It? 24-7PressRelease.com (press release) The parties jointly select the arbitrator, who is frequently a judge or divorce attorney. The arbitrator is a neutral party who listens to both sides at the ... |
ANDREWS v. ANDREWS Leagle.com On cross-examination, however, Husband admitted that he had had several extramarital affairs, and in January 2006 had consulted with a divorce attorney. ... |
...in Adoption Law
 National Catholic Register | Behind the Mexican Court Decision on Same-Sex 'Marriage' National Catholic Register ... are against natural law and human dignity and that the 2009 decision to pass the same-sex marriage and adoption law was carried out hurriedly, ... |
 Los Angeles Times | Mexico: Gay Adoption Law Upheld New York Times By AP Mexico's Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples. Justices voted 9 to 2 against challenges ... Mexico court upholds gay adoption law. Is Mexico more tolerant than US? Mexico Upholds Same-Sex Adoption Law Mexico Supreme Court Comes Through Again |
 Blockshopper | Lawyer/social worker selling Oak Park 3BD Blockshopper Corman is an adoption law lawyer and a licensed clinical social worker based in Chicago. She is the co-founder of the Center for Law and Social Work. ... |
 New York Daily News | McCollum: Ban gays from being foster parents MiamiHerald.com Asked about it at a campaign event Monday, McCollum said "it's inconsistent that the foster care law reads one way, and the adoption law reads another way. ... McCollum in Tampa: I'd like to ban gays from being foster parents in Florida Florida's AG Says Gays Should Be Banned from Being Foster Parents |
Adoptee, 73, Learns Birth Identity Under New Law CBS2 Chicago Joel Chrastka was emotional as he waited Monday to learn his birth identity, under a new Illinois adoption law. It's something many of us take for granted: ... |
Deadline For New Board Certification Specialties Of Adoption And Education Weekly Challenger 31 for board certification in adoption law and education law, both first-in-the-nation specialties. Previous communications incorrectly listed an earlier ... |
Agencies find adopters for frozen embryos Columbus Dispatch Only one state, Georgia, has a specific embryo-adoption law. Bernard thinks there could be room for compromise on the stem-cell issue - that non-viable, ... |
Take the Government Out of Marriage: Do It for the Children Huffington Post (blog) "It's inconsistent that the foster care law reads one way, and the adoption law reads another way." McCollum -- who once hired the anti-gay psychologist and ... |
PALOUTZIAN v. TAGGART Leagle.com Many scholars have labeled this statute "as the starting point for the development of modern adoption law." Id. at 1112. While this statute became a model ... |
 Dallas Voice | Mexico City mayor sues cardinal who suggested lawmakers bribed courts Dallas Voice The council also stressed its continuing opposition to the adoption law and said we regret that when these opinions are expressed, there are those who ... Mexico to Investigate Complaints Against Church, LT |
...in Dependency Law
IN RE H.S. Leagle.com The provisions of other statutory schemes generally do not apply to dependency law. (In re Jennifer R. (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 704, 711. ... |
Reedley mom charged in toddler's death can nurse newborn Fresno Bee ... suspect the child could be harmed or in danger, said Fresno attorney Howard Watkins, who has spent more than 18 years practicing child-dependency law. ... |
IN RE T.G. Leagle.com "Juvenile dependency law does not abide by the normal prohibition against interlocutory appeals." (In re Edward H. (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 584, 590. ... |
IN RE ANGELICA A. Leagle.com Angelica's placement with Jason served the purpose of the dependency law by protecting Angelica's well being. (§ 300.2.) Accordingly, we conclude that the ... |
IN RE V.V. Leagle.com The focus of dependency law is "on the preservation of the family as well as the safety, protection, and physical and emotional well-being of the child. ... |
KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY Leagle.com ... compliance with the Hague Service Convention was unnecessary and the notice provided pursuant to California dependency law was proper. ... |
IN RE ERICA M. Leagle.com "Juvenile dependency law in general does not require a child to be actually harmed before [the Department] and the courts may intervene. ... |
Juvenile law: The basics Helium Juveniles are defined as young persons, usually under eighteen years of age. Sometimes, juveniles are enamored by the tougher side ... |
California Legislative Update - Scope of Bills Increase the Grasp of the Nanny ... PipeLineNews.org You may recall that in the last few months there have been newspaper articles about foster children being freed from foster care at age 18 without adequate ... |
 KNX1070 | County withheld files on foster-child deaths Contra Costa Times One arm of the agency denied requests for documents, finding the abuse he endured was not related to his death; at the same time, another arm of the agency ... Answers sought in child deaths |
Foster youth to get new housing facility Burbank Leader According to a report to a Burbank Housing Corporation oversight committee, a disproportionate number of homeless adults were once in the foster care system ... |
 BREATHEcast.com | Show Hope Presents 'Empowered To Connect' BREATHEcast.com Saturday, September 11th: Day two is tailored to the needs of adoptive and foster parents (pre and post adoption and foster care). ... |
Doctors Prescribing More Antipsychotic Drugs for Children FairWarning (blog) Medicaid data for the state of Texas shows that children in foster care were medicated more frequently, prompting a current Government Accountability Office ... |
Tulare County Board of Supervisors to respond to Grand Jury's recommendations Visalia Times-Delta The supervisors say mental health evaluations aren't needed for all children prior to foster care placement. foster care to ensure their safety," and if ... |
Exhibit puts foster kids' best faces forward Redlands Daily Facts They are the children who sometimes fall through the cracks of the foster care system: kids with physical or developmental disabilities, siblings and older ... |
New data: many fewer US kids are in foster care San Francisco Chronicle The drop, welcomed by child-welfare advocates, is due largely to a shift in the policies and practices of state and county child welfare agencies. ... |
Murder mystery fundraiser to benefit Kern County children in foster care, Oct. 16 California Chronicle ... California´s largest, nonprofit social service agencies to benefit special events for sibling youth who have been separated when placed in foster care. ... |
City foster care rate higher San Francisco Examiner Also, they are about 20 percent less likely to place a white child in foster care than social workers in other parts of the state. Human Services Agency ... |
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