Does it make a difference who files for divorce first?
Nov 30, 2021
Some believe they should or should not be the first to file for divorce; here we look at some practical considerations. Plaintiff and Defendant The party filing first is the plaintiff and the respondi...
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How is Marital Property Divided in Divorce in New York?
Nov 30, 2021
A general guide to how marital property is divided in a divorce. Generally In New York, marital property is divided pursuant to equitable distribution. The first step is to identify and value the mari...
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Some Judges Directing Grounds Trials Under New Law
Mar 14, 2012
In mid-2010 I wrote that grounds trials were largely relegated to the dustbin of history with the new no-fault law. I was wrong....
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New Temporary Spousal Maintenance Standard
Mar 30, 2011
The passage of the no-fault bill was accompanied by two other significant changes to the divorce law in New York. One was a change in how the allocation of attorney fees is decided, and the other was p...
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Modification of Child Support Orders
Mar 30, 2011
With all the attention to the bills signed by Governor Patterson regarding divorce grounds, maintenance and attorneys fees, another bill was passed on July 16, 2010 which made some sweeping changes to ...
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New Rebuttable Presumption of Attorney’s Fees
Mar 30, 2011
Another of the changes effective on October 12, 2010 concerns awards of attorneys fees in actions for divorce, maintenance, child support, custody, visitation or enforcement.
Under the old law, the st...
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New York's New No-Fault Statute
Mar 30, 2011
Effective October 12, 2010, New York joined the other 49 states allowing divorce to proceed without fault.
In all but the most extreme cases of misconduct, marital fault cruel and inhuman treatment, ...
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