By Shana F. Oppenheim | Published March 6, 2018 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: Adultery, D.C. Lawyers, Grounds for Divorce, Maryland, Maryland Lawyers, Virginia Lawyers | Comments Off on Should Adultery be Decriminalized?
Should Adultery be Decriminalized?
By: Armin (Rick) Kuder In 2018, the Maryland legislature is expected to consider a Bill to decriminalize adultery. We are all familiar with adultery as an historic ground for divorce, or a factor to be considered in determining the cause and consequences of the breakup of the marriage, but few are aware that in many Read More
Read MoreShana Oppenheim
Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, P.C. is pleased to announce that Shana F. Oppenheim has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Oppenheim previously clerked for the Honorable Grace Burke Carroll of the Fairfax County Circuit Court of Virginia. Ms. Oppenheim earned her J.D. in 2016 from William and Mary Law School where she was Read More
Read MoreKuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, P.C., in O, The Oprah Magazine; Entrepreneur; and Fortune
Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, P.C., will appear on a full-page spread in O, The Oprah Magazine; Entrepreneur; and Fortune in a profile of five leading family attorneys in the Washington, DC, area.
Read MoreSenate Bill 717/House Bill 1762
Senator Dan Sullivan [R-AK] and Senator Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] have re-introduced in the Senate the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER)Act, with the proposed text available here. The Bill is co-sponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH], Senator Lisa Murkowski [R-AK], Senator Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV], Senator John Cornyn [R-TX], Senator Steve Daines [R-MT], Read More
Read MoreNew Partner for a New Year
As our firm enters into 2017, we are excited and proud to announce that Christopher M. Locey has been named partner at Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, P.C. Mr. Locey is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience representing clients in family legal matters. Mr. Locey joined the firm in 2007. He earned his J.D. in Read More
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
We at Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving. May your table be full and your laughter loud this very special holiday. We have much to give thanks for: I am grateful for the clients and opponents who over the years have enriched my life, and for still hearing from them from Read More
Read More2016 Super Lawyers
We are proud to report the numerous recognitions of members of Kuder, Smollar, Friedman, & Mihalik, P.C. on the 2016 list of Super Lawyers, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters. Super Lawyers uses a patented multiphase selection process, involving peer nominations and evaluations as well as independent research. Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and Read More
Read MoreFleet v. Fleet, 14-FM-391
The District of Columbia has a rich body of case law regarding domestic violence and Civil Protection Orders, with which any practitioner in the Domestic Violence Unit must be thoroughly familiar. The Court issued another such decision on May 5, 2016, in the matter of Edmund Fleet v. Ericka Fleet – an appeal from cross-petitions Read More
Read MoreChristopher Locey Argues in the Court of Appeals
Yesterday, December 10, 2014, Christopher Locey argued in front of a panel at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals representing the appellant in Ivana Cerovic v. Dusko J. Stojkov, No. 14-FM-0100. The oral argument was streamed live, and recorded copies are available from the Court of Appeals upon request. View the full December 2014 Read More
Read MoreSame Sex Divorce in Virginia
One interesting, if less significant, consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision not to decide is that same-sex couples who married in DC and live in Virginia will presumably no longer have access to divorce in DC. Under normal circumstances, one member of a couple seeking divorce in DC must have lived in that jurisdiction for Read More
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