As a divorce lawyer for more years than I would like to admit, I’ve had occasion to have many new client consultations with people considering or being faced with a divorce. These consultations usually take an hour and a half to two hours and are spent covering the waterfront of New York matrimonial law in…
One of my duties as a New York family lawyer is to assist divorcing couples with deciding how to divide up their marital estate and what items should be counted as part of the marital estate. Often, there is disagreement as to the true value of certain items, especially significant items like a house, and…
Any financial information for you and your spouse will be particularly relevant for your divorce to proceed. Your New York family law attorney has outlined below how you should handle your liquid assets and savings at the beginning of your dissolution. Your New York Family Law Lawyer Explains Handling Your Liquid Assets -Bank Accounts Begin…
In my last post I lamented that many people faced with a divorce would have benefited from a bit of education on divorce laws even before they got married. In this post I continue down the aisle…. more things people should know before they utter “I Thee wed.” Marital infidelity won’t impact the economics of…
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…
