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No reported decision has ever concluded that the mere passage of time, standing alone, warrants a plenary hearing to modify custody

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February 8, 2010 at 2:25 pm

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The Attorney’s Lien Act provides that an attorney asserting a claim in a suit has a lien upon his client’s claim which attaches to a verdict, report, decision, award, judgment or final order in his client’s favor

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February 8, 2010 at 2:21 pm

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The court shall ordinarily grant requests for oral argument on substantive and non-routine discovery motions and ordinarily deny requests for oral argument on calendar and routine discovery motions

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February 8, 2010 at 1:54 pm

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The emancipation of a child does not automatically occur at any specific age, but rather, is a fact sensitive inquiry

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February 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm

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Because of the favored status afforded to arbitration, an agreement to arbitrate should be read liberally in favor of arbitration

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February 8, 2010 at 1:42 pm

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Divorcing While Dying

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February 6, 2010 at 11:37 am

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There is a two-step hearing process for adjudicating contested cases of abuse or neglect

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February 5, 2010 at 7:36 pm

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It is a due process violation when the defendant received a domestic violence complaint and restraining order only one day prior to the final hearing

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February 5, 2010 at 12:13 pm

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It is presumed that an article sent by ordinary mail, bearing sufficient postage and properly addressed, has been received by the addressee

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February 5, 2010 at 11:45 am

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Spoliation of evidence in a prospective civil action occurs when evidence pertinent to the action is destroyed, thereby interfering with the action’s proper administration and disposition

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February 4, 2010 at 12:53 pm

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