Browsing Archive: January, 2012
Today I was reading the current legislative bills being considered by the 112th Congress. Among them is H.R.1981 - Latest Title: Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 (Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 5/25/2011) Cosponsors (39)Related Bills: S.596, S.1308 Latest Major Action: 12/16/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224. House Reports: 112-281 Part 1 SUMMARY AS OF:5/25/2011--Introduced.)In reading the summary the following is stated: "Pr... Continue reading ...
Well, some interesting news was published today in the New York Times.
The Associated Press reported that The Obama administration will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes.
The Home Affordable Modification Program will also be extended through 2013.
The government will triple the financial incentives for private lenders to reduce the principal amount of mortgages for homeowners at risk of losing their homes. And ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michele A Peters on Wednesday, January 25, 2012,
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Divorce Law
And so reads the headline in an article published today in the New York Law Journal. What appears to be the first trial of a contested no-fault divorce in New York, a Long Island judge brought to a conclusion a 56-year marriage that he determined was "irretrievably broken." The divorcing parties, Gloria and Sebastian J. Sorrentino, are in their ‘80’s.Although the state's 2010 no-fault divorce law was intended to reduce lengthy litigation, Acting Supreme Court Justice James F. Quinn in S... Continue reading ...
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