You Get The China, I Get The Tools. Who Gets The Retirement Account
A divorce can be expensive, both financially and emotionally. Dividing assets collected over years of marriage often is the most challenging part. The procedures for splitting checking accounts, and...
View ArticleWhat Can The Well-Heeled Learn From Trump Jr’s Divorce
Following twelve wonder years of wedded bliss — and five kids, Vanessa filed for divorce. Vanessa file for an “uncontested divorce,” which means the soon-to-be-former Ms. Trump, Jr. Isn’t anticipating...
View ArticleNot All Mediation Techniques Were Created Equal
“Mediation?” asked Bobby as Molly, his wife of 21-years, cleared the table. “What exactly is ‘mediation‘? Molly silently shrugged. She wasn’t sure. She had heard the term tossed around at the Honda...
View ArticleWould You Destroy Your Marriage To Save Your Spouse
Critics worry health care reform would undermine basic American family values. Talk to some and you find they believe emerging death panels ready to put Grandma away. Peel back the emotions and...
View ArticleWhat Celebrities Know About ‘Prenups’ The Average Person Doesn’t
What can celebrities teach us mere mortals about marriage, divorce and a prenuptial? Plenty if we just pay attention. Matt Lauer Former “Today Show” host Matt Lauer is going the extra mile to give his...
View ArticleMake Sure The Divorce Is Final Before January 1 To Save At Tax Time
2018 is almost history. So is alimony deduction. The current administration’s efforts to reform the tax law has created a rush on divorce deals. Federal alimony deduction comes to an end at midnight on...
View ArticleDivorces During Lockdown And the Gradual Thaw In Covid-19 Restrictions in the...
Covid-19 has caused New York courts to operate in a limited capacity. In the early days of the pandemic, before things settled down, parties went to extreme measures to have courts adjudicate their...
View ArticleAre Divorce Lawyers Losing Their Jobs in NYC?
Like anything else that gets media attention today, it always depends on where you look and how much you want to dig. Take COVID divorce rates, for example. On October 16, 2020, the National Law Review...
View ArticleRecent Celeb Divorces in NYC
We can always live vicariously through celebrities, even when they divorce. This week,it was reported that Tom Middleditch of Silicon Valley fame was ordered to pay his ex-wife more than $2.6 million...
View ArticleWise Decision or Mistake? Tom Brady and Gisele Delay Divorce
Heartthrobs Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have openly announced the end of their marriage, but they were careful not to make the call before the deal was in the end zone. How’s so? The couple played it...
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