Divorce
Don’t Forget Your Vows, Change Them
This week, the Huffington Post published an article entitled “Forgotten Vows,” written by Susan Saper Galamba, a divorce and family law attorney. The article directed the reader’s attention to the meaning of wedding day vows and how even after divorce some aspects of the vows still remain true. During the divorce process, tolerance of…
Read MoreWho Gets the Family Pet Upon Divorce?
Recently, the Las Vegas Review Journal featured an article entitled “Spouses Tangle Over Pets in Divorce Court”, written by Carri Geer Thevenot. The article focused on the complications many divorcing couples face when they cannot agree upon who will get the family pet upon dissolution of the marriage. In a survey completed last February,…
Read MoreCouple’s Arranged Marriage Dowry Serves as an Enforceable Prenuptial Agreement
This week, the New York Post featured an article entitled “Judge Lets Couple’s Arranged-Marriage Dowry Serve as Prenup”, written by Julia Marsh. According to the article, a Staten Island judge is using an arranged-marriage dowry to bar the wife from asserting a claim for equitable division of money and property acquired during the marriage. H.T.…
Read MoreWhy Long Married Couples Split Up
This week, AARP featured an article entitled “Why Long Married Couples Split Up—Is Cheating Always the Kiss of Death?”, written by Dr. Pepper Schwartz. As eluded to in the title, this article discusses the various reasons why couples who have been married twenty, thirty or even forty years eventually decide to file for divorce. …
Read MoreCelebrating New Years and the Start of Divorce Month
The month of January typically sees the most new divorce filings of the calendar year, earning it the nickname, ‘Divorce Month.’ This week, the Huffington Post featured several articles about the overabundance of divorce actions being commenced at the start of a new year. In his article, When Divorce is a New Year’s Resolution,…
Read MoreSurviving the Holidays After or During a Divorce
The holidays are undoubtedly one of the most difficult times of the year for divorced and broken families. This is especially true during the first few years after the divorce when families are still trying to re-build and transition to the new family unit. This week, the Huffington Post featured a number of articles about…
Read MoreNew York State Divorce—It’s Business, Not Personal
This week Buffalo Business First featured an article entitled, “Divorce – It’s Business, Not Personal”, written by Steven Wiseman, a New York matrimonial attorney. The article focused on New York’s divorce system and the unhappiness it causes many divorcing spouses. “There is a simple reason why many people going through a divorce are unhappy with…
Read MoreWhy You Should Consider Entering into a Prenuptial Agreement
This week the Huffington Post featured an article entitled, “Prenuptial Agreements for Peace of Mind and Post-Coital Bliss.” The article, co-authored by a family lawyer and a financial planner, focused on the potential benefits of entering into a prenuptial agreement with a future spouse. A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into before marriage. The…
Read MoreSuing For Maintenance Payments Based on Money Earned AFTER the Divorce
This week, the Daily Mail featured an article entitled, “Hippy Turned Wind Farm Tycoon Worth More than £100m is Sued by His Ex-Wife for £2m he Made AFTER Their Divorce.” The article highlights an important case in England, which could have consequence for those who become rich post-divorce. In 1981, Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince…
Read MoreParenting Styles and the American Marriage
A recent article detailed how changes in parenting styles are taking a toll on marriages throughout the United States. The piece argues that over the past few generations, parenting has become synonymous with religion and that like faith, parents must never go against their children or speak negatively about them to others. However, it seems…
Read More