Did retired senator Al D'Amato, who was once famously called "Senator Pothole" by New Yorkers, lie in order to get custody of his children? That's the allegation being made by the former senator's estranged wife. She claims that the senator is often verbally and...
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Month: March 2018
Can you be forced to commingle your assets?
Commingling your assets is essentially when you mix assets together with those owned by your spouse or the two of you as a couple. When you get divorced, these assets may then be considered marital property, even if you intended them to be separate property. For...
Could your social media use land you in divorce court?
According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), their 2010 members' survey indicates that over 80 percent of the attorneys have had cases where a spouse's social media posts were used as evidence in a divorce. In fact, family law attorneys offer these...
Make friends with ‘the other woman’ for the sake of the children
Facing the end of your relationship with your spouse can be devastating. However, if you realize that the two of you have either drifted apart or been unhappy for a while, it may be understandable if you find out that your spouse is in love with another woman. It may...
Can I request custody of a child if I am not the parent?
You are not the parent of the children you take an active role in helping to raise, but you love them very much. Recent circumstances have made it necessary to question who the children’s primary custodial guardian should be. If you are not the biological parent, do...
Will you need to file a Qualified Domestic Relations Order?
Divorcing New York residents often are surprised to learn that their divorce judgments and property settlements fail to address the dispersal of pension funds from a participant's benefits account. They discover that what they actually need to file are Qualified...