Grounds for Divorce—No One’s Fault
On October 12, 2010, New York became the last state in the country to adopt a no-fault provision as grounds[H1] for ending a marriage. Domestic Relations Law §170(7) now allows for dissolution of...
View ArticleTop Five Reasons to Consider a Prenuptial Agreement
Many people see prenuptial agreements as a poor way to start a marriage because they seem to anticipate its failure. But with nearly 50,000 New York marriages ending in divorce in 2009, getting married...
View ArticleSpousal Support in New York
When a couple splits up, one of the major areas of dissension that must be addressed is spousal support, which is also often referred to as maintenance or alimony. Marriages of a very short duration...
View ArticleEnhanced Earning Capacity: Reap the Rewards of Your Spouse’s Education
Your commitment to your marriage included your investment in your family’s financial future. In order to increase the financial success of your family unit, you may have sacrificed your own education...
View ArticleShould Fading Fertility be Covered by Spousal Support?
The field of family law is dynamic. Although divorce remains the dissolution of legal relationship between two partners, the definition of assets, the marital estate and the standard of equitable...
View ArticleThe Great Mommy War
Are your romantic problems now your math problems? For women who are married and are marrying men with an ex-wife, they will be affected by the alimony situation that came out of his first marriage....
View ArticleGrounds for Divorce—No One’s Fault
On October 12, 2010, New York became the last state in the country to adopt a no-fault provision as grounds[H1] for ending a marriage. Domestic Relations Law §170(7) now allows for dissolution of...
View ArticleTop Five Reasons to Consider a Prenuptial Agreement
Many people see prenuptial agreements as a poor way to start a marriage because they seem to anticipate its failure. But with nearly 50,000 New York marriages ending in divorce in 2009, getting married...
View ArticleSpousal Support in New York
When a couple splits up, one of the major areas of dissension that must be addressed is spousal support, which is also often referred to as maintenance or alimony. Marriages of a very short duration...
View ArticleEnhanced Earning Capacity: Reap the Rewards of Your Spouse’s Education
Your commitment to your marriage included your investment in your family’s financial future. In order to increase the financial success of your family unit, you may have sacrificed your own education...
View ArticleSpecial Considerations for Later-in-Life Divorces
Between 1990 and 2010, the divorce rate for Americans over the age of 50 doubled. For many couples ending their marriages later in life, special considerations may factor into a settlement. If you are...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: Get a Divorce
In the last few years, there is a 60% increase in divorces in January in the month of December. January 4th is usually listed as “divorce day” when in truth, February 16th seem to be the true “D-day”...
View ArticleNew 2016 Alimony/Maintenance Laws: Ladies and Gentlemen Start Your Divorces
Originally, Alimony Laws were to eradicate financial inequities suffered by divorcing women. Since then, alimony has turned into maintenance and maintenance has various factors which determine as...
View ArticleGrounds for Divorce—No One’s Fault
On October 12, 2010, New York became the last state in the country to adopt a no-fault provision as grounds[H1] for ending a marriage. Domestic Relations Law §170(7) now allows for dissolution of...
View ArticleTop Five Reasons to Consider a Prenuptial Agreement
Many people see prenuptial agreements as a poor way to start a marriage because they seem to anticipate its failure. But with nearly 50,000 New York marriages ending in divorce in 2009, getting married...
View ArticleSpousal Support in New York
When a couple splits up, one of the major areas of dissension that must be addressed is spousal support, which is also often referred to as maintenance or alimony. Marriages of a very short duration...
View ArticleEnhanced Earning Capacity: Reap the Rewards of Your Spouse’s Education
Your commitment to your marriage included your investment in your family’s financial future. In order to increase the financial success of your family unit, you may have sacrificed your own education...
View ArticleSpousal Support in New York
When a couple splits up, one of the major areas of dissension that must be addressed is spousal support, which is also often referred to as maintenance or alimony. Marriages of a very short duration...
View ArticleEnhanced Earning Capacity: Reap the Rewards of Your Spouse’s Education
Your commitment to your marriage included your investment in your family’s financial future. In order to increase the financial success of your family unit, you may have sacrificed your own education...
View ArticleShould Fading Fertility be Covered by Spousal Support?
The field of family law is dynamic. Although divorce remains the dissolution of legal relationship between two partners, the definition of assets, the marital estate and the standard of equitable...
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