Family Law Reporter: Index-Summary

LACHES

– Paternity, suit by biological father to establish parentage of child born to married woman not barred (Ark. Ct. App.), 1286

LAWYERS

See ATTORNEYS

LESBIANS

See SEXUAL ORIENTATION

LICENSING

– Child support, delinquent obligor's driver's license not exempt “property interest” under License Suspension Act (Idaho), 1261
– Marriage out of state valid despite lack of license (N.Y. Surr. Ct.), **1279
– Property division, enhanced earning capacity from husband's brokerage licenses and business degree improper calculated (N.Y. App. Div.), 1371

LIENS

– Property division, Uniform Partnership Act improperly used to grant husband execution lien on wife's nonmarital real estate (Me.), 1226

LIFE INSURANCE

– Alimony and child support payments, obligor properly ordered to obtain policy to cover (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1080
– Alternate payee, divorce decree not recognizing right to participant's policy or benefits is not QDRO (M.D. Ala.), 1260
– Beneficiary designation unchanged, ex-wife trumps widow for benefits (U.S., rev sought), 1107; (rev den), 1143
– Brother named as beneficiary properly ordered to deposit policy proceeds in trust for use of decedent's young son (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1479
– Child support

– – Constructive trust on policy proceeds, obligee not entitled despite obligor's breach of pact to maintain policy for child (Or. Ct. App.), 1270
– – Custodial parent must maintain policy despite having sole custody (Minn. Ct. App.), **1082

– Divorcing father improperly ordered to include adult child as beneficiary of policy (Ga.), 1371
– Former spouse of participant, benefits improperly disbursed to despite later beneficiary designation and divorce decree (D. Neb.), 1115
– Husband's proceeds, lawyer may have duty to former client when later representing stepsons (S.C. Ct. App.), 1415
– Insurer bound by beneficiary notice of divorce from insured (Mich. Ct. App.), 1570
– Same-sex couples married outside state entitled to equal benefits, N.Y. agency says, 1059
– Waiver of benefits in divorce decree overridden by plan documents rule, ex-wife trumps wife for benefits (W.D. Wash.), 1368

LIMITATIONS PERIODS

See STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

LOUISIANA

– Adoption out-of-state, same-sex couple entitled to amended birth certificate from state (E.D. La.), 1099
– Child abduction, surrender of child's passport improper despite denial of mother's petition for visit to country not participating in Hague Convention (La. Ct. App.), 1104
– Child support

– – Parental pact not specifying details on college expenses invalid (La. Ct. App.), 1129
– – Suspension of obligation proper during reconciliation period for unmarried parents (La. Ct. App.), 1562

– Domestic partnerships, New Orleans registration ordinance upheld, health benefits extended to partners of city employees (La. Ct. App.), 1138
– Joint custody, petition by nonparent decided under substantial harm to child test (La. Ct. App,), 1363
– Pensions

– – Judge must share hybrid disability benefits with former spouse (La. Ct. App.), 1054
– – Retirement age reached by participant, disability pension became retirement pay and community property (La. Ct. App.), 1034
– – State worker, widow must share survivor benefits with ex-wife having community property interest (La.), 1089