Should you announce your divorce on Facebook?
Jan 07, 2013
Facebook and other social media provide a perfect and convenient forum to announce life’s big news without having to relate the news over and over to others. But when it comes to announcing a divorce o...
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Equitable Distribution in Childless Marriages
Dec 19, 2012
In New York State the equitable distribution of marital property frequently is somewhere in the fifty-fifty range. Courts may vary by a few percentage points, but reviewing the voluminous case law of e...
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"No Fault" Divorce Means No Trial
Dec 13, 2012
In the short time that New York has had "no fault" divorce there has been precious little caselaw on the subject. However, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, has recently rendered a decision th...
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Imputing Income Based Upon Prior Employment And Earning Capacity
Dec 10, 2012
Under New York law, when determining child support a court is not bound by a partys representation of their earnings and their income. Although the best indicator of a party's earnings usually is their...
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Some Friendly Holiday Advice
Dec 06, 2012
It is that time of the year again. The holidays are here. Or are they the "hellidays"? Too often separated or divorced parents let their conflicts spoil the holiday season for their children.
Every yea...
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Cutting Your Losses
Dec 05, 2012
Besides practicing law, I am a volunteer firefighter. Over the years I have found that periodically my legal training and experience offers lessons for the fire service and conversely my fire service t...
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How Not to Act If You Want Joint Legal Custody
Nov 15, 2012
Joint Legal Custody is an arrangement by which parents jointly make important decisions for their child or children.
Joint legal custody requires that parents cooperate with each other for the benefit ...
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SO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS
Nov 08, 2012
So you believe in ghosts. Judging by the recent success and popularity of television shows such as TAPS, Ghost Adventures, The Dead Files, Ghostly Encounters and The Haunter Collector, you probably are...
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Temporary Orders
Nov 07, 2012
Temporary orders are tests. You may not think as a temporary order as a test, but they are. Depending on what the judge directs, a temporary order may be a way for the Court to test one or both of the ...
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ATTORNEY CONSULTATIONS
Nov 06, 2012
I am a big fan of the Dos Equis commercials and the Most Interesting Man in the World.And although I do not drink beer, if I did it might be Dos Equis.Among my favorite of these commercials is the Most...
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