Monthly Archives: September 2024
Appeals Court Discusses Property Characterization in New York Divorce
Some people believe that the wife gets half of everything that the husband earns. This belief lacks nuance and fails to understand how the law works. Generally speaking, any property income, or asset you acquired during the marriage is property of the marital estate. When a divorce occurs, the marital estate is divested and… Read More »
What is the Best Interests of the Child Standard in New York State?
When determining child custody, judges have to base their decision on some standard to determine how custody arrangements will be made. Prior to the “best interests of the child standard,” most states favored mothers in custody disputes and would assign them the bulk of the custody rights and parenting time. Today, we use a… Read More »
Setting Up a Successful Parenting Plan
Navigating the complexities of co-parenting after a divorce is challenging. Your life will change in ways that you’ve yet to anticipate. You and your former spouse will have to sit down and discuss issues such as visitation schedules and custody arrangements for your children. If you and your former spouse cannot reach an agreement,… Read More »
Benefits of Mediation for High-Asset Divorces
Regardless of whether you want to, New York State requires divorcing couples to at least attempt to resolve their matters in mediation prior to taking their case to trial. During trial, a judge will decide all matters or those that could not be resolved in mediation. But making a good-faith effort to resolve your… Read More »