Prenuptial Agreements
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Biglaw
Bill And Melinda Gates Are Divorcing; Do They Have A Prenup?
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Small Law Firms
Saying ‘I Do!’: Prenuptial Agreements For Student Couples
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.12.15
* With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, and many lawyers waiting to pop the big question this weekend, we must let our readers know that nothing could possibly be more romantic than a prenuptial agreement. Eww, just kidding. [Total Return / Wall Street Journal]
* On the opposite side of the spectrum, if you can’t stand your spouse anymore, you can stay for a Valentine’s weekend at the Divorce Hotel in upstate New York. For the low, low price of $5,000, you can check in married and check out single. [New York Post]
* “Usually, people have told me, when you’re stopped, the officer says, ‘License and registration.’” Here’s a Supreme Court fun fact for you to keep up your sleeve: Chief Justice John Roberts has never been pulled over by a police officer in his life. [Slate]
* According to a recent study conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, lawyers are the exception to the rule when it comes to pay growth stagnation. “Top earners gonna earn” — by 1,450 percent compared to the competition. [Wonkblog / Washington Post]
* There’s a warrant out for Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who brought this wintry hell upon the Northeast. “He told several people that winter would last 6 more weeks, however he failed to disclose that it would consist of mountains of snow!” [CBS Boston]
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Money, Quote of the Day
If You Ain't No Punk, Holla 'We Want Prenup,' Right Rupert?
Rupert Murdoch is old, but he's not stupid. He's got to have a prenup, right? -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Money, Romance and Dating, Weddings
The Gay Divorcees: From Marriage Equality to Divorce Equality
Gay marriage brings with it gay divorce. And when same-sex unions fall apart, things can get especially complicated.... -
California, Facebook, Family Law, Quote of the Day, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Now I Ain't Sayin' She a Gold Digger...
Should Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have gotten a prenup before he got married? -
Animal Law, Basketball, Blogging, Divorce Train Wrecks, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sports, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 12.20.12
* It’d be easy to say “a former Tea Party candidate posted about assassinating the President.” But it’s probably more accurate to say a crazy, racist, loony person scrawled something naughty on Facebook and is now in trouble. [Huffington Post] * I’d like to buy this, and then use it to TP Herman Cain’s house […] -
Bar Exams, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Environment / Environmental Law, Gay Marriage, Immigration, Job Searches, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Weddings
Morning Docket: 11.07.11
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 400 new jobs were added to the legal industry last month. Talk about progress. That’s like a fraction of a job for every successful bar exam taker. [Am Law Daily] * Biglaw firms in Washington, D.C. are racing to get more green. Sadly, we’re not talking about […]
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Money, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Whisper Sweet Nothings to Me
Google me. — Henry Silverman, billionaire and former CEO of Cendant Corporation, upon meeting yoga instructor Karen Hader, who is now his fiancée. (A New York judge, Laura Drager, recently barred Silverman from using scientific evidence to prove his “innate genius” in court, in litigation against his ex-wife, Nancy Silverman. A creative way to try […] -
Baseball, David Boies, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Screw-Ups, Sports, Trials
Drafting Fail: Court Rules Jamie McCourt Owns A Piece of the L.A. Dodgers
Well, this is not going to make Bingham McCutchen partners happy. A judge today ruled that the marital agreement between Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and wife Jamie McCourt is invalid — and therefore Frank might not have sole ownership of the Dodgers. We wrote about Bingham’s boo-boo back in September. Some copies of […] -
Family Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings
The Royal Prenup
Breaking: Scion of fatuous family which contributes absolutely nothing to society chooses a mate. Sorry, if we were living in Britain, that sentence would have read “Prince William to wed Catherine (Don’t call me Kate) Middleton.” Thank you, George Washington, for saving me from the horror of actually having to care about the British Royal […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, ERISA, Money, Old People, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
How Much Do Retired Wachtell Partners Make?
Wachtell Lipton is one of the nation’s most prestigious and most profitable law firms. The lawyers who work there, especially the partners, are some seriously smart cookies. So perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that a former Wachtell partner has gotten the best of his ex-wife in contentious divorce proceedings. Leigh Jones of the National Law […]