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Financial advisers may help during divorce proceedings
Financial problems are the main cause of 22% of divorces that take place in New York and throughout America. If you are thinking about ending your marriage, it may be a good idea to consider adding a certified divorce financial analyst (CDFA) to your divorce team....
Dr. Dre’s wife is claiming their prenup is invalid
Celebrity divorces are no stranger to becoming contentious. In the latest news about rapper Dr. Dre’s multi-million-dollar divorce, his wife of 24 years, Nicole Young, is claiming the couple’s prenuptial agreement is invalid. Pressured into signing a prenup? In legal...
What to know about QDROs
When New York couples end their marriages, money in their retirement accounts may be divided as part of a final divorce settlement. If money is being transferred from a qualified employer retirement account, it must usually be transferred per the terms of a qualified...
Should you have a confidentiality agreement for your divorce?
Divorce cases require spouses to exchange financial information and other material to identify marital assets and debts subject to division. However, should those documents be safeguarded by a confidentiality agreement? Typically, information not publicly available to...
Appealing a Custody Decision/Order in New York State
Oftentimes, one parent is unhappy with the trial court’s custody decision after trial. Sometimes that parent is simply dissatisfied but lacks a legal basis to appeal; other times, that parent has a justifiable legal argument that requires appellate court intervention....
The grey divorce rate has risen as the overall rate has gone down
Many New Yorkers go into a marriage assuming that it will last forever, but for a variety of reasons, a portion of marriages end in divorce. There was a time when it seemed that once older couples reached a certain age, they tended to stay together whether they were...
Does your change of circumstances support an alimony modification?
Between the impact of the coronavirus and that related to business interruption from social unrest, we in New York City have already been through major difficulties in 2020. Many people face an unexpected drop in income or other decreases in financial worth because of...
Gathering documents relating to assets and debts
New York is an equitable distribution state, meaning that nearly all assets and debt acquired by either spouse during marriage will be divided equitably, or fairly, if the couple gets a divorce. To prove which assets constitute marital property and what their value...
Should you consider collaborative divorce?
Despite New York City being number one in both population size and population density of American cities, it is amazing how much people know about each other in personal and professional circles. If you are facing a New York divorce and would like to keep your family...
5 tips for handling social media during divorce
Going through a divorce is a difficult. You can feel like you are on an emotional and financial roller coaster, not sure where the next turn, dip and twist will take you. During the months you go through the divorce process, you more than likely might want to vent a...
