Marriage isn’t easy. Things can get difficult for extended periods of time no matter how much the couple may love each other. When a relationship reaches the point where one or both spouses no longer want to be together, divorce is often the next step. But in New York, there is an alternative for...
What’s in your wallet? Is it a bunch of credit cards carrying large balances? Can the same be said for your spouse? If so, allocating responsibility for paying down those balances will be a challenging issue in your New York divorce. The principle of equitable division in New York divorces applies not only to marital...
The choices regarding how and where a child will be educated can be some of the more contentious issues in a New York divorce. Often, the dispute as to a child’s schooling comes down to one thing: whether the child will attend public school or private school. When one parent, especially a custodial parent, wants...
The major revisions to New York divorce law enacted in 2015 included significant changes to how courts will award – and terminate – temporary and permanent spousal maintenance. One of the changes the law addressed was the effect a spouse’s cohabitation with another person had on the other spouse’s obligation to continue making maintenance payments....
It is not uncommon for a spouse who took the other spouse’s surname during marriage to want to revert to their maiden name after a divorce. This is a personal decision and one that typically cannot be prevented simply because the other spouse objects. But what about a child’s surname? If a custodial parent who...
“`Til death do us part” may not mean much to you after you get divorced. But the harsh reality for all of us is that death remains a part of life even if your marriage no longer is. This means that the estate planning documents you prepared in anticipation of your passing need to...
Tax season is here. You’re looking backwards over the past year trying to figure out how much you owe the government and how to take advantage of as many deductions as possible. If you’re in the process of deducting your spouse from your life, it can raise a lot of questions that can complicate...
Divorce is hard for almost all children. It can be traumatic and confusing in even the best of circumstances. But for children with special needs, divorce can be even more difficult. And for the parents of special needs children, divorce requires strategizing to make sure that arrangements are made to adequately address the children’s ongoing...
When childless couples divorce, they have a luxury that divorcing parents don’t have: they don’t have to deal with each other ever again. But parents who wish to play meaningful roles in their children’s lives have to continue interacting on a regular basis. If you do not have a well-crafted parenting plan, these interactions can...
If you entered into an agreement with a former spouse as to what will happen after a divorce to any embryos conceived through in vitro fertilization, be prepared to abide by the contract’s terms. Much as New York’s highest court did almost two decades ago, a California judge recently denied a divorced woman’s request to...
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