Traditionally, the holidays are about family. When you have children with your former spouse, the holidays may become more complex as you ensure your children enjoy the festivities without feeling like they are missing out on anything. Your family may not look like it...
New York City Family Law Blog
How to handle the division of a business in a divorce
Getting married can inspire lots of hope. With that in mind, this hope leads many people to start and manage a business in New York with their respective spouses. Unfortunately, divorce can also lead to issues related to dividing ownership of the company you two...
What are custody concerns when the other parent lives overseas?
When you share a child with someone who lives outside the United States, it can bring about some complications for custody arrangements. The situation will involve orders and laws from each country that could become confusing. The good news is the American Bar...
How can you divide assets after spending a lifetime building wealth together?
Divorce is complex, regardless of when you decide to break it off. After years of marriage and wealth accumulation, however, it becomes much more complicated. If you have a high asset divorce in your retirement years, there are a lot of factors to consider that you...
Bankruptcy does not abolish spousal maintenance obligations
A negotiated court settlement or a solution imposed by a judge can set up one spouse with spousal maintenance following divorce. However, sometimes persons who receive alimony learn that a former spouse has run into financial trouble and is preparing to file for...
Can unborn children go into a prenup?
Prenuptial agreements, colloquially called prenups, are a great way to ensure that you and your spouse do not have to deal with excessively long asset division if you ever enter a divorce. However, there are many questions about what a person can and cannot include in...
What should you know about digital assets?
Going through divorce is difficult for everyone. Many couples will find the division of assets to serve as the toughest part of the split, too. In these days, it is important to keep an eye out for potential issues with hidden assets. This includes the possibility of...
Medical practice and divorce
Many high-asset couples in New York have lengthy and complicated divorce proceedings because of the complexity of their assets. For medical professionals, evaluating the worth of their practices is crucial in attaining an equitable divorce settlement. Considerations...
Do you need a financial advisor on your divorce team?
When you divorce your husband or wife in New York, you may find that it has financial implications that impact numerous areas of your life. A divorce has the potential to offset everything from your retirement plans to the size of your savings account, but there are...
Using a buy-sell agreement to protect your business
Owning a business is a good reason to have a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. If your spouse is a co-owner or has invested any work into your enterprise, a court may rule that your spouse has an entitlement to some of your business value. Some entrepreneurs end up...
