| August 20, 2010 |
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Recent Case Regarding Equitable Distribution and Maintenance
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| See below case concerning equitable distribution and maintenance: E.S.—Plaintiff v. L.R.S.—Defendant, 350249/07 Supreme Court, New York County, Part 31 Family Law Decided: August 11, 2010 TRIAL DECISION AND ORDER *1 The issues in this divorce action ... |
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| August 17, 2010 |
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LA Dodgers Dealing with Divorce
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| High net worth divorces can be especially messy. For Frank and Jamie McCourt, many wait to see what detriment their divorce will have on their baby of six years, The Los Angeles Dodgers. The McCourts were teenage lovebirds, married for thirty years; ... |
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| July 16, 2010 |
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Getting a Divorce on your iPhone?
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| Technology makes advances in the matrimonial field as divorce and the iPhone tie the knot. A divorce lawyer and an app developer team collaborated to create two new iPhone applications, Cost & Prep and Estate Divider, to help those who are ... |
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| July 12, 2010 |
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Bitter Child Custody Battle across Borders
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| A child custody battle turned especially bitter as it intensified into an international "tug of war"--the struggle spanned overseas as the mother lived in the United Kingdom and the father resided in Queens, New York. Their two boys, who have dual ... |
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| July 08, 2010 |
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Judge Rejects Divorce Based on Insufficient Grounds: How New No-Fault Divorce Bill Would Have Made a Difference
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| A Nassau Supreme Court Justice rejected a man's petition for divorce on the grounds of abandonment. The husband claimed that his wife refused to have sex with him for almost 12 years. Meanwhile, the wife's testimony undermined and counteracted her ... |
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| June 17, 2010 |
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No Fault Divorce is Moving Forward
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| New York State has moved closer to enacting the no fault divorce law by overcoming the hurdle of passing in the Senate. The law would allow couples to be granted divorce without having to prove grounds like adultery or cruel and inhuman treatment. ... |
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| June 15, 2010 |
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Evidence is Everything in Mental Illness Case
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| A mother who had been charged with being mentally ill (as defined in Social Services Law §384-b) has, through her counsel, argued that an expert medical report made by a physician from the opposition should be stricken, as it relies on inadmissible ... |
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| June 11, 2010 |
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Mother Jailed for Interfering with Father's Visitation Rights
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| An unexpected twist occurred in the shared custody of two children as a Supreme Court Justice in Nassau County sentenced the mother, the Plaintiff, to spend six weekends in jail for her frequent attempts to estrange her ex-husband, the defendant, ... |
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| June 09, 2010 |
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Late-Life Divorce: Al and Tipper Gore
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| Al and Tipper Gore made the shocking announcement that they are going to separate after 40 years of marriage. This separation comes as such a surprise not only because Al and Tipper seemed to epitomize wedded bliss, but also because they are ... |
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| June 07, 2010 |
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Facebook Profiles Swaying Divorce Cases
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| Posted By Brian Perskin |
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| Social media websites, such as Facebook, contain a bounty of personal information. Thus, according to CNN.com's "Divorce Attorneys Catching Cheaters on Facebook," these websites have become an effective tool for divorce attorneys, who are looking to ... |
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| May 20, 2010 |
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Irreconcilable Differences Nearing Reconciliation in New York
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| For the past twenty-five years, New York has been the only state in the country without a no-fault--irreconcilable differences--divorce. It seems as that may finally change as a bill that aims to reform domestic relations law, by adding ... |
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| May 12, 2010 |
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The Perils of Evading the Accounting of Funds
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| SUFFOLK COUNTY Supreme Court Justice J. Bivona PLAINTIFF wife sought an order finding defendant husband in contempt of court for failing to comply with a summons. The summons contained automatic restraining orders, yet defendant on the same day ... |
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| May 12, 2010 |
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A Guardianship Appointment Leads to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for the appointment of the maternal aunt of the petitioner, a person under 21 years of age, as her guardian, the petitioner, Trudy-Ann W., appeals from (1) an order of the Family Court, Kings ... |
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| May 12, 2010 |
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The Significance of Signatures
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| SUFFOLK COUNTY Supreme Court Justice MacKenzie SUMMARY There is a bright line rule of law that an agreement lacking the proper acknowledgment is unenforceable. It is undisputed that the parties were married September 27, 2003 and separated January ... |
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| May 12, 2010 |
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Chutzpah in Marital Jurisprudence
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| Posted By Brian D. Perskin |
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| In a recent decision by Judicial Hearing Officer Stanley Gartenstein, the Court strongly considered the believability of a party's poverty claim in its award of maintenance and child support. In New York matrimonial and family law cases, it is ... |
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