A divorce signifies the end of a marriage, which was once a beautiful union between two spouses who shared their worlds with each other. They trusted each other with the most intimate details of their lives, and the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage broke that...
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How can you prove parental alienation?
Parental alienation is more common than people realize. This is partially attributable to the fact that there are many ways that parental alienation can occur. While some forms are extreme and create a rapid shift in your child’s behavior, such as when they’re told...
Are you about to lose your parental rights?
Parents instinctively hang on to their children for as long as they can. But sometimes, a family’s dynamics change drastically, challenging the status quo’s stability. In the worst cases, parents don’t behave like nurturing parents should, resulting in the termination...
What factors can impact the maintenance amount in New York?
Maintenance or spousal support is often a vital topic during divorce proceedings. Sometimes, a divorcing couple has a vast income gap because one has been serving as the primary earner for the household. This situation could leave one party without financial resources...
3 signs divorcing spouses are ready for mediation
While litigation has been the traditional way to divorce, it sometimes creates more tension between ex-partners when most of the time, they just want to have an amicable split. This is why nowadays separating spouses gear themselves toward a civil approach to end...
Working through a divorce without rancor
Divorce is one of the toughest experiences that a person can go through. It can be a roller coaster of emotions, often leading to antagonistic relations between the divorcing parties. However, there are ways to work through a divorce without bitterness. In New York,...
Defenses to enforce a premarital agreement in New York
Many New York couples sign premarital agreements before their wedding occurs. Knowledgeable family attorneys usually recommend prenuptial agreements as a method of settling financial issues before it is too late. Unhappily, some prenuptial agreements don’t age well....
An uncontested divorce can be the answer to an amicable split
You may be married for years, but after a time, you find your union has unraveled. Maybe nothing significant happened; you just grew apart. Or maybe it took one defining event and now you just want to move forward, but on good terms. If you want a quick, uncomplicated...
Nesting and co-parenting
Before parents start the divorce process with their children front and center. They want to minimize the effects of the divorce on their children, and for those New York parents who can truly put the needs of their children first, then, nesting may be an option....
5 tips for navigating the emotional realities of your divorce
The untangling of your life from a spouse with whom you’ve lived for years or even decades can be stressful, to say the least. It can also be heartbreaking and soul-crushing. The process can be even more emotionally trying when children are involved. Their anger,...