Invitation- “Divorce-Movin’ On”– A New York Divorce Report Event
I would like to invite you to “Divorce-Movin’ On” – a panel discussion on the legal, financial and emotional ramifications of divorce. Learn how to smoothly transition to the next stage in your...
View ArticleHow To Prepare To Argue a Motion In A New York Divorce: Wouldn’t It Be Great...
Wouldn’t it be great if before you went to court, you knew what the judge was thinking or about to rule? Before arguing a motion in Court, I may have inkling about how the judge will rule, but I can’t...
View ArticleShould I Buy an Online Legal Form? Buyer Beware!
Rather than retaining lawyers to represent them to prepare pre-nuptial agreements or other documents in their New York divorces, people are opting to purchase cheap online legal forms. This is a...
View ArticleHow Do New York Courts Handle Foreign Marital Agreements?
With people moving internationally, New York divorce courts are with greater frequency asked to enforce pre and post nuptial agreements entered into by non-American citizens now living in New York....
View ArticleSize Does Matter: Does A Big Engagement Ring Predict Divorce?
The size of your engagement ring could be a predictor of the success of your marriage. A study conducted by two economics professors at Emory University concluded that the higher the cost of the...
View ArticleCan My Spouse Prevent Me From Getting A Divorce By Ignoring It?
So, you want to be divorced. Your spouse is clueless of your feelings, in denial, or just wouldn’t agree to a divorce. Are you out of luck, stuck in your marriage or can you extricate yourself and...
View ArticleService by Social Networking: Can You Be Served Through Facebook?
The next time you check into Facebook, you may get more than a “Like” from one of your friends, you could be served with legal papers. Recently, a New York judge authorized service of legal papers...
View ArticleWhat Are The Odds That I Will Get Divorced: Are the Divorce Rates Down?
According to a report in the New York Times, divorce lawyers, like me, may be soon looking for new careers. The divorce rate, which had been as high as fifty percent is reportedly decreasing. According...
View ArticleCan I Be Served With a Summons For Divorce In Facebook?
A trend is developing- the law is embracing technology and social media. For the second time in recent months, a New York court allowed a defendant in a divorce to be served by Facebook. All cases...
View ArticleWant To Ruin Your Marriage? Spend Time on Social Media
The news just keeps coming, but no one seems to be listening. Social media is bad for marriage. And it is not great for people divorcing either. One in seven married people said they have considered...
View ArticleChanges to New York Divorce Law Coming: Maintenance Reform and Say Goodbye to...
Change is in the air with respect to New York divorce law. Recently, the New York Legislature passed sweeping legislation affecting two major aspects of divorce law in New York. First, the...
View Article9 Strange Reasons You May Be Destined For Divorce
Half of all marriages will end in divorce. You would think that most divorces occur for the obvious reasons, financial woes, incompatibility, or infidelity. But according to a recent article in...
View ArticleSpousal Maintenance Guidelines Enacted in New York Divorces
New York has just enacted a new law to determine how the spousal maintenance is awarded in New York divorces. The law establishes guidelines to fix the length and amount of spousal maintenance both...
View ArticleNew York Attorney Retainers May Be Restrained to Pay Support Arrears
Need a source to collect maintenance arrears- here is a novel place, your ex’s attorney retainer account. An upstate court allowed a wife to collect maintenance arrears she was owed from the...
View ArticleTabloid Divorce Illustrates New York Maintenance Law
Celebrity divorces are great teaching tools. High-profile divorces present the same issues as non-celebrity divorces, just with bigger numbers and a lot more tabloid coverage. The Huffington Post is...
View ArticleHow Do You Distribute the Marital Home In A Divorce?
One of the biggest issues facing couples in New York engaged in a divorce is what to do with the marital home. The difficulty is compounded when, as is most often is the case, the residence is...
View ArticlePet Custody in New York: What Standard To Apply?
The pet custody wars continue in New York. The Law Journal is reporting that a Manhattan judge, who previously ruled that he would determine custody of a dog according to the "best interests of all...
View ArticleDoes a Child’s Preference Matter in New York Custody Decisions?
A child doesn’t get a say regarding whether or not his or her parents will get divorced. While children may want their mother and father to stay together, they don’t get a vote in the decision to end a...
View ArticleHow Far Can I Go? Understanding Parental Relocation
Packing up and moving to a new home can be difficult for any child, and it’s no piece of cake for the parents either. Leaving the school, friends, and neighborhood they’ve come to know and cherish is...
View ArticleBad Behavior: How Drugs, Alcohol, or Violence Can Lead to Custody and...
We all like to believe that as we go forward in life, we will learn, grow, and make positive changes in our attitude and behavior. We also know that it doesn’t always work that way. After going through...
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