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...
Serving Rome, New York residents with legal issues
Michael G. Putter, Attorney at Law
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...
Should you change your retirement planning after divorce?
You've been planning for retirement for years. It looked like everything was going to fall into place perfectly, but then your spouse asked for a divorce. You're not retired yet, but it's drawing closer every day. Will this divorce change your plans? It probably will....
How do you handle divorce when you’re older?
No matter what age you are when you get divorced, it can come as a huge emotional blow. However, when you're older, you have less time to bounce back financially before your retirement. To make sure that you're able to stay on financially-even ground, make sure that...
How women can ensure they receive their fair share in divorce
When a couple divorces, they tend to think about how the larger assets will be split. That can include the marital home, furnishings, cars and cash. However, many women are not familiar with the rest of the assets that they have as a married couple. A financial...
Who is less happy in marriage, women or men?
When looking at heterosexual marriages, many people buy into the prevailing myth that women are nearly desperate to get married, while men don't really want to tie the knot and reluctantly go along with it. While that certainly may be true in some individual cases,...
