A law professor teaching about courtroom procedure once told his class that the first and most important rule of litigation was this: “Don’t tick off the judge.” Few things “tick off” judges more than when their orders aren’t followed. If you have been ordered to do – or not do – certain things by the...
An annulment is a remedy to declare null and void a marriage not legal to begin with. In New York, annulment is available when: One spouse was legally married to someone else at the time (sometimes called bigamy) One of the spouses was under the age of consent (18) The couple is too closely related...
If you’ve never been through a divorce before, the realities of the process will understandably be unfamiliar to you. If you are considering divorce and trying to learn about how a New York divorce works, you may get advice or supposed facts from friends, family members, your hairstylist, or someone at the gym. There’s a...
There may be, as Paul Simon sang, 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are just as many ways to hurt your divorce case. Divorce is rarely easy. The last thing you want to do is make it more difficult. But all too often, individuals going through a divorce make choices or engage in...
“`Til death do us part” may not mean much to you after you get divorced. But the harsh reality for all of us is that death remains a part of life even if your marriage no longer is. This means that the estate planning documents you prepared in anticipation of your passing need to be...
People can experience a lot of hurt during the course of a marriage. People can also suffer actual physical injuries from car accidents, medical malpractice or other incidents that can result in the filing of a personal injury lawsuit. When one spouse receives an award of damages or a settlement from a personal injury suit...
A divorce is a way of closing one chapter of your life and starting a new one. But if you start moving forward with that next chapter by dating while your divorce is still pending, will you have the book thrown at you? It is hardly uncommon for separated couples to begin dating and embark...
People change their minds all the time. You have likely known (or been part of) a couple who have broken up only to get back together. But, if you get divorced in New York, and you and your former spouse have decided to reconcile, can you get your judgment of divorce vacated as if it...
Divorce is hard for almost all children. It can be traumatic and confusing in even the best of circumstances. But for children with special needs, divorce can be even more difficult. And for the parents of special needs children, divorce requires strategizing to make sure that arrangements are made to adequately address the children’s ongoing...
As reported in the tabloids, Madonna is apparently involved in a nasty child custody dispute with her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie. The Material Girl is involving the world in her dispute, posting details about it social media and seeking the attention of her estranged son as well as support from fans. I have written many...
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