Divorce

In our previous post, we mentioned that a significant number of couples are currently postponing divorce because of concerns about lack of health insurance coverage due to uncertainties in how health care law will be reformed. The decision to postpone divorce on this...

Divorce is almost always a stressful situation for couples, even when the desire to dissolve the marriage is mutual and couples are making a good faith effort to cooperate as best they are able. Stress can arise from any of the changes that occur with divorce, but...

Since the day you married your soon-to-be-former spouse, you've grown accustomed to a particular lifestyle, one that you worked hard to achieve and prefer to keep once your divorce is finalized. Many New York residents are currently facing similar situations; in fact,...

Numerous couples in New York have considerable assets that need to be divided when they choose to end their marriages. Many of them believe that they will have to go to court in order to get fair divorce settlements. This, of course, is not something to which they...

Protecting assets from being divided in divorce is often an important goal for those entering into marriage with significant assets, and for those who are contemplating divorce where significant assets are likely to be in dispute. Even those with modest wealth can...

Previously, we began looking at the divorce case of real estate magnate Harry Macklowe, and the allegation—disputes by his attorneys—that his wife of 57 years holds title to most of the valuable assets as a result of efforts he made back in 2008 to prevent creditors...

New York City real estate investor and developer Harry Macklowe, as some readers may have heard from local gossip, is currently working through a divorce with Linda Burg, his wife of 57 years. She apparently filed for divorce last July after it was discovered that he...

In our last post, we looked very briefly at some of the factors family court judges in New York take into consideration when making child custody decisions in cases where parents cannot agree on a custody and parenting time arrangements. As we noted, the central...

Child custody is a particularly important issue that has to be addressed in divorce cases involving children. In a best case scenario, a divorcing couple will be amicable enough toward one another that they are able to work through their differences and reach a...

Believe it or not, it is possible to get through the marriage dissolution process in an amicable way. For couples in New York who are ready and willing to openly communicate and negotiate, divorce can be completed swiftly, smoothly and without spending time fighting...