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Standard for Court-Ordered Forensic Examinations – When Does Misconduct “Cross the Rubicon”?

E-Discovery LLC

Initially, Simic did not produce records to Mintas that were provided pursuant to a separate non-party subpoena. And, yet, the response to the pending motion ignores the issue, providing no rebuttal or argument of any kind. Mintas moved to compel or for a forensic examination.

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When Can a Court Deviate from the Child Support Guidelines?

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

The amount of child support that is calculated pursuant to the Missouri guidelines is “presumed,” but this presumption is rebuttable. It will likely be necessary to subpoena documents such as bank records, medical records, and income statements to get a better grasp of the parents’ ability to pay and the child’s needs.

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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.