For quite a while now, I have been sharing divorce litigation bullet point guides, summarizing my posts over the years, as a way to assist people looking for more information about the details of divorce. It can be difficult to come to terms with all of the complicated considerations that…
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Divorce Litigation Bullet Points 12: Marital Debt and the Family Home
Recently, I’ve been updating my blog with a series of bullet-point guides intended to help people who want to learn more about divorce litigation. This area of law can be a very complicated one for many people, and it’s often difficult to find the answers to all the questions you…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points 11: Senior Divorces and Retirement Assets
Upset couple having a disagreement at the beach I’ve been updating my blog regularly recently with bullet point lists designed to curate some of my older articles and insights on divorce litigation into bite sized chunks. These guides might prove useful to you if you have questions about divorce litigation…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points Part 10: Service of Process and Choices
If you’ve been following my blog for a while now, you’ll be familiar with the bullet point series I publish from time to time. These cover everything from child custody lawyer tips, mediation insights, to information about divorce litigation. Today, we’re carrying on with the divorce litigation bullet points, providing…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points 9: Cross Examination, Closing Statements & Storytelling
Divorce attorneys use specific techniques aligned to a certain structure when presenting a case for New York divorce litigation. These presentations often start with an opening statement, where the attorneys on both sides present the case to the court, allowing the judge (there are not juries in matrimonial and family…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points Part 8: Opening Statements and Direct Examination
Divorce is a complex process at the best of times. Couples need to come to terms on complicated matters, like spousal support (maintenance), child support, and equitable distribution. In the case of divorce litigation, when the case appears in front of a court for judicial guidance, the toughest part of…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points Part 7: Spousal Maintenance, High Income and Economic Partnerships
A while ago, I started a blog series to introduce residents of New York to some of the realities of divorce litigation in the current time. After a break where we turned our attention to some of the family law issues during the coronavirus pandemic, we’re continuing these bullet point…
Divorce Litigation Bullet Points Part 6: Spousal Maintenance Guidelines
If you have been following the recent blogs published here this year, then you’ll notice that I have been providing a selection of bullet-point lists, summarizing my prior articles throughout the years designed to provide quick and easy information about crucial divorce topics. In the latest series, I am concentrating…
Should a Stipulation of Settlement or Separation Agreement be Upheld, or Set Aside?
Stipulations of settlement are a sometimes confusing aspect of family law. A final stipulation of settlement is a contract that settles all the aspects of a divorce. Both parties agree on the distribution of marital property in these cases. If there are minor children, custody and parenting time, child support,…
Mindfulness in Child Custody?
Staying together for the kids is often not the choice people make in an unhappy marriage or relationship. For many, the best thing that can be done for both yourself and your little ones, is find a way to move on. For others it might be continuing to work on…