People become very fixated on retaining certain assets in a divorce. The division of property can have a big influence on someone's financial stability after they end their marriage, but it isn't the only consideration. What happens to your debt will also have a big...
If you’re like many divorced parents, your primary interactions with your co-parent likely occur when you exchange your children as they move back and forth between homes. These exchanges may be the most dreaded parts of your week. Your children might have started to...
You’re on the hook for a significant period of spousal support following your divorce -- and the changes in the tax laws that prohibit you from deducting that support are rather painful. Naturally, you’re eager to get out of paying the support if you can -- and you’ve...
You believe in a rather loose set of rules for the children. You don’t want them to feel smothered. There are consequences for major issues, but you don’t worry about minor infractions. Your ex, on the other hand, has a strict set of rules. The kids can only watch TV...
One of the things that people worry about when they decide they are getting a divorce is how they can best protect their assets. It’s not always guaranteed that both parties will walk away with half of their assets. In New York, equitable distribution laws apply,...
As divorcing parents, you and your ex-spouse need to determine the future of your children. You may choose to share physical custody of your child. Or you may decide that the child will live with one of you, and the other parent gets visiting rights. The best...
It's still bitterly cold outside here in New York, and spring hasn't even sprung, yet many of us are already making plans for what we're going to do when warm weather sets in during the upcoming seasons. Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) suggest that...
During the drama of a divorce, your ex may have dug their heels in and insisted that they wanted as much parenting time as they could get. They may have fought with you over every holiday and school vacation. Unfortunately, now that the dust has settled and the courts...
Deciding to end a marriage happens for many reasons. Often, a couple just grows apart. They may realize that they no longer share the same goals or beliefs. Often, a couple willingly separates so they can seek a no-fault divorce that attaches no real blame to either...
When you’re going through a divorce, you probably want it to be over and done with as quickly as possible. One way that you might be able to make this a reality is to go through mediation. Mediation is a procedure in which you and your ex will work with a neutral...
