Jane K. Cristal, P.C. Blog

As people tend to live longer, society sees an increase in other trends. Despite vowing to remain married until “death do us part,” many older couples decide to divorce. This wave of gray divorces is related to the baby boomer generation seeing drastic changes in...

When a couple makes the difficult decision to divorce, they may not know what comes next or be prepared for what to expect. They likely know that issues such as property division will need to be resolved but may not know how they will be resolved during their divorce....

Residents of Nassau County and other suburbs of New York City who are contemplating divorcing their spouse usually view the concept as frightening and almost unbearably painful. While no divorce is free from stress and emotional pain, the New York State judicial...

A divorce can be a confrontational process as two New York residents work to end their marriage. One factor that can cause stress and conflict during the process is the resolution of child custody matters. Child custody refers to where and how a child is cared for...

Spousal and child support are among the most important rulings that courts make when couples end their marriage. Judges take some common factors into consideration while ruling on these divorce matters. Courts will consider all income sources while calculating a...

Large assets may bring bigger problems and consequences when a couple ends their marriage. Before undergoing a high asset divorce in New York, you should take several steps to protect your assets. Allocating these assets in property division depends on the couple’s...

While most New York residents probably know that they are responsible for any credit card debt in their name, what they do not realize is that this does not change even after a divorce. It doesn’t matter if someone else contributed or caused the debt—the person liable...

Life can change in the blink of an eye. You can suddenly lose your job, suffer the loss of a loved one, meet the love of your life, your secure a promotion. Each of these can alter the course of your life. As stressful as that can be, these events, whether happening...

Many New Yorkers are trapped in toxic relationships. There are a number of factors that can make a relationship toxic, including financial infidelity, controlling behavior, and abuse. Domestic violence is an all too common occurrence, too. While domestic violence can...

Most New York residents probably know someone who has been through a divorce. Or, maybe they have been through one themselves. As most people know, divorce cases can trigger a wide variety of emotions for the soon-to-be ex-spouses involved, but these cases also...