New law covers civil marriage, divorce, alimony, joint child custody and proof of paternity, and inheritance Photo: File Published: Mon 8 Nov 2021, 4:39 PM Last updated: Mon 8 Nov 2021, 4:56 PM Abu Dhabi expats have welcomed the new family law that will allow non-Muslims to marry, divorce and […]
Brian Laundrie search: Family lawyer addresses rumors parents planted evidence in Florida swamp
With the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park briefly reopened to the public, and water levels significantly lower than in mid-September, when Brian Laundrie vanished, the missing man’s parents wanted to go in and search some of his favorite haunts Wednesday, according to their New York-based attorney. As it happened, Chris and […]
Human remains found in Florida park likely Laundrie’s, family lawyer says
The “probability is strong” that the human remains found in a Florida park on Wednesday belong to Brian Laundrie, a representative for the family said Wednesday night. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino made the shocking statement in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, but added that “we are going to […]
Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage under family law shakeup
Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in Abu Dhabi according to a new decree issued on Sunday by its ruler, state news agency WAM said. It is the latest step in the United Arab Emirates — where personal status laws on […]
Why telling a cop you have Covid in New Jersey could get you 10 years in prison | Coronavirus
Deja Lewis was walking down a sidewalk in Salem, New Jersey, in the early, frightening days of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020, when she was stopped by police. Lewis, 28, was arrested on warrants related to failure to pay traffic tickets, and an incident in which she “escaped” from […]
The U.S. Has A Lot Of Guns Involved In Crimes But Very Little Data On Where They Came From
In August, police in Pennsylvania and New Jersey arrested three men they said were smuggling untraceable guns across state lines. Prosecutors have charged the men with several crimes related to a scheme in which they allegedly bought unfinished gun parts in Pennsylvania, assembled them into untraceable firearms with no serial […]
This Bill Cosby Juror is Lobbying for a Clear Legal Definition of Consent
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Some jurors were stunned during deliberations in Bill Cosby’s 2018 trial on sexual assault charges when they asked the judge for the legal definition of consent. He told them there was none […]
Posts falsely claim bestiality is legal in Canada
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. Social media posts feature an image of a newspaper headline about a 2016 ruling by Canada’s top court to claim that bestiality is legal in the country. But the ruling — which found the term was not clearly defined in Canadian law — did […]