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In New York, there are many people who have done well in life and have accrued significant assets. That could be through building a business, being successful at their job, via inheritances or from a variety of other ways. With that will come the benefits of success...
The custody process is challenging and difficult for everyone, including the children involved. New York custody courts are required to use a best interest of the child standard when making custody decisions and base their decisions on several factors, starting with...
Fighting can be cathartic. Winning can seem worth it, which means that some divorcees believe that a drawn-out litigious divorce is the goal. They believe they should fight for every dollar, tooth and nail. However, in practice, divorce litigation is expensive, and...
When New York couples are in the middle of a divorce, it is often precipitated by one spouse informing the other that he or she wants to end the marriage. The person who has been served with divorce papers might not be sure of what to do. In some instances, they might...
Deciding to divorce can be a messy, emotional experience, but the legal process of divorce itself involves a lot of detailed, painstaking work. In many divorces, the most technically difficult part of the process is the division of property. How property division is...
For families in New York, once the upheaval and emotional drama of a divorce proceeding are over, life will go on. What this will look like usually depends on what direction one or both parents are heading, whether it is a career change, a decision to change school...
The property division process in a New York divorce is meant to leave you with a fair, although not necessarily equal, share of the marital estate. That division might sound easy to effectuate, but the truth of the matter is that the property division process can be...
Being ordered to pay spousal support or maintenance to your former spouse can be stressful. It can be emotionally draining, and the financial ramifications can be severe. But there may be end in sight, especially if you can show that your ex-spouse is now cohabitating...
Some of our readers in New York may think that every divorce case eventually becomes an all-out battle in the courtroom. While there are certainly some divorce cases that ultimately need to be litigated in front of a family law judge, there are probably more that are...
During a divorce, one former spouse may be awarded spousal support which will be paid by the other former spouse. This is likely significant for divorcing spouses which is why they should be familiar with how any award of spousal support is determined and made. How...
