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Divorce Laws in New York have major changes — Long Island Divorce Mediation

September 16, 2010 Assets and Liabilities -- Divorce Mediation Long Island

Major Changes in Divorce Law Effect Divorce Mediation.    As I mentioned in my previous post, New York state has enacted major changes in the law of divorce and effect divorce mediation on Long Island. In this post I will lay out briefly what each one is; in later posts I will explain each one [...]

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Failure to Deal with Realities in Long Island Divorce — Long Island Divorce Mediation as Alternative, Part 2

May 13, 2010 Avoiding Court --Divorce Mediation Long Island

Divorce Mediation Is Successful With Full Financial Disclosure.   Obviously, the husband could have been presenting a partial picture; I told him that his initial failure to provide financial disclosure to his wife’s attorney had probably cost him some creditability. The following week the husband turned  up for our next appointment. We waited half an [...]

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