“Mine!” “No, mine!”
It is often said that marriage is about love and divorce is about money – a view shared by the New York State legal system, which sees marriage as an economic and a social partnership.
“Mine!” “No, mine!”
It is often said that marriage is about love and divorce is about money – a view shared by the New York State legal system, which sees marriage as an economic and a social partnership.
A gestational surrogate is a woman who carries and gives birth to another person’s baby. The egg comes from either the intended mother or an egg donor, and the sperm comes from either an intended father or a sperm donor.
Whether or not a newly-divorced person can resume the use of the name they used before marriage depends on the location (jurisdiction) where people get divorced.
Politics and relationships go back a long way.
Sue and Dave were high school sweethearts. After college, they decided to tie the knot and got married in their local church.
Divorce is a harrowing experience. When you have accumulated high-ticket assets during your marriage, the stakes go up exponentially.
Few issues in divorce are as vexing as a father who claims, after years of non-involvement with his children, that he is entitled to equal parenting time when the couple breaks up.
I am often asked by potential clients whether they should divorce or stay married to a spouse with whom they have a strained relationship. Like snowflakes, no two marriages are the same, so the answer depends on the details of each case.
As a deeply divided nation heals its wounds from a troubling election season, households riddled with virus fatigue are under more stress than they can bear. Some have approached the breaking point and beyond.
For nearly 80 years, those who paid post-divorce alimony (maintenance in New York) benefited from the ability to deduct amounts paid from their gross income when filing federal income tax returns.