Elder Law

Family law reforms will sow confusion, senior Lib Dem tells David Cameron – The Guardian

David Cameron has been accused by a senior Liberal Democrat of sowing legal confusion by “fundamentally” misunderstanding the shared parenting reforms he is promoting. In a strongly worded letter to the prime minister, Sir Alan Beith, veteran chair of the … Continue reading

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law Gen. Assef Shawkat, defense minister Dawoud Rajha killed in suicide blast – New York Daily News

BEIRUT — A bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting Wednesday in Damascus, killing three top regime officials — including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law — in the harshest … of Cabinet ministers and senior security officials …

Absecon Zoning Board hears more on effort to remove development’s 55-and-older zoning – Atlantic City Press

A 2009 state law allows municipalities to remove the senior housing designation on unfinished properties as long as the change does not pose a threat to the public good. Seventeen properties have been sold at the complex. Eleven current owners … Continue reading

Syrian defense minister and Assad relative killed in blast – NBCNews.com

was the country’s most senior Christian government official. Assad appointed him to the post last year. Within hours, Syrian State TV announced that Brig. Gen. Fahed Jassim el Friej would replace Rajha. Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat …

Rebel bombing kills top Syrian leaders, including Assad’s brother-in-law – FOX News

including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law. State-run TV said the blast came during a Cabinet meeting of senior officials in Damascus, which has seen four straight days of bloodshed. The killings could signal a change in the civil war …

Bomb kills Syrian ministers at heart of Assad rule – Reuters

struck a meeting attended by ministers and senior security officials as battles raged within sight of the presidential palace. State television said Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat, the deputy defence …

Relatives Sue Officials Over U.S. Citizens Killed in Yemen – New York Times

Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and two senior commanders of the military’s Special … including the right not to be deprived of life without due process of law,” the complaint says. The lawsuit, which seeks …

Blast kills defense chief Dawood Rajiha, Assad relative – United Press International

State television said Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha and Asef Shawkat, Assad’s brother-in-law who was deputy chief of staff of the Syrian military, were killed when the suicide bomber attacked a building during a meeting of a group of senior …

Assad’s brother-in-law, Syrian defense minister killed in rebel bombing – Washington Times

Riad al-Asaad said in a phone interview from his headquarters in Turkey that rebel forces planted a bomb inside a room where senior government officials … who also was President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law, were killed.

Elderly Florida man who shot cafe robbers ulikely to face charges: prosecutors – New York Daily News

A Florida man who shot and wounded two people as they tried to rob an Internet café was not likely to face criminal charges because his actions appear to fall within the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, according to prosecutors. … Continue reading