by Shirley Levitan | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
How much child support would you have to pay for 67 kids? In the age of reproductive technology and sperm donation, being the biological father of 67 children is not entirely outlandish. (Even in the past, it occurred on rare occasions with married couples: according...
by Shirley Levitan | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
What should we do with a dog from a broken home? Under the law, the answer has traditionally been quite simple: dogs and other pets are property, in the same category as silverware and automobiles. A dog’s best interests after divorce do not come into play — the...
by Shirley Levitan | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
If it’s best for kids to spend approximately equal time with each parent after divorce, then why is the “Disney Dad” schedule — every other weekend and perhaps a mid-week overnight — still being officially recommended in the U.S. court system? This...
by Shirley Levitan | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog, Fertility Law
If you are a would-be father with infertility problems, you might be advised to lose weight, take antioxidant supplements, and wear freeze-pack underwear to cool the testicles. Such treatments may be indicated because, according to a recent article the The Daily Mail,...
by Shirley Levitan | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog
Younger and younger women are freezing their eggs nowadays, according to a recent story in the New York Times. There are various reasons for this: the cost of the procedure has come down dramatically; many women want “insurance” against possible obstacles...
by Shirley Levitan | May 22, 2018 | Blog, Fertility Law
Along with real life comes, amongst other things, questions and conundrums. For instance, a lesbian couple is embarking on having a child. One of the women (let’s call her “Mary”) will provide her egg to fertilize with donor sperm. The resulting...
