Recent Posts in Divorce News Category
Posted on Aug 27, 2011 By Law Offices of Brian D. Perskin
Today's post provides summaries for recent family law court decisions. * T.V. (Anonymous), et al., Appellants v. New York State Department of Health - a surrogate case * V.P v. C.P. - a ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By The Law Offices of Brian D. Perskin
Something about getting a divorce can push people over the edge. One man (Anthony Morelli) decided to blog about his experiences dealing with his ex-wife on a site called ThePsychoExWife.com. His ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2011 By Law Offices of Brian D Perskin
The Law Offices of Brian D Perskin has compiled some recent news stories regarding family law issues such as divorce and custody. Each entry contains a title, one line summary and link to the full ...
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Posted on May 10, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
Division of Intellectual Property Rights in Divorce Most divorces focus on the division of property, cash, retirement plans and possible high value asset items, but these are all tangible assets. ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
In a recent divorce case, Parnes v. Parnes , 80 A.D.3d 948, 915 N.Y.S.2d 345, 2011 Slip Op. 00136 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 3rd Dept. 2011), it was held that a husband's carelessness with his email ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
As a sign of US Economic recovery, data released on an online divorce service, DivorceToday.com, indicates that there were more divorce filings in 2010 than 2009. During times of recession, people ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
Before the days of No Fault Divorce in New York, a warring Brooklyn couple was ordered to erect a wall in their home to divide the feuding couple, as neither of them would move out and there were ...
Continue reading "War of the Brownstone in Borough Park: A $500 Wall and Millions in Legal Fees" »
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Blogs has become fertile ground for evidence to be used in a NYC divorce case. These social media sites can be used effectively in litigation, with people ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
The latest CNBC show divorce wars that aired last week can provide us all with many valuable lessons about the rules of divorce that now apply to the 1 million marriages that are dissolved in the US ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By New York Divorce Attorney
As if the Charlie Sheen controversies were going to simmer down, a stay-away order against the "Two and a Half Men" star removed his two sons from his home. His ex-wife obtained the court ordered ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Brian Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By Brian Perskin
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 ...
Continue reading "Judge Rejects Divorce Based on Insufficient Grounds: How New No-Fault Divorce Bill Would Have Made a Difference" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2010 By Brian D. Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2010 By Brian Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2010 By Brian Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 By Brian Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Brian D. Perskin
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 ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By
In the case below from the New York Court of Appeals, the court finds no "egregious fault" in a case where a woman gave birth to a child of her paramour and lied to her husband about it for three ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2010 By Brian D. Perskin
In the decision below the court found that a husband hiring a private investigator to follow the wife and document her proclivities did not constitute harassment. The husband had a legitimate right to ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
New Rule In Divorce Actions Recently a new rule has gone into effect for matrimonial cases. Starting September 1, 2009 automatic orders will now go into effect whenever someone is served with both a ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
Recently a new rule has gone into effect for matrimonial cases. Starting September 1, 2009 automatic orders will now go into effect whenever someone is served with both a summons and a copy of the ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
The evolution of Same-Sex Marriage has been a complicated process. Same-Sex Marriage is now legal in some of New York's closest neighbors: Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire as well as ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
With such a limited number of Judges involved in Matrimonial law, Judge shopping is a serious concern. In a recent Suffolk County Court Decision, Justice Donald Blydenburg held that when it appeared a ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
When legislators and Judges craft laws and orders they often seek to make rules that are permanent and unchanging. The problem is that life is predictably unpredictable. So many divorce cases that ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 By Brian D. Perskin
Times are tough, our financial markets are in shambles, the auto industry is emerging from a historic bankruptcy, unemployment is high and home prices have collapsed. These tough times has also ...
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