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.

A recent law passed in New York adds a new factor that courts may consider in dividing property that gets distributed between spouses in divorces: domestic violence.  

If ownership of significant assets and valuable shared marital property are at stake in your imminent New York divorce - and especially in the absence of a prenuptial agreement - you have rights that must be protected.