Blog Posts from L. Jonathan Ross

With quarantine and Shelter-in-Place orders from state and local governments in the face of COVID19, there are many family law issues to resolve.

In New Hampshire, the amount of child support to be paid is determined by "gross income", which includes all income with limited exceptions. Tax law treatment of income is not the standard (In The Matter of Hampers, 166 NH 422 (2014)); when the court interprets the law, it looks to actual income available to pay child support.

Most divorces in New Hampshire are granted based on irreconcilable differences that caused or are the substantial cause of the final breakdown of their marriage. Additionally, New Hampshire recognizes that one party may be the substantial cause of the final breakdown of the marriage.

Tomorrow, Attorney Jonathan Ross will attend American Bar Association's ABA Day in Washington D.C. Jon and his fellow ABA members will be visiting the NH delegation and urge full funding for The Legal Services Corporation that provides funds for the delivery of legal services to those unable to afford them.

This month, Attorney Jon Ross led a New Hampshire Bar Association delegation as part of ABA Day 2018. Each year, the American Bar Association invites bar leaders from all states to come and meet with their congressional delegations to advocate for ABA legislative priorities. Jon has served on the ABA Day Planning Committee for the last 3-4 years and has been attending for NH for nearly 20 years.

Jon Ross attended American Bar Association meeting in Washington, DC on April 26, 2017 accompanied by other members of the New Hampshire Bar Association to lobby the NH Delegation to support funding for The Legal Services Corporation and Civil Legal Aid Funding for Veterans.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently decided two cases that broadened the scope of conduct the trial court considers in divorce matters, before marriage and after filing a petition.

ABA President-Elect Linda Klein of Georgia appointed Jonathon Ross to a three year term as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. His term begins at the close of the Annual…

Primmer’s L. Jonathan Ross attended American Bar Association Day in Washington, DC on April 20, 2016. Mr. Ross visited with the entire New Hampshire Congressional Delegation to urge their support for increased…

The Executive Committee of the American Bar Association has elected L. Jonathan Ross as a member of the ABA Board of Elections, effective immediately through the conclusion of the ABA 2016 Annual Meeting.