Long Island Divorce Blog: Maintenance
by Fred on February 4, 2012
- Divorce Laws in New York have major changes -- Long Island Divorce Mediation 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...
- No-Fault Divorce Comes to New York on Oct 12, 2010 -- Long Island Divorce Mediation now even a better choice Divorce laws modernized to no-fault -- makes divorce mediation an obvious choice.
The New York state assembly has passed a bill authorizing no-fault divorce in New York. Governor David Patterson signed the bill on August 15; it goes into effect...
- Live-in Parents and In-Laws -- Long Island Divorce Mediation I had a couple come in to see me a couple of days ago to negotiate a separation. They appeared to be in agreement about most of the major issues and it did not look to be a complicated set of problems to resolve. However, they kept beating about the bush...
- Financial Planning and Divorce -- Long Island Divorce Mediation Too often, in the emotional turmoil of divorce, the financial realities get ignored by everyone involved. You and your spouse are dealing with years of resentment and fear of the unknown. Your lawyers are using whatever legal maneuvers are available to ge...
- Is it a Business or a Job?, Part 1 A common set of facts in a divorce mediation on Long Island is that one of the parties -- typically the husband, has what both he and his wife call a small business. It might be a landscaping business, or a remodeling business, or a construction business....
- Court holds Sept 11th Compensation Award is Separate Property The Appellate Division for the Second Department recently held (October 5, 2009), in Howe v. Howe, that a September 11th Victim Compensation Award was 100% the separate property of the fireman-husband, even though some portion of the award was for economi...
