Jennifer Dickerson, Family Law attorney with Antheil Maslow & MacMinn LLP, will present a case law update at the October 13th PBA family law section lunch meeting. Dickerson will provide an overview of three recent case law developments relevant to family law practice. Ms. Dickerson will also joined by Jacqueline DiColo of BKW Family Law to provide an update on her recent argument on the Glover v. Junior case.

Jennifer Dickerson practices exclusively in the area of family law, handling a variety of issues, including divorce, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution and child custody matters.To learn more about Jennifer Dickerson, view her attorney profile.  For more about family law services at  AMM, visit the Family Law page, 

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is a full-service law firm located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. At AMM, we pride ourselves on developing deep relationships with our clients by taking time to understand their goals in order to provide responsive, practical legal advice and aggressive advocacy. To learn more about AMM, visit our website, ammlaw.com.

Last year, we warned you in our business law blog that a new law, the federal Corporate Transparency Act, would be going into effect that would require many businesses to provide information about their owners and anyone who controls the company to the federal government. We now know that this law will take effect on January 1, 2024. Reporting companies in existence prior to that date have until January 1, 2025 to comply; companies formed on or after that date must comply within 30 days after formation. Once the data has been entered, companies are obligated to update any information that becomes outdated or is incorrect. The information will be included in a database that will be used to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism, and other illegal activities.

Susan Maslow will participate as a virtual panelist at the upcoming regional GAIL (Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers) event on October 31st at Noon EST. This session will provide an introduction to the model contract clauses (MCCs) for use in international supply chains to address human rights abuses, explain the role of the Responsible Contracting Project out of Rutgers Law School in promoting and adapting the MCCs, and provide an overview of the recently launched book: Contracts for Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chains: Model Contract Clauses, Legal Analysis, and Practical Perspectives, edited by Susan A Maslow and David V Snyder.

This panel presents the American Bar Association’s Model Contract Clauses for Human Rights (MCCs), to guide companies and their counsel on achieving responsible sourcing throughout the global supply chains.

With burgeoning legislation, investor pressure, and consumer demand, responsible and sustainable supply chains are a high priority. The Model Contract Clauses (MCCs) are designed as a practical tool to help buyers and suppliers protect the human rights of workers in international supply chains. They include:

• a focus on the remediation of human rights harms over contractual remedies
  relational dispute resolution mechanisms
• an obligation of “responsible exit,” by buyers both generally and particularly with respect to force majeure or similar events
  buyers sharing contractual responsibility for protecting human rights with their suppliers and sub-suppliers
• a regime of human rights due diligence, requiring the parties to take appropriate steps to identify and mitigate human rights risks and to address adverse human rights impacts, instead of a typical regime of representations and warranties, with concomitant strict contractual liability

The session is open to all that register and will be useful for practitioners from across large and small law firms, in-house counsel, academia, NGOs, civil society and any others who may be interested in adapting, operationalizing and implementing the MCCs to protect human rights in supply chains.

Details and tickets available HERE.

Susan Maslow is a founding partner and business attorney at the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP. In addition to her business law practice, Ms. Maslow serves as chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section.

Susan Maslow can be reached at smaslow@ammlaw.com or 215.230.7500 ext. 119.

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is a full-service law firm located in Doylestown, PA. At AMM, we pride ourselves on developing deep relationships with our clients by taking time to understand their goals in order to provide responsive, practical legal advice and aggressive advocacy.

With yet another celebrity divorce making headlines, this time with Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, there is more buzz on Prenuptial Agreements, as it has been reported that Joe and Sophie have one in effect. Entering into a Prenuptial Agreement is common for celebrities, because they often have a great deal of wealth that they want to protect. Similarly, because of their high income, many will want to limit the alimony awarded to their spouse after a divorce. Last, but not least, celebrities are highly motivated to achieve a prompt resolution in order to avoid their case playing out in the court system – with all the negative publicity that may entail.

So we know that the rich and famous are well advised to utilize Prenuptial Agreements for all of these reasons, but how can you decide if a Prenup is necessary for you?

As is many times the case in legal questions, the best answer is, “it depends”. Prenuptial Agreements are powerful instruments which can protect your assets and help avoid conflicts in the event of a divorce. If you are bringing significant assets into the marriage, or expect to inherit significant assets someday, if you have children from a previous relationship, or if, for any number of reasons, you are concerned to ensure a specific resolution in case of a breakup, a Prenuptial Agreement can provide peace of mind.