Family Law

Grapel, his family and friends all vehemently denied the charges. The law student was raised in Queens and moved to Israel in 2005 where he served in the military and then enrolled in Georgia’s Emory Law School. Grapel’s father said … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare show of unity in a bitterly partisan year, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to repeal a law requiring federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent of what contractors are owed until they … Continue reading →

Some experts believe HHS may issue further guidance about family affordability, but the report says this would have consequences too: More people obtaining tax credits would drive up the overall cost of the law. The proposed rule on tax credits … Continue reading →

It’s the second year in a row that a CharlotteLaw team has won top honors at the competition. This year’s contest was based on family law and required arguments addressing the validity of a wide range of issues, including minors … Continue reading →

Evans is a former Hamilton County Juvenile Court magistrate. An online profile says he is an expert in family law and works for the county on a contract basis. A third investigation will be undertaken by the county’s Job and … Continue reading →

McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams in Albany announced that Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, named Bruce J. Wagner as the “Albany Best Lawyers Family Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012. Wagner … Continue reading →

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s license to practice law. The court acted Wednesday in response to a request from the state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Regardless, there is the human side of this issue. What about the people who have been here for some time, worked hard, cared for family, remained faithful to the laws of the land (other than their illegal status, of course), … Continue reading →

Last year, Congress passed a law that lowered the repayment cap and moved student loans to direct lending by eliminating banks as the middlemen. Before that, borrowers could get loans directly from the government or from the Federal Family Education … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and President Barack Obama want to scrap a law aimed at pressuring scofflaw government contractors to pay their back taxes, and it’s not because the problem has gone away. On the contrary, government investigators in the … Continue reading →