by Jon_MacMull_Admin | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) Fierce battles over child custody are common in the tooth-and-nail arena of family law. Collateral damage inflicted on kids is obvious to those who have their eyes open, which, sadly, often does not include mom and dad. In...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Apr 19, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
People in family court lie. A lot. There are many hard feelings, and both parties tend to believe, deep down, that they’ve been wronged. So they often feel perfectly justified in seeking vindication by any means necessary. Skewing the truth is one of those...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Now that it’s possible to create a baby with three genetic “parents,” some people are sounding alarm bells. Will it pose a risk to our species? Will it destroy human dignity? Politicians in Europe are asking these questions after the UK recently...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Do you want a baby with green eyes? Olive skin? Long legs? More importantly, should it even be legal to genetically engineer someone’s traits? This issue of so-called “designer babies” has been debated for many years, but it is now coming to a head....
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jan 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Some sperm donors are quite robust in their generosity. After all, it’s quick and easy for a man to donate his reproductive material. If he has desirable genes, he can sire a gaggle of children and not have to worry about taking care of them. This occurred...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
To be in need of money, and to be entitled to money as compensation for something, are two different things. Both conditions can exist at the same time, of course. But they are distinct legal concepts in family law. The recent decision in Gray v. Gray from the...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
this post by Bill Rogers (note: this blog is NOT legal advice) The last thing a judge needs in a divorce trial is an expert witness who, instead of remaining neutral and objective like they’re supposed to, joins the fray as a partisan fighter. In a recent and...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
It is now possible for a child to have three biological parents. This revolutionary procedure is intended, for now at least, to be used in situations where a woman wants to have a baby, but her genes have a potential defect which could cause serious...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Being 87 years old didn’t stop Julio Iglesias Senior — father of the famous vocalist — from siring a child. He proved, once again, that there is no biological clock for men, and joined the ranks of other famous old dads like Pierre Trudeau, 71,...
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...
