When you receive divorce papers in New York, the experience may result in confusion, anger, and grief. Whether you expected to receive the papers or your spouse surprised you with them, the inevitable end of your marriage typically results in a range of emotional...
Family Law
What is the different between community and common law property?
If your marriage has not worked out and you are considering divorce, you will need to negotiate the division of assets and debts as part of the process. In New York, the property is divided based on the common law property standard, which is the standard used in most...
Considerations when creating a long-distance parenting plan
Making a long-distance move to or from New York can be difficult enough, but when you share custody of children, it becomes more complicated. How will you continue to parent your children when you are miles away? It is possible to create a long-distance parenting plan...
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...
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...
How COVID-19 affects family court
The current global pandemic known as COVID-19 has affected nearly every single aspect of society as we know it, including the New York State court system. For the past few weeks, the courts and Governor Andrew Cuomo have issued many administrative orders and press...
New York Temporary Spousal Support Changes
Sometimes you will hear a story about someone paying spousal support - also called spousal maintenance or alimony - to an ex-spouse for the rest of their foreseeable future. As bizarre or unfortunate as the circumstance may seem on the surface, it is actually a...
Tax Ramifications of Divorce
Getting a divorce in New York causes more than just emotional complication. After all, as a married couple, the people seeking a divorce presumably shared with one another more than just their feelings. Real property, bank accounts, credit and debit cards, children,...
New York’s Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders
"I am worried my spouse will withdraw money from our joint account when I tell him/her I want a divorce. Is that legal? How can I stop him/her from doing that?"Once you initiate an action for divorce and inform your spouse about it, there will be Automatic Orders...