News and Noteworthy

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  Massachusetts Trial Court to Celebrate 20th Annual National Adoption Day in Courthouses Across the Commonwealth

  On Friday, November 18th, the Trial Court will celebrate its 20th National Adoption Day, an annual event that raises awareness of the thousands of Massachusetts children in state foster care who are in need of adoptive families. This year's celebration will commemorate the 101 adoptions by 85 families scheduled to take place in courthouses across the Commonwealth as part of National Adoption Day and will recognize the other adoptions that have been finalized this year. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech to the Legal Community

  The Hon. Kimberly S. Budd presented her second annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium today. The event was streamed live from the Seven Justice Courtroom of the John Adams Courthouse. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Budd opened her remarks acknowledging the challenges and changes the court system has faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd to Deliver State of the Judiciary Speech to Legal Community ​

  The Honorable Kimberly S. Budd will present the annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium. Read Full Article
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  Double Counting Issues in Equitable Distribution and Support - Fair or Not

  The questions surrounding the double counting of assets and/or income is raised in many of our domestic relations cases, both in the division of marital assets in divorce and for support purposes. The issues raised are not just related to the valuation of closely-held family businesses, but also involve the valuation of and use of income from pensions, stock options, tax refunds, and even bank accounts. Read Full Article
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  Access the Restatements and the UCC Online!

  ​Social Law Library members can access all of the Restatements & Principles of the Law through HeinOnline. The Restatements, Uniform Commercial Code, Model Penal Code, and many other secondary sources from ALI are available in the American Law Institute Library on HeinOnline. The Practical Lawyer series of journals (Practical Lawyer, Practical Litigator Practical Tax Lawyer, and Practical Real Estate Lawyer) are also included. Read Full Article
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  National Survey of State Laws now on HeinOnline

  ​Newly added to our HeinOnline Collection, members can now access the National Survey of State Laws. This resource provides an interactive chart of state-by-state comparisons of current state laws. The database is updated regularly as new laws are passed or updated. It includes laws on a number of new and controversial areas of law. Read Full Article