(Family Division, Cobb J, 16 August 2021) Jurisdiction – Divorce – Petitions in England and Bulgaria – Which court was first seised – Habitual residence of husband The court held that the husband was habitually resident in England and Wales and that the stay on the wife’s divorce petition should […]
Year: 2023
York County DA won’t pursue charges against mask mandate violators
York County District Attorney Dave Sunday announced that his office won’t prosecute anyone who violates Gov. Tom Wolf’s new statewide mask mandate for schools. On Friday, the county’s top law enforcement official released a memo stating his office instructed police departments not to file criminal charges against anyone who violates the mask […]
Getting divorced in Israel in the COVID-19 pandemic
When the rabbinical court issued their annual report in January of this year, citing that divorce rates dropped slightly during COVID-19, lawyer Jay Hait reacted with surprise. Consulting many of his fellow attorneys who also practice family law in Israel, they all came to the same conclusion – this report […]
Oxnard fills top financial post with Ventura school administrator Betsy George
Bringing with her 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, Oxnard appointed Betsy George as its new chief financial officer who started the job Monday. George was originally hired by the city in June as an assistant chief financial officer, but later replaced previous chief financial officer Kevin Riper. […]
China’s PIPL privacy law imposes new data handling requirements
Credit: Dreamstime As part of the country’s growing scrutiny over the tech sector, China enacted on August 21 a sprawling and comprehensive data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which goes into effect on November 1, 2021. In combination with China’s newly enacted and still little-understood Data Protection […]
Uncontested Divorce Without Hiring a Lawyer in Illinois
Dissolution of marriage is often portrayed as a long-drawn legal proceeding with high-priced attorneys for both sides fighting in a courtroom. However, divorce does not necessarily have to be so stressful and expensive if the spouses are ready and willing to work towards an agreement. An uncontested divorce where the […]