Family Law Reporter: Index-Summary

ABANDONMENT

– Divorce grounds, rebuffed spouse need not repeatedly request sexual relations for constructive abandonment claim (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1382
– Intestate children, inheritance from

– – Leaving child before birth, father may inherit despite (Cal. Ct. App.), 1106
– – Support-paying father, inheritance upheld despite lack of contact with child (Ohio Ct. App.), 1299

– Parental rights improperly terminated since African-American man believed wife's “white” child not his own, no abandonment (Neb. Ct. App.), 1358

ABDUCTION OF CHILD

See CHILD ABDUCTION

ABUSE

– Adult

See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

– Child

See CHILD ABUSE

– Drugs

See DRUGS

ADA

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADOPTION

– Annulment must be vacated when biological mother not given notice (Me.), 1477
– Attorney expenses, public defender aiding judicial review of applications may not challenge awards given (Okla.), 1044
– Dependency matter, adoption-related orders entered during action are appealable (Cal.), 1344
– Domestic violence, family offense law covers adopted child and birth parent (N.Y. Fam. Ct.), 1164
– Foreign adoption, act of state doctrine inapplicable (N.Y. App. Div.), 1053
– Former foster parents lack standing to seek to adopt child in preadoptive placement (S.C. Ct. App.), **1558
– Foster children, no private right of action under federal adoption assistance law for civil rights claims against state officials (N.D. Okla.), 1151
– Fraud, unwed father's action to set aside adoption (U.S., rev den), 1275
– Grandparent visitation

– – “Natural grandmother,” mother of deceased adopted-out daughter may seek visits with children (N.H.), 1356
– – Standing of paternal grandfather to seek visits, adoption of children by maternal grandmother and husband does not affect (Ind. Ct. App.), 1189

– Guardians may not consent without approval of parents or termination of rights (Mich. Ct. App.), 1477
– Hmong cultural adoption not valid under Thai law not binding in UIFSA support action (Minn. Ct. App.), 1474
– Implied consent, unwed father's filing paternity action thwarts finding (Ind.), 1402
– Interstate dispute, PKPA applies in ordering mother to return child to adoptive parents (Ill. App. Ct.), 1087
– Judge may not sua sponte decide what attorneys' fees are reasonable (Pa. Super. Ct.), 1508
– Mother's visitation motion, deferral to Ala. court issuing adoption order proper (Ky.), 1498
– Native Americans

– – Birth certificate, correction to show ancestry (Cal. Ct. App.), 1454
– – Timing of parental rights relinquishment hearing violated ICWA, unappealed adoption decree vacated (D. Utah), 1375
– – Unwed couple's unified voice re placement of child with non-Indian couple provided good cause under ICWA (Okla. Ct. Civ. App.), 1587
– – Unwed father's noncompliance with state parentage law, claim of ICWA applicability not barred despite (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1202

– Open adoption, private Fla. agreement not entitled to full faith and credit (N.C. Ct. App.), 1425
– Parental rights loss

See PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION

– Paternity issues

See PATERNITY

– Pregnancy of adoptive mother, failure to disclose insufficient basis to terminate placement (Neb.), 1040
– Same-sex couples

See SEXUAL ORIENTATION

– Stepparents

– – Default judgment estops relitigation of marital validity (Ark.), **1076
– – Jailed father improperly denied transportation to adoption hearing (Kan. Ct. App.), 1367

– Subsequent consents may be filed, objection to replacement after original judge's death untimely (Ind. Ct. App.), 1512
– Surrogate mother, children born to, adoption decree granted to nonresident vacated given noncompliance with ICPC (Ind.), 1261
– Unmarried persons

– – Biological parent, adoption of own child not in best interest of child (Ark.), 1211
– – Cohabitants, Ark. voters approve adoption ban, 1023

– Wills and estates

– – Adoption of adult children

– – – Foreign adoption, decree entered into solely for inheritance reasons entitled to full faith and credit (Neb.), **1256
– – – Remainder interest, adult adopted by testator's son entitled to share after death of adopter (Ga.), 1119

– – Land devised to bodily heirs of decedent's mother, adopted child may not take (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1574

– Wrongful adoption, nondisclosure of birth parent's schizophrenia not negligent misrepresentation by adoption agency (Pa.), 1200

ADR (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION)

See MEDIATION

ADULT CHILDREN

– Adoption, wills and estates

– – Foreign adoption, decree entered into solely for inheritance reasons entitled to full faith and credit (Neb.), **1256
– – Remainder interest, adult adopted by testator's son entitled to share after death of adopter (Ga.), 1119

– Child support

– – Arrearages, contempt may be used to enforce payment after child reaches age of majority (D.C.), **1316
– – Disabled adult child, no parental duty to support (Kan. Ct. App.), 1196

– Life insurance, divorcing father improperly ordered to include adult child as policy beneficiary (Ga.), 1371
– Loss of consortium, parental claim for injury to adult child (U.S., rev sought), 1167; (rev den), 1215
– Wrongful birth, parents may seek damages to cover costs of caring for disabled adult child (Ill. App. Ct.), 1294

ADULTERY

– Alienation of affections, out-of-state paramour's contact with man's wife warrants personal jurisdiction (N.C.), 1392
– Divorce, discovery of records from spouse's law firm denied despite claimed affair with client (R.I.), 1033
– Domestic violence, adulterous petitioner denied protective order against paramour (N.Y. Fam. Ct.), 1297
– Interspousal agreement waived use as bar to alimony (S.C.), 1500
– Property division, infidelity and deception as to paternity of child do not affect (N.Y. App. Div.), 1233

ALABAMA

– Adoption, consent of adjudicated father required despite failure to file with putative father registry (Ala. Civ. App.), 1018
– Alimony

– – In gross award must be based on obligor's estate at time of judgment (Ala.), 1404
– – Same-sex relationship of obligee not basis for ending support (Ala. Civ. App.), **1100

– Divorce

– – Death of party during action

– – – Interlocutory order as to property rights unenforceable since action abated upon death (Ala. Civ. App.), 1095
– – – Separable finality rule not adopted, action abated since party died before final hearing (Ala. Civ. App.), 1067

– – Life insurance, decree not recognizing right of alternate payee to participant's policy or benefits is not QDRO (M.D. Ala.), 1260
– – Nonrefundable retainer fee and unclear loan note between lawyer and client violated ethics rules (Ala.), 1308

– Mother's visitation motion, deferral to Ala. court issuing adoption order proper (Ky.), 1498
– Parental rights termination does not bar future child support duty (Ala.), **1567
– Property division, novation theory improperly used to modify final division (Ala. Civ. App.), 1042
– Term life insurance policy not marital property (Ala. Civ. App.), **1423
– Termination of parental rights, adopters must file in state placing children in custody (S.C. Ct. App.), 1413
– Uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance benefits, noncustodial parent's child not “away at school” (Ala.), 1406

ALASKA

– Child support, interest paid on money owed to ex-spouse under property division included as income (Alaska), 1212
– Custody, mother seeking court help re scheduling need not show change in circumstances (Alaska), 1526
– Native Americans

– – CINA proceeding, trial court need not make removal findings under ICWA to extend state custody of child pending efforts to reunite with mother (Alaska), 1515
– – Mother in CINA action may revoke “Indian custodian” status given to father after termination of his parental rights (Alaska), 1274

– Unmarried business partners who had been romantically involved should have been granted hearing re equitable property division (Alaska), 1574
– Visitation, supervision, self-executing provision upon completing domestic violence program improper (Alaska), 1467

ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS

– E-mail and telephone contact with man's wife, actions by out-of-state paramour warrant personal jurisdiction (N.C.), 1392
– Federal diversity jurisdiction, claim failing to meet amount in controversy requirement must be remanded to state court (W.D.N.C.), 1503

ALIENS AND CITIZENSHIP

– Alimony, immigrant wife not entitled despite husband filing Affidavit of Support (Kan. Ct. App.), **1320
– Divorce, Hindu Marriage Act

– – Customary dissolution under Act defeats surviving spouse claim (Ohio Ct. App.), 1329
– – Evidence of marriage date, refusal to take judicial notice of Act improper (Ohio Ct. App.), 1070

– Domestic violence, First Am. violated by protection order barring interference with immigration status (Wash. Ct. App.), 1185
– Hague Convention

See HAGUE CONVENTION

– Parental rights termination, involuntary deportation does not divest state of jurisdiction (Neb.), 1401

ALIMONY

– Attorneys' fees, obligor who ceased paying without court order not entitled to award (Va. Ct. App.), 1392
– Bankruptcy issues

– – Marital debt that obligee discharged, obligor paying improperly granted support reduction (Neb. Ct. App.), **1068
– – Obligor's insolvency matter, state court may award attorneys' fees incurred by former spouse enforcing support award (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1056

– Calculation

– – In gross award must be based on obligor's estate at time of judgment (Ala.), 1404
– – Laid-off obligor, pay received for training replacement is severance pay covered by support pact (Ohio Ct. App.), 1080
– – New spouse of obligor, income not imputed to obligor (S.D.), 1220
– – Obligor's overtime income properly included (Ohio Ct. App.), 1524
– – Reinvested business funds not part of obligor income (Cal. Ct. App.), 1483
– – Relocation, income not imputed to obligor taking lower paying job instead of moving (S.C. Ct. App.), 1296

– Car of remarried obligee, obligor may stop making payments that were designated as “alimony” in divorce settlement (Ga.), 1285
– Cohabitation by obligee

See COHABITATION

– Compensatory support denied to wife who worked while husband attended dental school (Or. Ct. App.), 1513
– Immigrant wife not entitled to support despite husband filing Affidavit of Support (Kan. Ct. App.), **1320
– Interspousal agreement waived use of adultery as bar to receipt (S.C.), 1500
– Jurisdiction

– – Court-approved stipulation that Or. assume authority, Cal. authority ceded (Or. Ct. App.), 1292
– – Religious community, challenge to state order to pay member's support duty barred by Rooker-Feldman doctrine (D. Minn.), 1333

– Life insurance, obligor properly ordered to obtain policy to cover support duty (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1080
– Marital home

– – Equity in home, grant to divorcing spouse in lieu of alimony improper (Mo. Ct. App.), 1221
– – Involuntary job loss, duty to pay mortgage on former home covered in pact to end support upon (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1056
– – Proceeds from sale of home, portion awarded as pendent lite support not part of divisible marital estate (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1366

– Modification

– – Changed circumstances criteria for successive petitions defined (Neb.), 1463
– – Health of obligee, lack of anticipated decline not basis for support change (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1080
– – Obligee self-sufficiency is changed circumstance (Ky. Ct. App.), 1512
– – Receipt of inheritance by ex-wife justified reduction in ex-husband's obligation (S.C. Ct. App.), 1478
– – Same-sex relationship of obligee not basis for ending support (Ala. Civ. App.), **1100
– – Second-look clause in agreement does not require finding of substantial change in circumstances (Conn. App. Ct.), 1524
– – Substantial change in circumstances required (Ohio), 1272
– – Transitional support, change in award for remarried obligee upheld (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1187

– Palimony, no promise of lifetime support despite 20-year relationship (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 1006
– Premarital agreements

– – Contract discussion alimony made in contemplation of divorce, 2 witnesses not required (Ga.), **1407
– – Property waiver may not be negated by alimony claim (S.D.), 1305

– Property division, wife not entitled to credit for support paid to first wife (N.Y.), 1303
– Rehabilitative support may last longer than marriage (N.D.), 1044
– Retiree termination motion subject to bad faith challenge regardless of age (Minn. Ct. App.), **1414
– Taxation issues

– – Child support duty unmet, no alimony deduction (T.C.), 1106
– – Court-ordered attorneys' fees paid to former spouse, no alimony deduction (T.C.), 1010

– Termination based on wife's cohabitation with another man not barred by state defense of marriage amendment (Ohio Ct. App.), 1572

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

See MEDIATION

AMERICAN INDIANS

See NATIVE AMERICANS

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

– Parental rights loss, no sua sponte duty to raise ADA applicability to disabled parent (N.M. Ct. App.), 1190

ANIMALS

– Property division, former fiancee may seek specific performance of oral pact re ownership of pet dog (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 1219

ANNULMENT

– Deceased man's daughter lacks standing to seek annulment of his marriage to caregiver (Cal. Ct. App.), 1546
– Fraud, nondisclosure of number of prior marriages, annulment upheld (Tex. Ct. App.), 1380
– Presumption of marriage validity not overcome despite wife's belief that prior marriage not over, annulment improperly granted (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1344

ANTENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

See PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS

APPEALS

– Adoption

– – Dependency matter, adoption-related orders entered during action appealable (Cal.), 1344
– – Native American mother, timing of parental rights relinquishment hearing violated ICWA, unappealed adoption decree vacated (D. Utah), 1375

– Child abuse/neglect

– – CINA case, order shifting custody entitled to interlocutory review (Md.), 1186
– – Native Americans, appeal not barred despite failure to raise ICWA challenge (N.M. Ct. App.), 1317

– Child protective order, no assessment of appellate court docket fees against petitioner (Mo. Ct. App.), 1140
– Fugitive disentitlement doctrine

– – Child abduction

– – – Adverse custody order, absconding mother's appeal barred (N.D.), **1039
– – – Hague Convention appeal, doctrine applicable (Va.), 1015

– – Property division, divorced contemnor's appeal barred (S.C. Ct. App.), 1275

– Permanent custody order, child's guardian ad litem lacks standing to challenge (Okla.), 1538
– Sperm donor identity, dismissal of action to discover not immediately appealable (Mass. App. Ct.), 1545

ARIZONA

– Attorneys' fees, no special consideration for pro se divorce litigant in deciding fee request by spouse (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1116
– Child support, high-income MLB player, standard of living of nonmarital child based on lifestyle of intact family (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1467
– Education, divorced parent's religious objection insufficient to prevent child from attending private religious school, best interest test controls (Ariz. Ct. App.), **1340
– Native Americans

– – Adoption, claim of ICWA applicability not barred despite unwed father's noncompliance with state paternity law (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1202
– – Custody, tribal court lacks exclusive jurisdiction despite issuing first order (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1171
– – Parental rights termination, ICWA reasonable doubt standard inapplicable to state law findings (Ariz.), **1124

– Property division, formula for calculating community interest in home spouse acquired pre-marriage (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1119
– Same-sex marriage, ban approved by voters, 1023

ARKANSAS

– Adoption

– – Stepparent, default judgment estops relitigation of marital validity (Ark.), **1076
– – Unmarried biological parent, adoption of own child not in best interest of child (Ark.), 1211
– – Unmarried cohabitants, voters approve ban on adoption and foster care by, 1023

– Child support

– – Interest on arrearages, accrual begins on date support should have been paid (Ark. Ct. App.), 1223
– – Lump-sum disability payments to child, equity controls credit against arrearages (Ark.), **1027
– – Salaried father, obligation improperly calculated based on income received while self-employed (Ark. App.), 1585
– – Subchapter S firm, undistributed earnings treated as income to obligor (Ark. Ct. App.), 1286
– – Voluntary overpayment, obligor estopped from claiming credit for (Ark. Ct. App.), 1224; judg aff (Ark.), 1525

– Common law marriage, dissolution action barred by failure to prove valid out-of-state union (Ark. Ct. App.), 1310
– Guardianship, change of circumstances test does not apply to termination petition (Ark.), 1559
– Interspousal agreements, bankrupt debtor must indemnify ex-wife for her payment of marital debt that he assumed under settlement pact (Ark. Ct. App.), 1273
– Paternity, suit by biological father to establish parentage of child born to married woman not barred by laches (Ark. Ct. App.), 1286
– Public retirement system, benefits paid to injured state employee were for disability despite classification as retirement pay by state (Ark. Ct. App.), 1310
– Visitation, award to grandparent after custody dispute with parent not premature (Ark. Ct. App.), 1236
– Workers' compensation, dependency benefits denied to child born from frozen embryo implanted in wife of deceased worker (Ark. Ct. App.), 1047

ARMED SERVICES

– Child support

– – Calculation, obligor income, military housing and subsistence allowances should be included (N.Y. App. Div.), **1557
– – Jurisdiction, servicemember obligor domiciled out of state despite apartment near in-state duty station (Ga. Ct. App.), **1032

– Custody

– – Emergency jurisdiction, nonresident custodial father's pending deployment improper basis for (Ky. Ct. App.), 1188
– – Modification law, military custodial parent does not relinquish child despite future deployment (Tex. Ct. App.), 1353
– – “Temporary absence” under UCCJEA, military family's time overseas not included (Neb.), **1063

– Pensions

– – Adjudicated property settlement, state court enforcement not federally preempted (Or. Ct. App.), 1343
– – “All survivors' benefits accorded by law,” pension of husband not included in settlement pact grant to wife (Miss. Ct. App.), 1357
– – Deceased veteran, claim by widow for survivor benefits revived despite short length of marriage (Fed. Cir.), 1057
– – Divorce, delay to increase benefit eligibility, court denial of wife's request not abuse of discretion (Okla. Ct. Civ. App.), 1586
– – Failure to identify marital portion results in relief from judgment (Ky. Ct. App.), **1581
– – Long separation, portion of pension deemed marital property unaffected by (Mo. Ct. App.), 1070
– – Marital share of pension in payout status at time of divorce, calculation of (Va. Ct. App.), 1141
– – “Other property,” waiver by wife in separation pact bars share of post-separation benefits and housing allowance (Ind. Ct. App.), 1332
– – Taxation, retirement plan payments to ex-wife included in her gross income (T.C.), 1091
– – Temporary Disability Retired List benefits, ex-wife not entitled to share of (Colo. Ct. App.), 1183

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

– Child support, man inseminating wife with donated sperm owes support despite conception process not in conformity with state law (Or. Ct. App.), 1381
– Destruction of IVF embryo, Wrongful Death Act inapplicable (Ill. App. Ct.), 1017
– Frozen embryos, contract with cryopreservation lab controls post-divorce custody (Ohio Ct. App.), 1561
– Same-sex couples

– – Artificial insemination parentage law violates rights of mother's same-sex partner (Or. Ct. App.), 1411
– – Married partners, adoption allows genetic mother of child gestated by spouse to ensure foreign recognition of parentage (N.Y. Surr. Ct.), **1291

– Social Security, child conceived with sperm collected from father post-mortem not eligible for children's survivor benefits (9th Cir.), 1490
– Sperm donors

– – Identity, dismissal of action to discover not immediately appealable (Mass. App. Ct.), 1545
– – Waiver of parental rights, prevailing donor entitled to attorneys' fees (Ga. Ct. App.), 1405

– Surrogacy

– – Adoption of children born to surrogate, decree granted to nonresident vacated given noncompliance with ICPC (Ind.), 1261
– – Birth certificates of twins may be amended to show surrogate's lack of parental rights (Pa. Super. Ct.), 1137
– – Breach of surrogacy contract, claim against deceased father's Tex. estate by children born as result of Cal. pact is governed by Cal. limitations period (Cal. Ct. App.), 1358
– – Sperm depositor, estate not entitled to specimens for surrogate usage (N.Y. App. Div.), 1209

– Workers' compensation, no dependency benefits for child born from frozen embryo implanted in wife of deceased worker (Ark. Ct. App.), 1047

ATTORNEYS

– Advertising, ethics rule on trade names must be reexamined given challenge by divorce mediation center (N.J.), 1284
– Child support, lawyers as parties

– – Frivolous defense asserted, lawyer acting pro se during suspension disbarred (Va.), 1307
– – Law student parent, no voluntarily impoverishment despite only working during summer (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 1064

– Client privilege

– – Records from spouse's law firm, divorcing wife not entitled despite claimed affair with client (R.I.), 1033
– – Threats by client to harm third parties, lawyer in juvenile care and protection matter need not disclose to grand jury (Mass.), 1284

– Conflicts of interest

– – Business transactions with client, lawyer suspended for having client secure fee payment by signing unclear loan note (Ala.), 1308
– – Husband, wife, and wife's conservator, representation of all 3 improper (N.H.), 1549
– – Lawyer-mediator may not draft divorce papers for unrepresented persons (Tex. ethics opinion), 1011
– – Lawyer-mediator may represent one spouse in divorce after doing mediation (Ohio ethics opinion), 1403; text of opinion, 1404
– – Public law center not disqualified from successive representation of parent and child (Cal.), 1016

– Fees

See ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Fraud in marital asset settlement, woman who sued ex-husband may recover from lawyer (Minn. Ct. App.), 1439
– Husband's life insurance proceeds, lawyer may have duty to former client when later representing stepsons (S.C. Ct. App.), 1415
– Malpractice

– – Damages, suit may seek counsel fees incurred in remedying injury from divorce lawyer unpreparedness (Ill. App. Ct.), 1127
– – Outcome of divorce, suit dismissed despite speculation by client on result if matter had been tried (Wash. Ct. App.), 1032
– – Premarital pact, suit proceeds despite client settling divorce (N.H.), 1125

– Parental rights termination, indigent parent with appointed counsel has statutory right to effective assistance (D.C.), 1475
– Privacy, no HIPAA cause of action against law firm over medical records mistakenly given to custody opponent (Ky. Ct. App.), 1007
– Retainer pact, promise to be “professionally responsive” supports contract breach suit by client (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 1163
– Sexual relationship with divorce client, lawyer may sue police for sharing sex tape with others (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1091
– State bar, no violation of dissenting members' free speech rights by allowing section to file amicus brief on gay adoption (Fla.), 1379
– Unauthorized practice, intervention by Native American tribe in custody matter, ICWA preempts state law requiring representation by attorney (Neb.), 1394
– Will-drafting lawyer liable to client's children for helping him violate divorce judgment (Wis.), 1427

ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Adoption

– – Expenses, public defender aiding judicial review of attorney applications may not challenge awards given (Okla.), 1044
– – Judge may not sua sponte decide what is reasonable (Pa. Super. Ct.), 1508

– Alimony

– – Court-ordered fees paid to former spouse, no tax deduction for (T.C.), 1010
– – Termination of support, obligor who ceased paying without court order not entitled to fee award (Va. Ct. App.), 1392

– Assisted conception, donor prevailing in suit re waiver of parental rights entitled to award (Ga. Ct. App.), 1405
– Business transactions with client, lawyer violated ethics rule by having client secure fee payment by signing unclear loan note (Ala.), 1308
– Child support modification, mother entitled to entire amount of fees requested given fraud by father in concealing income (Pa. Super. Ct.), 1392
– Divorce

– – Award subject to constructive trust (Okla.), 1417
– – Charging lien of client to be satisfied with funds awarded from IRA of former spouse (N.Y. App. Div.), 1369
– – Judge who appointed lawyer as mediator while negotiating fee in his own divorce sanctioned (Minn.), 1523
– – Malpractice suit may seek as damages fees incurred in remedying injury from counsel unpreparedness (Ill. App. Ct.), 1127
– – Pendente lite claim ends with death of party (N.Y. App. Div.), 1466
– – Pro se litigant, no special consideration in deciding fee request by spouse (Ariz. Ct. App.), 1116
– – Property division, contingent fee received after filing properly deemed marital (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1035

– English domestic relations court order award not enforceable under Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (Cal. Ct. App.), 1580
– Free legal services provided to party in domestic relations case, fee award not barred (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), **1304
– GALs in paternity cases, appointed lawyers not entitled to attorney billing rate for guardian duties (Ind. Ct. App.), 1103
– Hague Convention, fees for prevailing parties

– – Rates must be reduced to those more commensurate to the local geographic area (M.D. Fla.), 1537
– – Request for fee award excessive (E.D. Pa.), 1081
– – Respondent with limited means, fee award for pro bono counsel denied (C.D. Ill.), 1093

– Nonrefundable retainer pacts

– – Divorce retainer agreement upheld (Mich.), 1123
– – Excessive fees, divorce lawyer suspended for charging client flat fee treated as nonrefundable agreement (Ala.), 1308

– Premarital pacts, fee waiver clauses

– – Child support issues covered by clause so provision invalid (Ill. App. Ct.), **1130
– – Temporary award to divorcing party not barred (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1035

– Support award enforcement, state court may award fees incurred by former spouse in obligor's bankruptcy matter (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1056