The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling in a contentious post-divorce battle over a former firefighter’s pension benefits, instructing the trial court to recalculate the …
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Family LawMilitary Law
Military Pension Oversight: Dissenting Judge Blasts Trial Court for Ignoring Marital Asset
The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal issued a brief, unanimous ruling affirming a lower court’s final judgment in a dissolution of marriage case involving Kristina Harris and Jermaine Harris. …
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A stepmother appealing a lower court’s decision that required her to obtain consent from the biological mother for an adoption has lost her case in the Twelfth Appellate District of …
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Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Fatal Crash Case: Custodian Not Liable for Minor Driver’s Actions
A Kentucky appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment, dismissing all claims against a legal custodian in a tragic 2018 single-vehicle accident that resulted in …
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Family Law
Stalking Injunction Overturned in Part Due to Due Process, But Appeal Dismissed on Technicality
The Fifth District Court of Appeal in Florida has issued a ruling concerning a contentious temporary injunction for protection against stalking issued against Myrna Jad and in favor of Chris …
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Family Law
Court Affirms Interest Awarded Only on Final Property Division Balance, Not on Gross Settlement Share
The Ohio Court of Appeals for the Second Appellate District has affirmed a trial court’s decision in a protracted divorce case, ruling that interest should only be applied to the …
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The Twelfth Appellate District of Ohio has affirmed a lower court’s decision stemming from complex post-divorce disputes, largely dismissing the appeal filed by Natalie Schaible nka Slater (Appellant) because she …
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Family Law
Court Rejects Father’s Claim of Son’s Relationship Repudiation, But Orders Child Support Recalculation
The Indiana Court of Appeals has issued a mixed ruling in a contentious post-divorce modification case involving Kevin Weinzapfel (Father) and Melissa Weinzapfel (Mother), affirming the trial court’s findings on …
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Aaron Cregati concerning a ten-year extension of an order of protection, ruling that Cregati failed to raise any of …
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The Vermont Supreme Court has affirmed a family court’s decision to amend a final divorce order, ruling that changing the valuation date for a husband’s retirement accounts was a permissible …