State law may soon dictate who has the right to their own frozen embryos, regardless of what the potential parents think.
In cases of divorce, Senate Bill 1393 would require courts to give frozen embryos to the spouse who "intends to allow the embryos to develop to birth."
If both adults...
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Supreme Court Hears Case Regarding Divorce & Insurance Policies
The Supreme Court appeared unlikely to strike down a Minnesota law that keeps people from collecting on their exes’ life-insurance policies.
Minnesota enacted the statute at issue in 2002 to address the tendency of couples unintentionally failing to update such documents after a divorce.
At a hearing on the law, the...
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Saudi Women Gain Custody Rights
Mothers in Saudi Arabia can now retain custody of their children after divorce without filing lawsuits, according to a Saudi Information Ministry statement Monday, meaning the kingdom is breaking ranks with several other countries in the region that heavily favor male guardianship.
The move comes as part of a series of sweeping...
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The New York Times Looks at Therapists on Vacation
I’ll be back from vacation on the 20th so until then here’s a final look at psychologists’ (and psychiatrists’) vacation habits as reported by the New York Times:
On July 31, 1967, The New York Times ran an article, on Page 29, headlined “Vacations Begun by...
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