Sentences with phrase «engage in a court battle»

Lawyers at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorney general for the state of Washington engaged in a court battle over whether the injunction should remain in place or be lifted immediately.

Collaborative divorce is a method of dispute resolution where the spouses agree from the beginning that they are each going to retain attorneys who will work as settlement specialists and who will not engage in court battles.

Of course, rather than engage in a court battle and having a judge decide a time - sharing schedule, most family law professionals (including myself) will tell you that it is much better for the parents to agree on a time - sharing schedule through a private divorce resolution method such as collaborative divorce.

Further, the attorneys confirm via a participation agreement that they will not engage in court battles or litigation on behalf of their clients so that mediation sessions may remain resolution - focused.

In fact, the spouses each sign a «participation agreement» which contractually bars the collaborative attorneys from engaging in poisonous litigation (if a party wants to engage in a court battle, he or she can not use the collaborative lawyer to do so).

And then, of course, come the inevitable threats to walk out of mediation and engage in a court battle.

Collaborative divorce is a method of dispute resolution where the spouses agree from the beginning that they are each going to retain attorneys who will work as settlement specialists and who will not engage in court battles.

Of course, rather than engage in a court battle and having a judge decide a time - sharing schedule, most family law professionals (including myself) will tell you that it is much better for the parents to agree on a time - sharing schedule through a private divorce resolution method such as collaborative divorce.

Not exact matches

Over the past year, technology companies Uber and Waymo (the self - driving business spun out of Google) have been engaged in a battle of wills, culminating in a high - profile court case that commenced last week.

A new book on the Canadian workplace — Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles, edited by Judy Fudge and Eric Tucker — provides an engaging and accessible account of various labour battles in the courts over the past 85 years involving human rights, employment fairness and union recognition.

The alleged NYC - area bomber and his family were engaged in a 7 - year long court battle with city officials over late - night hours and accusations of ethnic prejudice at the restaurant they ran in Elizabeth N.J., and the father of the family declared bankruptcy in 2005, my review of extensive federal court records has found.

HBO's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, which debuts on Oct. 5 and is directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen), is a glossy and engaging docudrama that focuses on the Supreme Court's inner - chamber battles in 1971, when the justices ruled on Ali's appeal of the conviction that had cost him 3 1/2 years of his career and threatened to send him to jail for five more.

I think we should all be on our knees praying fervently to the God of soccer to smile on us when the Gunners visit the Dean Court Stadium to engage the Cherries in a battle for the collection of all 3 points.

Parents interested in obtaining sole or «full» custody often end up in court, engaged in a difficult child custody battle because neither party is willing to compromise to reach an agreement.

Dunn wrote that in light of the hearing officer's findings and several court decisions in Rea's favor, it was clear that the city was engaged in a misguided and futile legal battle.

But district leaders were engaged in a heated battle to nominate a candidate for family court justice from early in the evening until after midnight, delaying their decision on whether Jenkins or Latimer would get the party's official backing.

165 Similarly, when the University hired William Horn Battle, a former head of a private law school, as its first law professor, in 1845, his students read and recited, and engaged in a moot court at which they discussed legal questions and drafted «pleadings and other legal instruments.»

The Villiers are currently engaged in a legal battle about whether arguments over their divorce settlement should be heard by a court in England or Scotland.

According to Josh, his work as a criminal defense attorney allows him to help those in need while engaging in an area of practice — litigation — that is always interesting and keeps him on his toes: «I truly enjoy the experience of being in court — the battle of wits between the attorneys.

Winning a court case is very much like engaging in a battle.

You may be concerned about filing for divorce because heard the horror stories about the battles that happen in the court room and even though you are ready to leave your marriage you are holding back from making a decision because you are not ready to engage in all out war.

The collaborative model gives spouses a better chance of reconciling, as they are not engaging in destructive court battles and the facilitator is increasing their communication and co-parenting skills.

They believe that there must be a simpler way to get professional advice, and to settle their case, without having to engage in a battle between lawyers held in open court.

This is an adversarial system which oftentimes leads parties to engage in emotionally and financially draining court battles, and all dirty laundry gets examined and aired.

Oddly enough, families that endure parental alienation are depicted as engaging in mulitiple court battles.