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Dec 30, 2014 | Reproductive

Asian-American Couple’s International Adoption Nightmare

Chinese-Americans from California, Matthew and Grace Huang adopted two sons and a daughter from Africa. The family later traveled to Qatar for Matthew’s work, when their daughter Gloria suddenly died after a “hunger strike.” The Huangs were sent to prison, charged with murder; their sons to an orphanage. Per CBSnews.com, Matthew stated, “They thought we were human traffickers. They said we adopted our children to either harvest their organs or to do medical tests on them…. The Qatari authorities Read More

Dec 30, 2014 | LGBT

LGBT Will and Estate Planning

Our legal assistant, Steven Haspel, discusses the importance of will and estate planning, especially for members of the LGBT community. Read More

Dec 30, 2014 | Other

What is Probate?

Tracy Kasparek Elaguizy of Kasparek Law Firm treats us to an article about probate law. Tracy is very knowledgable on LGBT issues and is one of our favorite people to refer out to if one of our clients needs probate work. Read More

Oct 2, 2013 | Divorce

Foreign Divorce

So apparently divorcing couples sometimes get fed up with the process of getting divorced locally and try to outsource. This tends to happen more in a state or county where there is some local impediment to an agreed divorce. For example, New York State does not have a no-fault divorce. So New York attorneys sometimes suggest a “Dominican Divorce” for couples who have agreed to divorce and for whom speed is important; that way they don’t have to be separated for as long, prove cruelty or abandon Read More

Apr 15, 2013 | Divorce

Tax Exemption for Kids After Divorce In honor of tax day, a tax topic that comes up in and after divorce... Who gets the exemption for the child after divorce? Only one of the parents is allowed to do so. And the IRS makes clear that it’s the “custodial parent.” So in Texas, this is almost definitely the parent who has JMC with the exclusive right to decision-making about where the child lives. If you have decision-making on residence, you claim the child. (If the JMC does not give one party decision-making, then the custodial pare... Read More

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