by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Follow the money” is a battle cry for investigative journalists seeking to uncover political corruption and other scandals. Similarly, when it comes to finding someone to pay child support, the traditional principle has always been “follow the...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The newspapers never talk about the thousands of airplanes that land safely every day. What makes the front page are the rare flights that crash. Similarly, when it comes to surrogate pregnancy, no one is particularly interested in hearing about all the wonderful...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
As The Beatles song Back in the USSR trumpets with enthusiasm: “Georgia’s always on my my my my mind.” With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Georgia is now a separate country. They have their own laws. These laws are not the...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Is a dog different from silverware, or a television? Of course it is. A dog is alive. It has feelings. It is, for many good reasons, “man’s best friend.” When a couple breaks up and they divide their stuff, they don’t worry about whether the...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jun 3, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Being named as a parent on a baby’s birth registration is not the same thing as being legally declared a parent by court order. In the world of reproductive technology, this should be kept in mind — especially if you want to make sure you truly are a...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Apr 24, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Suppose a child has three legally-recognized parents. Suppose further that two of them are in a couple, and they break up. Would this entitle the child to more total financial support than if there were only two parents? It’s an interesting question, and a...