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- Divorce lawyer goes to New Orleans, why?
- Family Lawyers meet to help improve things
- Every New Year the divorce cases pile in
- Welcome 2013
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Author Archives: Randy Kessler
New Florida Alimony Law?
I recently appeared on Fox Business on the Willis Report to discuss the proposed new alimony law in Florida (interview can be seen by clicking: video.foxbusiness.com/v/2330991181001). It is an interesting law. While many have summarized it as a vehicle to … Continue reading
My role as ABA Family Law Section Immediate Past Chair
When my term as Chair of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association ended in August of 2012 in Chicago, I thought that my travelling days were headed for a significant reduction. And I enjoyed the travel and … Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, Attorney, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Law, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged ABA, American bar association, divorce, family law, Lawyer
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The benefits of a Smart Phone
Here is a blog entry I was asked to write by LinkedIn. It was published there earlier this week: I consider myself an early adopter. It is fun to try new things, to explore, and it keeps me in the … Continue reading
How You Can Help Your Divorce Lawyer Do a Good Job
This is a guest post by Scott Morgan a board certified family law attorney in Texas and founder of the Morgan Law Firm a Houston based firm with an additional office in Austin. As soon as you’re certain that a … Continue reading
What it’s like being a divorce lawyer on Valentine’s day.
This is a copy of my recent blog written for LinkedIn: It is very interesting being a divorce lawyer on Valentine’s Day. Yes, at times I feel bad being in a profession that is part of the process of breaking … Continue reading
Divorce lawyer goes to New Orleans, why?
there are certainly many business related benefits such as seeing clients, their agents and advisors Continue reading
Family Lawyers meet to help improve things
I owe it to my clients to learn as much as I can to help them. Continue reading
Posted in alimony, Articles, Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Discovery, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, Judge, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged Attorney, Attorneys, court, courts, Custody, divorce, domestic, domestic relations, family attorney, Family Court, family law, family lawyer, Judge, judges, law, Laws, Lawyer, Lawyers, legal, legal system, matrimonial
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Every New Year the divorce cases pile in
Another blog I recently wrote for LinkedIn: It’s a New Year. Why does that so often mean divorce? Every year in January we receive more calls from people who want to learn about, discuss or file for divorce. Some may … Continue reading
Posted in alimony, Attorney, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Prenuptial agreement
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Welcome 2013
Court decided resolution is never as good as a result agreed to by the people involved. And that can best be accomplished if we act civilly. Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Gay Adoption, gay marriage, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage
Tagged 2013, Custody, divorce, divorce law, Divorce Lawyer, doma scotus, family law, gay divorce, International custody, same sex, same sex divorce, same sex marriage
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Bar Mitzvah Year?
Bar Mitzvah year, 2013 2013, a future has arrived. Just the name of the year, 2013, still sounds to me like a science fiction title. While the number 13 has to many been a symbol of bad luck, it seems … Continue reading
Kids Rules
Again I wrote for LinkedIn and want to share it here as well: Parents, even parents not going through a divorce, often ignore what is in their children’s best interests. I do not mean forgetting meals or not educating them, … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Judge, Lawyer
Tagged Custody, divorce, divorce children visitation, divorce kids, parenting
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Teens v Parents, at what age to cut the cord?
I wrote the following for LinkedIn as an “Influencer”: I was asked to comment on HLN last week on the story about the young actress (14 years old) from the TV show Modern Family who wants to be out from … Continue reading
A view on our election, from Mexico
It is eerie to have landed in Mexico as our U.S. presidential election draws to a close. Whatever your personal beliefs, we are in for a very interesting four years, at least on the family law front. Same sex marriage, … Continue reading
NY Federal Court holds DOMA unconstitutional
I was interviewed today (October 21, 2012) on CNN about the new Federal Court decision declaring section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional (click here to see the interview: http://youtu.be/TErI_O9nQ6E). Continue reading
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Spyware and Divorce
(The following is a blog entry I contributed to LinkedIn as one of their “Influencers”): Gosh the laws are in a state of flux on this topic. I contributed to a front page story in the wsj a week … Continue reading
Guess what? You are not the mother, the kids are mine!
…whether a “surrogate” mother is also a legal mother? Continue reading
Posted in Assited Reproductive Technology, Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Discovery, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Gay Adoption, gay marriage, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged ART, assisted reproductive technology, child custody, Custody, divorce, family law, gay rights, surrogacy, surrogate mother, visitation
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Family Law Lecture in Hawaii, Yes, Hawaii!
I am lucky to be passionate about what I do. The rewards are not immediate, but I know I am doing my best to help people, and any lawyer who practices family law should feel that way… Continue reading
Posted in alimony, American Bar Association, Attorney, Celebrity Cases, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Prenuptial agreement, Uncategorized
Tagged divorce, Divorce Lawyer, family law, High Profile Divorce, Lawyers, presentations on divorce
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Double Duty, Quadruple Duty Family Law Day; Divorce Seminar, Child Abuse Seminar and 2 TV interviews
I didn’t do anything complex or change anything or anyone, but I did my little part, using the knowledge I have, to try to improve lives. And that made the day wholly worthwhile. Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Celebrity Cases, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged celebrity divorce, Custody, divorce, family law, High Profile Divorce, International custody, Kate Middleton, Kelly Rutherford, paparazzi
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Stewards of Children Training
I have the honor of being the Co-Chair of the referenced CLE (continuing Legal Education program) scheduled for September 14, 2012 (8:30am-Noon) at the State Bar of Georgia Headquarters. Stewards of Children Training is a revolutionary, child sexual abuse prevention … Continue reading
Humbling, the story in Attorney at Law Magazine
Being a divorce lawyer has it’s down moments for sure. But more often there is a feeling of being able to help. Continue reading
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