Deciding to move with your child can bring a mix of hope and stress. Custody arrangements aren’t automatically flexible, and even a short move can create challenges if both parents share decision-making. Understanding how relocation affects your custody agreement can...
Divorce & Family Law
Choosing between legal separation and divorce in New York
Lying awake at night, you question if you're making the right decision. You care for your spouse, but living together is no longer feasible. Concerns about your kids, money and future life weigh on your mind. When your marriage hits this point, you need to decide...
What are the current divorce rates in New York?
Although marriage is a lifetime commitment, many marriages end in divorce. No-fault divorce laws make it relatively easy for those who are unhappy with their marital circumstances to sever their ties to their spouses and move on with their lives. Some states make...
What happens to debt in a New York divorce?
When couples get divorced, they often focus on dividing their assets. They may split up their bank accounts or investments. They may sell a family home and divide the proceeds. Some even sell a family business that they own together. But what about their debts? Most...
Tips for co-parenting during the summer
The summer months can be difficult for co-parents. The schedule changes. Children have more free time, and there isn’t the routine that comes along with the school day, which usually matches up fairly well with a parent’s work day. As such, co-parents need to think...
Can dating during divorce harm my case?
It can take some time before your divorcing process finalizes, while you and your spouse divide assets and plan child custody. During this waiting period, you may have unexpectedly found someone you’re interested in starting a relationship with or even just want to...
Will I receive 50/50 child custody in New York?
Divorce will inevitably mean a change in your relationship with your children. Unless you and your ex decide to try an unusual arrangement, like a birdnesting situation where the children stay in the family home, the children will move back and forth between where you...
Can I force my spouse to leave our home while the divorce is pending?
Can I force my spouse to leave the marital home?
What happens to my retirement in a divorce?
If you are going through a divorce and have retirement assets, you may be concerned about what will happen to them in the future. The truth is that your spouse may have a claim to at least a portion of those assets, so it’s smart to look at ways you can protect them....
Divorcing? Time to Obtain or Update Your Estate Plan
The divorce and legal separation process can be a trying time. However, as long as you are working with an experienced divorce and family law attorney for your divorce, it may also be a good time to consider either making an estate plan or updating any estate plan you...
