April 2014 - Daniel Clement

Property DivisionDoes Being the Bread Winner Trump Being Handy: Do Non-Economic Contributions Matter For Equitable Distribution in New York?

April 28, 2014

In New York, martial property is equitably distributed. Equitable distribution is premised on the notion is a partnership. So, how is property be distributed when only one of spouses is the wage earner? Do non-monetary contributions matter? These issues have long been resolved, but a recent case re-casts the facts and illustrates application of the...

DivorceWill Attorneys’ Fees Be Granted If I Do Not Settle My New York Divorce?

April 24, 2014

If you engage in obstructionist or obstreperous conduct during a divorce in New York, you will be responsible for your spouse’s attorneys’ fees. But what if you only delay the proceedings? In a recent case, a husband was ordered to pay his wife’s legal fees after he rejected a settlement, but months later, as the...

Divorce Property DivisionProof That Bad Conduct Hurts You in Your New York Divorce

April 11, 2014

“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” particularly if you are getting divorced in New York. While that seems like common sense, some parties resort to a scorched earth strategy to divorce; they want all the marital property and what they can’t get, they destroy. That questionable tactic backfired in a recent Manhattan divorce. In...

DivorceIs Conscious Uncoupling Just a Pretentious Way of Saying You Are Getting Divorced?

April 3, 2014

Having practiced divorce and family law in New York for most of my legal career, I thought it odd that I had never heard the term “Conscious Uncoupling” before. Through my years of experience, I have litigated divorces, negotiated divorces, mediated divorces and even done collaborative divorce. I thought I had never consciously uncoupled before,...

Child CustodyWhat Do I Do If My Child Does Not Want To Have Visitation With My Ex?

April 2, 2014

It is that familiar scene -your ex pulls up to your house to pick up the children, only your child starts crying, “I don’t want to go. I want to stay here with you.” What do you do? Your job is to encourage your child to be with the other parent and to facilitate their...

Home2014April 2014 - Daniel Clement

Property DivisionDoes Being the Bread Winner Trump Being Handy: Do Non-Economic Contributions Matter For Equitable Distribution in New York?

DivorceWill Attorneys’ Fees Be Granted If I Do Not Settle My New York Divorce?

Divorce Property DivisionProof That Bad Conduct Hurts You in Your New York Divorce

DivorceIs Conscious Uncoupling Just a Pretentious Way of Saying You Are Getting Divorced?

Child CustodyWhat Do I Do If My Child Does Not Want To Have Visitation With My Ex?

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