Category Archives: Child Support

Tips To Navigate Parenting and Support Issues During the Corona Virus Pandemic in New York

Almost overnight, with the Corona pandemic, the world as we knew it has changed. All non-essential businesses and schools have closed, employees' jobs lost, stock portfolio values plummeted and, people are ill and suffering. We are nervous about becoming infected and about our economic futures. At least for the short term, the only certainty is…

Wives in New York Paying Maintenance and Child Support

The times they are a changing. It is now increasingly common to hear ex-wives complain about the amount of spousal maintenance and child support they are paying to the ex-husbands. For years, men were ordered to both pay both spousal maintenance and child support as part of their New York divorce. But, the pendulum has…

Statement of Net Worth In New York Divorces: Mandatory Financial Disclosure

Twice in the last month, the tabloids made much ado about well-known divorcing couples demanding financial disclosure early on in their divorces. In both the Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump, Jr. divorces, both husbands demanded that their soon to be ex-wives produce a Statement of Net Worth causing the press to sound the alarm that…

Film Provides Fodder for Paternity Discussion with Manhattan Backdrop

Determining who a child’s father is hard on everyone involved. It’s not exactly a leading storyline for the silver screen. But a recent movie called “Don’t Worry Baby” provides a framework for discussion of the important issue of child paternity. The story takes place in Manhattan. A fashion designer mother who had taken a hiatus…

When Should You Bring Violations of Custody or Visitation Arrangements to the Court’s Attention?

Life is full of things that you could complain about. Poor customer service, bad drivers, people not doing what they are supposed to be doing. But, not every slight, needs to be elevated to the point where you’re asking to speak to a supervisor or lodge a formal complaint. After a divorce, the logistics of…

More Money, More Problems: 3 Big High Net Worth Divorce Mistakes

The stakes are high in any divorce. During a divorce, decisions are made that will affect the course of the rest of your life emotionally, practically, and financially. The stakes are even greater – and more complicated – in a high net worth divorce. Complicated ownership “schemes” of significant and diverse assets can make it…

What is a “Statement of Net Worth” and What Role Does It Play in a New York Divorce?

When it comes to finances in a New York divorce, you have to lay all of your cards out on the table. Full disclosure is the name of the game. As a foundation to resolving the issues of equitable distribution, spousal maintenance and child support, both spouses must complete a full and in-depth assessment of…

What Can Happen If You Ignore a New York Divorce Judge’s Orders

A law professor teaching about courtroom procedure once told his class that the first and most important rule of litigation was this: “Don’t tick off the judge.” Few things “tick off” judges more than when their orders aren’t followed. If you have been ordered to do – or not do – certain things by the…

If you’ve never been through a divorce before, the realities of the process will understandably be unfamiliar to you. If you are considering divorce and trying to learn about how a New York divorce works, you may get advice or supposed facts from friends, family members, your hairstylist, or someone at the gym. There’s a…

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Category Archives: Child Support

Tips To Navigate Parenting and Support Issues During the Corona Virus Pandemic in New York

Wives in New York Paying Maintenance and Child Support

Statement of Net Worth In New York Divorces: Mandatory Financial Disclosure

Film Provides Fodder for Paternity Discussion with Manhattan Backdrop

When Should You Bring Violations of Custody or Visitation Arrangements to the Court’s Attention?

More Money, More Problems: 3 Big High Net Worth Divorce Mistakes

What is a “Statement of Net Worth” and What Role Does It Play in a New York Divorce?

What Can Happen If You Ignore a New York Divorce Judge’s Orders

12 Divorce Myths Busted

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