In any New York divorce, the court must make numerous decisions that can impact the finances of both parties. To make fair decisions in these matters, the court needs an accurate picture of your finances and those of your spouse.
The court obtains this picture through your Statement...
The longer you are married to your spouse, the more intertwined your personal and financial affairs become. You may have older children with your spouse, own one or more homes, and have valuable assets, like retirement accounts, pensions, and an investment portfolio.
So it stands to reason that if...
The decision to file for a divorce is never an easy one to make, and even when you know it’s the right thing to do, the divorce process can be emotionally and financially taxing; you may not even know where to start.
Some divorces are simple, but couples...
Younger generations, like millennials, are sometimes looked upon by older generations as having little regard for traditional values and institutions. However, the institution of marriage appears to be one institution millennials are not casting off. Recent statistics show that millennials have one of the lowest divorce rates of all generations.
Most people never think of entering into a prenuptial agreement before getting married. They believe that these agreements are unnecessary or, even worse, encourage divorce.
But a successful marriage will survive whether the spouses have a prenuptial agreement or not. And if the marriage fails, a prenuptial agreement...
A divorce is a legal proceeding that wraps up all outstanding issues in the marriage before dissolving it. In many cases, both parties understand that the marriage has ended and divorce is necessary for both parties to move on.
But in other cases, communication has broken down, and...
Infidelity is one of the most common situations that leads a spouse to file for divorce. An affair is an understandably hurtful situation. Trust is broken, and the spouse who remained faithful often feels like their entire marriage has been a lie.
One of the most common questions
Child-related matters are sensitive — the decisions that are made concerning children can change their lives. For this reason, the court does not take relocation requests lightly.
Moving with your child after a divorce requires court involvement, especially when there is an existing child custody agreement and whenever...
Divorce comes with a huge number of considerations. At the onset of a divorce, most people are immediately concerned with the biggest questions about dividing assets, determining custody, and identifying what type of alimony and child support arrangements will be set in place.
However, soon enough, spouses begin...
Until about a decade ago, New York required grounds for divorce which meant that the party seeking a divorce had to establish a valid reason for the divorce. Now, New York offers “no fault” divorce, which makes getting a divorce much easier and also avoids the need to address abandonment, an...
