In Connecticut, it is now possible to be a legal parent to a child who is not your biological descendent or adopted child. This can be accomplished by becoming a “de facto parent.” While the de facto ...
Court of Special Appeals Judge Andrea M. Leahy wrote that the judge erroneously conflated the exceptional circumstances test for establishing custody by a third party with the consent requirement for ...
In Peddie, the plaintiff in a dissenters' rights action challenged two debt-to-equity transactions, one in 2011 and one in 2013. The Supreme Court upheld the trial court's finding that the de facto ...
Judge Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. wrote the opinion for the Maryland Appellate Court ruling. (The Daily Record/File Photo) The Maryland Supreme Court will consider whether the state recognizes pay raises to ...
March 4, 2024 - One of the basic principles of American corporate law is that the buyer of a company's assets, as opposed to its equity, can avoid taking on that company's liabilities. This isn't ...
You might not realise you’re in a de facto relationship, but the status of your relationship can have big consequences if you and your partner part ways. "It's really important for people to ...
Lanfair v. Ruggerio, decided Oct. 16 by the Vermont Supreme Court (in an opinion written by Justice Carroll), offers an interesting illustration. The relationship seems to have been dysfunctional in ...
Opponents of marriage equality often say that married and de facto couples already have the same rights. To what extent is this true? And, in legal terms, how much do the differences matter? In an ...
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