It may be obvious that many New Yorkers stuck in difficult marriages will want to file for divorce once the Governor’s PAUSE order is lifted. After all, what could be worse than complete confinement with a spouse you can’t stand? Not much– unless you emerge from lockdown and find yourself…
With all non-essential businesses in New York ordered to close their doors to help contain the coronavirus, many parents have lost their jobs or suffered a substantial decrease in income. If you are unable to pay your child support obligation, there are a number of steps you should take immediately…
Naturally, when it comes time to split stuff up in a divorce, we want to at least keep what we had before the marriage. For the monied spouse, it’s one thing to have to give up a large percentage of assets he/she acquired during the marriage to the other spouse,…
Recent news about Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO and multibillionaire, has caused a stir in many circles, including our sphere of divorce law. With a net worth of $136.2 billion dollars, Jeff Bezos is, at least for the moment, the richest man in the world. And then came the affair with…
We’ve all been there — said something or photographed something in an email or posted online, that we wish we hadn’t. If you’re hoping this article will make you feel better about it, I hate to disappoint. Now add to the list of ways that the past can come back…
If you are going through a marital separation in New York, you are certainly not alone. According to Statista, the annual divorce rate in New York is approximately 2.7 per 1000 residents. That means there are nearly 60,000 divorces in the state each year. While going through a divorce is…
While relationships are complex and there is rarely a single reason couples decide to divorce, social media might be contributing to marital stress. As experts are warning, too much social media can create marital strain and disagreements. If your marriage has suddenly become rocky, you should reach out to a…
There is nothing equitable about separate property in a divorce action. If you have it, you get to keep it – all of it – unless, of course, some part of it has changed into marital property. Only marital property – property acquired during the marriage – is divided between…
The right to be with your child, along with rights to care and supervision, are some of the most basic liberties we enjoy. We can all agree that assuming basic fitness of the parents, nothing should stand in the way of these rights, even after the parents break up. Unfortunately,…
The Suffolk Lawyer, the official publication of the Suffolk County Bar Association. Contributors to the “Focus on Matrimonial” Special Edition include Clifford Petroske, on “Rights of Gay and Lesbian Couples to Custody and Visitation,” and Michael Meyers, on “Jurisdiction and Custody Orders.”
