Search Site
Menu
19 Limestone Drive, Suite 9 | Williamsville, New York 14221
Call for a consultation. Video consultations also available. 716-886-9600
Recent Blog Posts
49 - 52 of 143
Page 13 of 36
⟨⟩

Understanding Counsel Fee Awards in New York Divorce Cases

By | Published March 22, 2016 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

If you are a dependent spouse, with little or no personal income, you may wonder how you can ever afford divorce representation. The short answer is simply to make your spouse pay for it. Under New York Domestic Relations Law § 237,”the court may direct either spouse . . . to pay . . . Read More

Read More

No-Fault Divorce in New York

By | Published February 12, 2016 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

In 2010, New York became the last state in the country to pass a no-fault divorce law, allowing spouses to file for a marital dissolution simply by asserting that their relationship was “irretrievably broken.” Prior to passage of the new law, petitioners for divorce would have to allege grounds, such as: Cruel and inhuman treatment Read More

Read More

New York’s New Spousal Support Law Corrects Problems of 2010

By | Published January 4, 2016 | Posted in Spousal Support | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

New York’s no-fault divorce law of 2010 introduced guidelines for temporary spousal maintenance that were meant to standardize awards, but those guidelines created unintended consequences that the legislature has now acted to correct. According to the New York Law Journal, by relying on disparity of income rather than need, the 2010 guidelines often produced a Read More

Read More

How Divorce can Make you a Better Dad

By | Published January 30, 2014 | Posted in Child Custody | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Divorcing fathers often feel at a disadvantage in a legal climate that has historically favored mothers. While the family courts have shifted over the last 30 years to more equal time sharing between parents, fathers still often leave the primary residence of their children when they divorce. There is a silver lining, however, and that Read More

Read More
49 - 52 of 143
Page 13 of 36
⟨⟩
Archives
Categories
Contact us

Quick Contact Form