When a survivor of domestic violence was wrongly accused of neglect by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), she faced an additional burden beyond the trauma she had already experienced. Stephanie Sebor, a partner at Jenner & Block, stepped in to challenge the allegation and correct the record. In November 2023, the client was assaulted in her home by her partner, who was also the father of her six-month-old daughter. Earlier [...]

Recent developments in New York family law highlight a clear shift: marital wealth is no longer limited to traditional assets like bank accounts or real estate. Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital holdings are increasingly part of the financial picture—and they are now being addressed more directly in divorce proceedings. To reflect this reality, New York has revised its core financial disclosure forms used in divorce cases to specifically require the reporting of digital assets. [...]

Divorce proceedings once depended largely on witness testimony, with courts tasked with assessing credibility between competing accounts. That landscape has shifted significantly. Today, much of daily life is recorded electronically. In modern divorce cases, digital evidence plays a central role, and mobile devices frequently become some of the most important sources of information. The Modern Record: Your Digital Footprint It is easy to overlook just how much personal activity is stored in digital form. [...]