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Divorce can be a complicated, prolonged process that can set your life’s stage for years to come. There’s a lot on the line in these marriage dissolution cases, which means you should really know what you’re getting into and what you’re doing throughout one. Winging...
Marriages come to an end for a variety of reasons in New York. Whatever a couple’s private reasons for divorce are, to validly divorce in the state they must provide one of the following legally acceptable reasons: Irretrievable differences: This is usually referred...
When a person is going through a divorce it is often one of the worst times of their life. A divorce is incredibly hard both emotionally and financially. There can be many contentious issues that a couple needs to work through during the divorce period, including...
Divorce may be a life-altering decision. Couples, however, may enter a legal or trial separation before they take this major step. This family law option has advantages and disadvantages. Separation defined A legal separation in New York requires that the spouses live...
In a New York divorce, children can frequently get caught in the middle. For couples that are moving forward with the end of a marriage, the relationship may be contentious with many disputes coming to the forefront. Children are vulnerable in this situation and it is...
Fights between spouses are an inevitable part of the divorce process. A troubled marriage only leads to a breakdown in communications at times, with both spouses bickering with one another. However, Long Island parents may want to learn more about how their fighting...
Many New Yorkers refer to their pets as their ‘fur babies’ and consider them to be just as much a part of the family as any human being. In the past, however, New York courts were required to treat pets as personal property, meaning that the pet essentially became...
Child custody disputes can be some of the most difficult legal issues that New York residents will ever face. Indeed, most people hardly ever get involved in the legal system at all, so a child custody issue may be their one and only exposure to a court case. And, of...
The end of a marriage may be a very emotional time, but the divorce process itself is largely about money. The division of property is often the most time-consuming and complicated part of any divorce. New York law calls for the equitable distribution of marital...
When a marriage is coming to an end in New York, the couple might get caught up in disagreements over property division, child custody, child support, spousal support and other common aspects of a case. This can result in confusion and a lack of attention paid to the...
