A Mentorship Program for Newly Called and Early-Career Family Lawyers (0 -10 Years of Practice) – by Carm Runco, Runco Law “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and [...]

(To the melody of “Let It Snow” by Dean Martin)Oh, the work keeps piling up, it’s frightful,And I’m dreaming of rest and sleep, it’s delightful,But since I met my billings quota and have enough dough, [...]

Introduction Over the course of my 30+ years in practice, I derive the most pleasure from resolving cases out of court, without the need to litigate the matter, or leaving it to a judge to [...]

Introduction Over my 30 plus years of practice, I have seen plenty of family law clients who dislike their former partner. I mean really dislike. Hate, despise, loathe – look at a thesaurus and pick [...]

Introduction As we are in full bloom of the spring of 2025, I have some weddings to go. Despite the obvious cynicism that many family lawyers have about people getting married, I must confess that [...]

Introduction As an ode to glorious decade of music in the 1980s, the title of this blog is an homage to the 1986 song, “Say It, Say It,” by E.G. Daily, who talks about how [...]

Introduction A little while back, I wrote a blog on the issue of spousal support, and discussed the issues of entitlement, quantum, and duration. I did touch upon the issue of establishing how much support [...]

Introduction It should come as no surprise to anyone that there is a backlog of cases set to be resolved in the judicial system, whether it be civil, criminal or family. I could not do [...]

Introduction As the calendar has flipped and we are in a new year, things often seem possible in January that didn’t look that way in December. A fresh start for some, perhaps a chance for [...]