The Appellate Division in New York held in February of 2011, in the matter of the Estate of H. Kenneth Ranftle, that they recognize as valid the Canadian marriage of H. Kenneth Ranftle and J. Craig Leiby. The late Kenneth Ranftle named Craig as "surviving spouse and sole distributee" in his will. The court found that the recognizing of the Canadian … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Change Insufficient to Modify Child Custody Terms
Lawrence C. and Antheap met based on an advertisement placed on a website for a partner to conceive a child through artificial insemination. When the parties met, it was agreed that Antheap would be artificially inseminated and Lawrence C. would play a role in the parenting of the perspective child. In June of 2008, twins were born. A custody … [Read more...]
