by Clifford Petroske | Aug 22, 2010 | Articles
A slate of new domestic relations laws were signed into law by Governor Paterson on August 15, 2010. The amendments to the state Domestic Relations Law make it easier to get a divorce, and make it easier for a less monied spouse to obtain temporary maintenance and...
by Clifford Petroske | Feb 24, 2010 | Articles
Everyone loves a surprise ending, right? Maybe. Just don’t ask the spouse who owned a home prior to marriage, and expected she would be able to keep the home as her separate property in the divorce, only to find out that her husband has an interest in the value of the...
by Clifford Petroske | Apr 24, 2007 | Articles
The settlement of a divorce case, like the settlement of any dispute, usually involves compromises by both parties. Although neither party gets everything they want in the settlement of divorce, it is sometimes preferred to a trial where the cost of further...
by Clifford Petroske | Jan 30, 2007 | Articles
There is no way to split a child in two; and yet, if there was, it would surely be in his/her best interest to become two halves. For many parents faced with being without their child when a former spouse meets “Mr./Ms. Right” or is otherwise compelled to...
by Clifford Petroske | Jan 24, 2007 | Articles
For most people, their most valuable asset is their home. If your home was purchased during your marriage and is titled jointly in the names of you and your spouse, dividing this asset in a divorce would seem to be a simple matter – sell it and split the proceeds...
by Clifford Petroske | Apr 1, 2001 | Articles
The idea that there must be legal distinctions for practical differences has always carried with it a related, if somewhat less popular idea — where there are no practical differences, there should be no legal distinction. And yet legal distinctions abound when...
