The Cook County judge who barred a mother from seeing her son because she wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19 also has asked other parents in his courtroom about their vaccination status and admitted to ordering some parents and children to be vaccinated, the Sun-Times has learned. In both cases, Judge James […]
What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?
When a public company issues a financial statement, everything needs to be clear and well-understood by everyone reading it. To ensure this, it’s paramount to have a baseline for reporting. That’s where Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) come in. GAAP represents methods, rules and practices that provide guidelines and procedures—as […]
It’s September 1: Mountain Snow isn’t Far Away – by Jan Wondra
Chain Law Goes into Effect Wednesday, Sept. 1 With weather forecasts including 80 and 90-degree temperatures even in high mountain areas like the Arkansas River Valley, it’s hard to imagine potential snowfall in Colorado’s high country. Yet, summer snow is not that unusual at higher elevations in our state. Just […]
Jurisdiction) [2021] EWHC 2306 (Fam)
(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 […]
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 […]