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…
Heading into the process of divorce and property division in New York, you should be aware that not all assets are split equally between spouses. Like with other marital assets, an agreement between you and your spouse or an order from a judge will divide benefits related to retirement. You should prepare to be as…
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…
I feel part of my job as a divorce attorney is to educate my clients, but sometimes they come to me thinking they are already educated…. some are… some aren’t. Sometimes divorce “education” is attained at the barber shop, hair salon, the local saloon or at the Home Depot or supermarket waiting to get checked…
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…
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….
