Adult couples involved in romantic relationships in New York, whether opposite sex or same sex, now both have the option to choose to get married in New York or in certain localities enter into a domestic partnership. This blog article will highlight some of the benefits and differences with each.…
Today’s blog will be a break from my typical legal analysis of family law issues. Here I focus on tips, facts and suggestions pertaining to the children of the transitioning families that I have picked up in my time working as a matrimonial, family law attorney and mediator in the…
Let me start this blog by stating that this blog entry is not to be considered tax advice. Everyone is advised to seek the advice of an appropriate tax professional, such as a CPA, regarding tax questions. This blog, however, is intended to identify some issues and language to be…
Last week, I blogged about temporary or pendente lite maintenance. This blog will discuss temporary child support or pendente lite (while the case is pending) child support in New York cases. Pendente lite child support is the child support that is either agreed upon or awarded by a court while a…
The old law in New York for temporary or pendente lite (Latin for while the case is pending) maintenance, prior to the 2010 revisions, was that temporary maintenance was supposed to “tide over” the spouse with less income (the “non-monied” spouse) while the divorce case was ongoing. There was no…
Do divorce filings increase in the New Year? As a family law attorney, I see a general decrease in actual court appearances and new case filings during the latter half of December, but at the same time there are a lot of inquiries and planning for actions that people intend…
Parenting time or visitation schedules vary from family to family. For the most part, the term visitation has been replaced by the term parenting time but both are still used. Parenting time or visitation schedules detail when either parent spends time with their children. First in this article, I will…
The Family Court in New York has the jurisdiction to hear cases involving allegations of abuse and neglect of children. They are commonly referred to as “N” docket cases since the docket number starts with the letter N. Generally the case belongs in the county of residence of the subject…
Yes, void marriages can be decreed a non-event or an annulment can be granted of a marriage if certain specific grounds are met. The law on annulments is contained in the New York Domestic Relations Law Article 9. If someone was still married, and their spouse still living, when the next…
My mission is to help the wronged, unhappy or injured get what is fair and right. This is the initial draft of my “Why” as I discovered yesterday when doing an exercise at the annual training of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. The “Why” can be tweaked and…