Category Archives: Divorce

Who Gets the Dog in a New York Divorce: New York Pet Custody

Pet custody continues to be one of the hottest topics in divorce law. Divorcing couples will go to war to fight for custody of their beloved dog or cat. Until recently there was no clear standard for pet custody cases; it was not clear whether New York divorce courts would treat dogs and cats…

Can a Husband Be Ordered to Pay More Maintenance or Child Support for Refusing to Give a Get?

As part of a divorce in New York, a party must remove all religious barriers to the other parties’ remarriage before a civil divorce is granted. This requirement was enacted to require Jewish men to give their wives a “Get” – a religious divorce. Without the get, a religious Jewish woman cannot remarry or…

How Do You Serve a Summons in a New York Divorce If You Can’t Find Your Spouse? Through Facebook?

In New York, a divorce is commenced by personal service (the hand delivery) of a summons on the defendant. The summons is the document which gives your soon-to-be-ex notice of the legal action. Sometimes this is just not possible to make personal service. In some cases, a spouse just disappears off the grid and cannot…

Aren’t Divorce Records Private? Media Outlets Unsuccessfully Probe for Access to Trump’s 1990 Divorce File

Can you imagine airing your marital dirty laundry with the public? Most of us can’t, but that’s exactly what happens to many celebrities and others involved in high-profile marriages and breakups. Fortunately, in New York, most divorce files are sealed from public view. With election season in high gear, there was a recent attempt by…

Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage: Court Seizes Husband’s Passport As Punishment for Failure to Give a Get

Unless an Orthodox Jewish woman obtains a get from her husband, she cannot re-marry after the civil divorce is granted. Because of this religious barrier to remarriage, an Orthodox wife can easily find herself imprisoned in her dead marriage, isolated and ostracized from her community. So important is it for religious women to receive the…

Avoiding Insurance Revenge While Your Divorce Is Pending

Insurance revenge? Did you even know that such a thing existed? In a divorce, emotions run high. Too often, spouses do things to hurt one another. One of the best-known examples is draining a bank account. However, spouses can exploit their close relationship to hurt each other in insurance matters. When they do, this insurance…

Telling Your Friends and Family You’re Getting Divorced

Divorce is a significant, life-changing event. Even those who affirmatively make the decision often have mixed feelings. The thought of announcing the news to friends, family, and even strangers can evoke feelings of anxiety. It is hard to know how to respond to someone who tells you they are getting a divorce. Do you congratulate…

3 Tips for Helping your Attorney in a Divorce

When you hire a divorce attorney, you are paying for the lawyer’s legal skills, experience, and knowledge, all measured by time. Clients often want to know what they can do to help their attorneys get them the best result for the lowest cost. There are three essential things you can do: provide all relevant information,…

Is It Harder for Children of Divorced Couples to Have Successful Marriages?

“Intergenerational transmission of divorce.” This is the term used by those who study the seeming tendency toward divorce of those whose own parents divorced. Society has long debated issues surrounding children of “broken homes.” One area focuses on whether children of divorced parents are themselves more likely to divorce. Indeed, numerically speaking, this does appear…

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Category Archives: Divorce

Who Gets the Dog in a New York Divorce: New York Pet Custody

Can a Husband Be Ordered to Pay More Maintenance or Child Support for Refusing to Give a Get?

How Do You Serve a Summons in a New York Divorce If You Can’t Find Your Spouse? Through Facebook?

Aren’t Divorce Records Private? Media Outlets Unsuccessfully Probe for Access to Trump’s 1990 Divorce File

Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage: Court Seizes Husband’s Passport As Punishment for Failure to Give a Get

Avoiding Insurance Revenge While Your Divorce Is Pending

Telling Your Friends and Family You’re Getting Divorced

3 Tips for Helping your Attorney in a Divorce

Is It Harder for Children of Divorced Couples to Have Successful Marriages?

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