Divorce

Sadly, “happily ever after” is not the reality for some marriages in New York. Divorce causes a bevy of emotions for both spouses that they may not be ready to deal with. Still, it is good to understand the six emotional stages of divorce, so you can keep these...

Many Long Island residents realize that, even if their marriage or long-term relationship is coming to an end, it might be better for everyone to try to work things out without a contentious court hearing. For example, it is commonly talked about how children fare...

In New York, couples filing for divorce must do so based on one of the acceptable reasons for divorce in the state. There are seven legally acceptable reasons for divorce in the state of New York that couples considering divorce should be familiar with. There are...

Divorce is a mercurial cultural institution; it takes on new meaning depending on the decade and generation – new trends arise as perceptions of it change. Recently, one of the most peculiar developments has been a rise in grey divorce. Grey divorce refers to the...

Most divorce attorneys in New York will advise their clients to sign a proper prenuptial agreement before they take their wedding vows. In most cases, this advice is sound. A valid prenuptial agreement can resolve many disputes before they become heated if the couple...

The image that usually comes to mind at the thought of divorce is a courtroom scene before a judge, or perhaps the two spouses huddled with their attorneys as they sit on opposite sides of a boardroom table. In spite of this traditional view, far more divorces are now...

In New York, there are many reasons why a person or a couple chooses to divorce. There might be infidelity, domestic abuse or they could simply have grown apart as time passed. However, one issue that comes up is if a spouse simply leaves with the other spouse being...

Oftentimes when a couple in Long Island is married, one spouse will choose to stay out of the workforce to raise the family. However, when a couple in such a situation is married for 10 years or more, and later decide to divorce, this puts the stay-at-home spouse at a...

Divorce can be difficult for couples to go through. It may be helpful for them to understand alternative dispute resolution options which can reduce the anxiety and the expense of a traditional court process. Mediation In a mediation, a neutral person called a...

There is a perception that every divorce in New York and across the United States involves couples who are disagreeing about every issue in their case and cannot find any area of common ground. While that might be true in the more prominent cases that are reported on...