Ah, chestnuts roasting on an open fire…roast turkey, holiday sales, Christmas decorations, Hanukkah candles, Kwanzaa celebrations, shopping, shopping, shopping….. In case you haven’t heard, the holidays are approaching. I don’t know about you, but for me this time of year can be a bit daunting. December rushes forward. There is an expectation of family, warmth,…
Just like texting, a New York divorce has its own particular set of acronyms and abbreviations. Some clients may find it frustrating or intimidating to navigate this “alphabet soup”. So, FYI, I wanted to give you a short list, ASAP, of a few of the abbreviations you may, IMHO, hear in your divorce proceeding and…
Lawyers charge hundreds of dollars an hour to represent their clients in a divorce action. However, the total legal fees incurred in your case are only partially controlled by you or your attorney. Your spouse and his or her attorney have a lot to do with what the ultimate legal fees will be. From a…
New Yorkers going through a divorce are frequently bombarded with terminology which sometimes can be overwhelming. However, since you may be going through a divorce or know someone who is, it’s important to become conversant in the language of divorce. The difference between “marital” and “separate” property is a basic concept in New York divorces….
A Statement of Net Worth (a/k/a “net worth statement”) is required to be exchanged in all contested divorce actions and in some uncontested divorce actions as well. In Part I, I gave you some tips on how to fill out the “family data” and “expenses” section of the form. In Part II, I gave you…
A Statement of Net Worth is required to be exchanged in all contested divorce actions and in some uncontested divorce actions as well. In Part I I gave you some tips on how to fill out the “family data” and “expenses” section of the form. In Part II, I gave you my thoughts on completing…
A Statement of Net Worth is required to be exchanged in all contested divorce actions and in some uncontested divorce actions as well. In Part I, I gave you some tips on how to fill out the “family data” and “expenses” section of the form. In Part II, I gave you my thoughts on completing…
A Statement of Net Worth, is required to be exchanged in all contested divorce actions and in some uncontested divorce actions as well. In Part I, I gave you some tips on how to fill out the “family data” and “expenses” section of the form. In this post, let’s move on to completing the “income”…
A Statement of Net Worth is required to be exchanged in all contested divorce actions and in some uncontested divorce actions as well. The first part of the form asks for “family data”. It’s pretty straight forward. You have to assemble names, dates, addresses, social security numbers for all family members (look at your tax…
Often, before a divorce case is started, an attorney will say to their client: “Start working on your net worth statement.” Have you ever seen a dog turn its head to an angle when it hears a sound it doesn’t recognize? That’s the look I often get when I say that to my clients. My…
