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Madoff Money in Divorce Settlement

Newsday.com reports that New York lawyer Steven Simkin is trying to recover, from his ex-wife, $2.7 million that was lost in the Madoff fraud case. Simkin took the Madoff account and paid $6.6 million to the former wife as her share of the estate. Now, Simkin has filed suit seeking a return of the cash [...]

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US Supreme Court Rules in Family Law Case

It’s not very often that a family law related case makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court just issued it’s opinion in a case involving a dispute between an ex-wife and the her ex-husband’s daughter over the proceeds of a pension plan. The decision, Kennedy v. DuPont, has significant impact on the procedures [...]

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New Briefs Ordered in ERISA Case

Kennedy v. DuPont Savings Plan Administrator has drawn lots of attention in the family law community and was heard by the Supreme Court on October 7. On Tuesday the Court ordered the lawyers to file new briefs, by November 10, on a new issue in the case.
SCOTUSBLOG provides details. The case may twist in an [...]

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