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When Can a Court Deviate from the Child Support Guidelines?

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

A Brief Overview of Missouri’s Child Support Model Missouri family courts determine a parent’s monthly obligation by using a child support calculator which incorporates a number of statutory factors and references child support guidelines established by Missouri Supreme Court rule. What Does “Deviate From Guidelines” Mean?

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Non-testifying consultants: Does attorney-client privilege apply?

Forensic Psychologist

After the trial judge permitted prosecutors to subpoena their records, the defense was forced to call the two as witnesses in order to keep the prosecution from calling them as rebuttal witnesses. The Georgia Supreme Court ruling is HERE. My prior blog post on the case is HERE. A Fordham Law Review article on this topic is HERE.

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Arizona's Liquor Laws Face Legal Challenge Over Interstate Sales

Practice of Law

Plaintiffs Lose in Lower Court The trial court ruled in favor of the state government defendants, finding that Day and Jacobs had a standing issue while also holding that the system's requirements did not discriminate against out-of-state retailers and were supported by legitimate state interests.