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Appellate Court Adjusts Trial Court’s Distribution of Business Interests in...
A New York appellate court considered the appeal of a wife in a divorce case, who objected in part to the trial court’s distribution of marital property. This included interests in several business...
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After Husband’s Death, New York Court Substitutes His Estate in Post-Divorce...
A New York appellate court in Brooklyn recently ruled that a woman could substitute the estate of her deceased ex-husband in a post-divorce proceeding to determine an equitable distribution of...
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New York Lawsuit Claims Damages for Defendant’s Failure to Get a Divorce
An unusual lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan claims that the defendant harmed the plaintiff by not getting a divorce. The parties were allegedly involved in a romantic relationship for several...
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New York City Feels Impact of Certain Multi-Billion-Dollar Divorce Cases...
Property division is among the most challenging parts of the divorce process. Systems for distributing property acquired during a marriage, as well as property owned by a spouse prior to the marriage,...
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VA Benefits and Divorce in New York: What You Should Know
People who serve in the United States Armed Forces are entitled to a variety of benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including pensions and other retirement income, health...
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New York Appellate Court Considers Whether a Marital Residence, Purchased...
New York law generally categorizes property acquired during a marriage as “marital property,” meaning that the property belongs to both spouses regardless of who holds title. Property owned by one...
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New York Appellate Court Vacates Part of Divorce Judgment, Finding Issues of...
In a New York divorce matter, a court cannot grant a final divorce until the parties have resolved a wide range of issues, including an equitable distribution of marital property. If the parties can...
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Can Ex-Spouses Keep Running a Business Together After a Divorce?
Divorce typically requires a near-total reorganization of one’s home, family, and personal life. In some cases, it affects the workplace too, such as when spouses are also business partners. A recent...
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Brooklyn Court Rules on Divorce with One Spouse in Prison for Assaulting the...
A person seeking a divorce anywhere in the United States in 2016 is no longer required to prove wrongdoing by the other spouse. In 1970, California enacted the nation’s first “no fault” divorce...
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New York City Court Rules on Division of Property in International Divorce...
Divorce is a matter of state law in the U.S. in almost every circumstance. Each state has jurisdiction over family law disputes within its territory, but more and more people’s lives are not contained...
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