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Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In a recent article,  The Guardian  discusses why mediation may be the quicker, cheaper, and less confrontational avenue for divorce in the United Kingdom. According to the article, non-mediated divorce takes nearly 450 days …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation In an article in the March edition of The Colorado Lawyer titled "'No Written Discovery Motions' Technique Reduces Delays, Costs, and Judges' Workloads" , Colorado attorney Richard P. Holme touts the …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The New York Times  has published a debate about prenups, with several commentators  recommending prenuptial agreements  for those "who have sizeable wealth, own a business or are entering into a second marriage with …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern According to  The New York Times ,  divorce filings in China have surged recently  due to married couples' desire to avoid the country's new 20 percent capital gains tax. Because the tax only applies to second home sales, …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Iowa Supreme Court is moving forward with implementation of a Business Specialty Court Pilot Project  and will begin receiving cases on May 1, 2013. The Business Specialty Court Pilot Project grows out of the recommendations of …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The   New York Times  reports more immigrant couples living in separate countries are now utilizing  online video chat services to marry  despite the distance. These internet marriages are a modern form of proxy marriages …

Brittany Kauffman CEO IAALS' new publication, A Roadmap for Review: Guide for Appraisal and Improvement of Caseflow Management in Civil Cases in U.S. District Courts , provides the tools for any interested federal judge to make a quick, initial assessment …

Marnee Baker Consistent with the promise made in its mission statement to “blend practical skills training with legal theory throughout the curriculum,” Golden Gate University School of Law  integrates skills training and professional development across …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Facing sentencing for a corruption conviction and a house resolution calling for her impeachment , Justice Joan Orie Melvin announced her resignation , effective May 1. The vacancy could be filled in …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The divorce rate among baby boomers has reached an all-time high of 25 percent, with many more newly single 50-somethings experiencing  difficulties planning and saving for retirement .  USA Today  reports that it will cost …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In a recent article,  The Huffington Post  offers advice on  how families with teens can better cope with divorce . Divorce can particularly stress family relationships involving teenagers; teens are already struggling to …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Four former Pennsylvania governors, including two Democrats and two Republicans, joined together in expressing support for a proposal to change the way the state's appellate judges are selected. A …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The District of Nevada adopted a Short Trial Program on March 11, 2013. The Short Trial Rules include the express purpose of expediting "civil trials (both bench trials and jury trials) through procedures designed to control the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative By a vote of 28-12, the senate gave final approval to a bill that ends the role of the nominating commission in appointing court of appeals judges and requires senate confirmation of such …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Last week, IAALS Associate Executive Director Karen J. Mathis was presented with the Community Service Award by the University of Denver. As part of the DU Founders Day celebration, Karen and five other award …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The house of representatives approved with a 78-14 vote a proposed constitutional amendment that would alter the process for selecting Tennessee's appellate judges. The senate approved the measure …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court issued his State of the Judiciary message on March 6. In his remarks, Chief Justice Jefferson, who is also member of the Quality Judges Initiative …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The  Business Insider  has compiled a list of the  9 most costly cities for divorcees . The list considered each city's average fee rate for divorce attorneys in addition to the financial impact of each state's different …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern ABC 7 Denver News  reports that the task force established to determine how to regulate marijuana in Colorado after the passage of Amendment 64 has no plans to create any laws dictating  marijuana consumption in child …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The United States District Court for the District of Colorado announced proposed amendments to its Local Rules on March 7, 2013. The proposed amendments are few, but include an amendment to D.C.COLO.LCivR 1.1 to include a section on …