How to End the Cycle of Throwaway Plastic Toys

It’s everywhere. The cheap kazoo. Stings of Mardi Gras beads. Spider rings. Crazy straws. Magnifying glasses that just make things look blurry. Off-brand Slinkies. So many frisbees. Mini squirt guns that don’t actually squirt. I don’t buy a lot of plastic crap for my kids, but somehow, it finds its way into my home.…

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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker

Should You Ever Opt Out of Your Company’s 401(k) Plan?

It has come to your attention that your new job—the one with the awesome salary, dream title, and beer fridge and ping-pong table in the break room—doesn’t have a great retirement plan. There’s no match. There aren’t enough investment options. The fees are sky high. This quickly becomes the thing you miss about your…

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Author: Lisa Rowan on Two Cents, shared by Lisa Rowan to Lifehacker

How to Make Green Beans Actually Taste Good

If you hate green beans, there’s probably a good reason why. Your green bean experiences likely involved someone absentmindedly opening a can of green beans and throwing them in a saucepan on the stove. Maybe they were french cut (or not), and whoever was cooking threw in a few lardons of bacon (or not). Either way,…

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Author: Ian Lang on Skillet, shared by Ian Lang to Lifehacker

How to Not Mess Up Buying a Car When You’re Young

I’m a professional car buyer who has helped hundreds of people find the right car and get a competitive deal, and along the way I’ve spoken with numerous young people entering the car buying market for the first time. I’ve also had way too many conversations with folks that make some wrong moves early on and put…

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Author: Tom McParland on Jalopnik, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

What’s Coming and Going From Netflix in July 2019

Big month for Netflix’s biggest shows. There’s a new season of Stranger Things on the 4th—the children are teens now, STRANGE—and new Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Captain Underpants, and Queer Eye on the 19th. Orange Is the New Black is orange-is-the-new-back on July 26. I’m excited for the new mockumentary

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Author: Nick Douglas

Greiner v. Keller

(California Court of Appeal) – In a child support matter, addressed whether the father should be ordered to pay for childcare costs so that the mother (the custodial parent) could attend a college program to obtain a paralegal certification. Reversed and remanded with directions to reconsider the mother’s request.


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Raney v. Cerkueira

(California Court of Appeal) – In a marital dissolution proceeding, addressed whether a written instrument severing a joint tenancy in real property was effective. Affirmed the decision below.


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Technology Competence for the Family Lawyer

Some lawyers were concerned when the Model Rules of Professional Conduct were changed to include a comment that competence as a lawyer included an appreciation of “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” Family disputeNow 31 states have adopted some version of this language in comment 8 to Rule 1.1, according to legal technology journalist Robert Ambrogi who maintains regularly updated information about the comment adoption on his blog. Many of the legal technology community thought this comment was so obvious in today’s times that it was difficult to understand those who object to the comment. Reading an article in The New York Times this summer titled Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse made me think about how the lawyer who works in the family law arena faces a vastly different set of technology concerns (and competencies) about client safety and privacy compared to just a few years ago when few were familiar with the Internet of Things. But there’s more to this than just telling a client to change their WiFi password. So I wrote Technology Competence for the Family Lawyer as both a thought exercise and a guide for family lawyers. The question I attempted to answer is broad: What do you need to tell today’s family law client about what that should be done to digitally protect oneself in the event of a separation or divorce, especially when the client may not have set up or be very familiar with the technology they are using? I’m sure I missed something but am pleased with the result. And while asking for social media shares sometimes comes across as self-promoting, I believe that there are many family lawyers that would like to read this column. So feel free to share or ask us about reprint rights.


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Author: Jim Calloway