Prenups and high net worth divorces: do they solve everything?

Prenups and high net worth divorces: do they solve everything? The Appellate Division held that substantiation of a child abuse charge is a consequence of magnitude sufficient to warrant the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant. While any high net worth individual might consider a prenuptial agreement to be an ironclad contract, New York […]

Bar report – court rules in favor of expanded representation in administrative child abuse and neglect hearings

Bar report – court rules in favor of expanded representation in administrative child abuse and neglect hearings The Appellate Division held that substantiation of a child abuse charge is a consequence of magnitude sufficient to warrant the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant. Comparing the substantiation of a child abuse and neglect charge that […]