http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/pattiwaldmeirhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/pattiwaldmeirFT.com - Columnists, Patti Waldmeiren© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:13:47 +0000Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:15:14 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/pattiwaldmeir(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f447d4ca-e48e-11dc-a495-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fpattiwaldmeirhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f447d4ca-e48e-11dc-a495-0000779fd2ac.htmlMen no longer want to pay lifetime alimony, and some states may limit payments, writes Patti Waldmeir Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:13:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed3c2408-ce89-11dc-877a-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fpattiwaldmeirhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed3c2408-ce89-11dc-877a-000077b07658.htmlFinally lawyers are being exposed to a combined onslaught of opinion and fact, writes Patti Waldmeir Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:13:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b12f39a-d411-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fpattiwaldmeirhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b12f39a-d411-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.htmlCongress has wasted years not solving patent problems – why should lawmakers rush, writes Patti Waldmeir Tue, 5 Feb 2008 20:46:49 +0000