November 18, 2009
The Appellate Division in Manhattan has ruled that parents cannot agree in a separation agreement to a definition of emancipation of a child that is narrower than that provided by the New York state statutes. In Thomas B. v. Lydia D, the parents had agreed in their separation agreement that the husband, who was paying [...]
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November 16, 2009
My previous post discussed the issue of staying in the house while young children are growing up. This post is a continuation of that discussion. Often, one or both parents believe very strongly that the children should be able to stay in “their” home regardless of anything else. But, it is really a more complicated [...]
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