Vol. 56-- Mandatory Mediation of Everything: A Rotten Idea A legal note from Marshal Willick about a proposal being stealthily floated that would cost every Nevada divorce litigant a little more time, money, and aggravation, for no good reason at all. Mediation can be...

Vol. 55 -- Shrinks Gone Wild 3 A legal note from Marshal Willick about a wee bit of attempted blackmail, from those who really should know better, and what the court system should do about it. Numerous problems relating to Mental Health Professionals ("MHPs") involved...

Vol. 54-- Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Cheap & Useful CLE A legal note from Marshal Willick about actually doing something about (part of) the problem with Continuing Legal Education – by making it cheap, making it useful to those attending, and making...

Vol. 53 -- The Actual Legal Analysis as to 38 USC 5301 and Alimony A legal note from Marshal Willick about the actual legal analysis of the federal code section (and other statutes) at the root of the efforts to corrupt family law by the militant fringe groups, and...

Vol. 52 -- Proposed Changes to the SCRA are a Bad Idea A legal note from Marshal Willick about how the federal government should not try to micro-manage State family law in the guise of amendments to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Some bad ideas just refuse to...

Vol. 51 -- Shrinks Gone Wild 2 A legal note from Marshal Willick about pervasive problems in Nevada with Mental Health Professionals (“MHPs”) involved with the court system. For over a year, we have been increasingly alarmed at how MHPs have been given latitude, and...

Vol. 50 -- Cases on Disqualification, Privilege, Confidential Information, and Sanctions A legal note from Marshal Willick about recent case law developments on: disqualification and confidential information; sanctions after dismissal; and “taking the Fifth” in a...

Vol. 49 -- Fee Disputes. Specialization, Militants, and Pro Bono A legal note from Marshal Willick about how the State Bar fee dispute system is still broken, but progress has been made regarding attorney specialization; also, an invitation to participate in “niche”...

Vol. 48 -- When Does a Divorce Actually Happen A legal note from Marshal Willick about when a divorce actually occurs. To laymen, it seems obvious that when a judge says “I declare you divorced,” and the proverbial gavel bangs, parties are divorced.  But, as in many...

Vol. 47 -- Military Retirement Militant Groups A legal note from Marshal Willick about developments – good, bad, and ugly – in the application of family law to cases involving military personnel (part two). As set out in the last legal note, family law has...

Vol. 46 -- Military Allowances for Child-spousal Support A legal note from Marshal Willick about developments – good, bad, and ugly – in the application of family law to cases involving military personnel (part one). The evolution of family law has quite rightly...

Vol. 45 -- Use and Abuse of Ex Parte Motions, and More on E-filing A legal note from Marshal Willick on the expanding disconnect between bench and Bar regarding e-filing, and on the use and abuse of ex parte motions and letters. Further developments continue to...

Vol. 44 -- JPI Violations and Contempt A legal note from Marshal Willick on whether violation of a Joint Preliminary Injunction can constitute contempt of court, and more generally on appreciation of “place” by the folks collectively making up the justice system. A...

Vol. 43 -- The Concept of Settlement A legal note from Marshal Willick on the basic concept of settlement negotiations, and how some lawyers are not doing any service for their clients, or the courts, by adopting positions outside the scope of rationally possible...

Vol. 42 -- New Military Custody/Visitation Law, and the Purpose of These Newsletters A legal note from Marshal Willick on the new law governing custody and visitation cases involving military members, and a discussion of the purpose of these newsletters. I....

Vol. 41 -- Small Progress, and the Triumph of Anarchy at Family Court A legal note from Marshal Willick on incremental progress but the unfortunate triumph of chaos in family court, while consistency is necessary for substantial justice. I.  WHY PROPOSALS WERE MADE...

Vol. 40 -- Other Updates to Prior Notes A legal note from Marshal Willick updating prior items I often receive inquiries as to how developing matters played out.  As stated in the last note, there have been substantial developments, good and bad, on several topics of...

Vol. 39 -- Landreth, Argentena, and Other Updates A legal note from Marshal Willick updating prior items I often receive inquiries as to how developing matters played out.  There have been some substantial developments, good and bad, on the topic of some prior notes,...