October 2020 Bar Bulletin
By Kim Schneulle
After a long day of mediation, you have finally settled a longstanding legal separation case for your 62-year old client Mary. One critical piece of the settlement was a proviso keeping your client on her spouse’s work-related medical insurance until the case is ultimately converted to a divorce in six months.1 The opposing party had already verified that such continuation of coverage was possible after final orders of legal separation were entered. Mary has several chronic medical conditions, ongoing therapy for an anxiety disorder, and also needs a hip replacement that is scheduled to occur in two months. Trial was in six weeks and a Notice...