New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Michael Mosberg | July 24, 2023
Divorce can be complicated and contentious. Clients' ill-informed expectations and decisions based on their mistaken beliefs about divorces in New York will only increase the complexity and contentiousness. This article sets out to dispell some misconceptions to make for a smoother divorce process.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert Z. Dobrish, Lee Rosenberg, Elliott Scheinberg, Adam John Wolff and Eric I. Wrubel | July 18, 2023
[Editor's note: This article was submitted in response to Toby Kleinman's article "Accountability And Oversight: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse,…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lisa Zeiderman and Aoife Collins | July 17, 2023
As attorneys focusing their practice on divorce, we are often involved in trying to procure a Jewish divorce, also known as a "Get" for our clients. Why does this issue arise during a civil divorce and what can be done when one spouse refuses to give the Get?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harriet Newman Cohen | July 17, 2023
Family law is statewide. The law may be different. The practice may be different. The procedure may be different. And, in the case of domestic relations laws, procedure is substance, because the procedure can completely change your client's divorce and its consequences. In this article, I compare select aspects of the domestic relations laws of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ken Jewell | July 17, 2023
While prenups can be challenged under New York law, practitioners can face significant hurdles establishing a strong case in court.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Eric Wrubel | July 17, 2023
This article will explore the role, if any, the subject child's views and voice play in a parentage proceeding where the putative parent's claim is either based in equitable estoppel or application of the test set forth by the New York Court of Appeals in Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A.C.C.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Leslie Silva | July 17, 2023
If the parties are unable to come to an agreement, they would bear the burden of having to prove fault in order to resolve the matter through litigation and successfully obtain a divorce. This burden can be costly, both financially and emotionally, to the divorcing couple and negatively impact any children caught in the middle.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alan Feigenbaum | July 17, 2023
The question becomes whether and under what circumstances do you, as the recipient of the request for an adjournment, say "yes" or "no." Once again, no training was provided to us in law school on how to answer this question.
By Toby Kleinman | July 11, 2023
Part of a duty of a parent in keeping their child safe from harm is to protect them even where the other parent presents that risk of harm. Courts can be expected to do no less. Whether the court's failure is due to the counterintuitive nature of domestic violence, poor judicial training, untrained attorneys or some other reason, oversight and accountability during the course of these decisions is essential.
By Alyssa Rower and Karina VanHouten | July 10, 2023
A prenup offers security by protecting trusts and other family wealth regardless of where a couple lives, changes in the law, and the relationship between the beneficiary and the trust during the marriage.
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