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Recent New York Family Law Cases

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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"The Psycho Ex Wife" Website and Custody

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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Top Divorce Posts Week of August 12, 2011

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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Divorce Settlements Never Sleep

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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Client Attorney Privilege Not Waived after Husband's Email Carelessness

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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Economic Recovery Boosts Divorce Rates

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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War of the Brownstone in Borough Park: A $500 Wall and Millions in Legal Fees

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 ...
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NYC Divorce - Why Social Media Can Be Detrimental to Your Case

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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What We Can Learn From CNBC's Divorce Wars

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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Charlie Sheen’s Children Removed by Court Order

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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LA Dodgers Dealing with Divorce

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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Judge Rejects Divorce Based on Insufficient Grounds: How New No-Fault Divorce Bill Would Have Made a Difference

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 ...
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No Fault Divorce is Moving Forward

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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Mother Jailed for Interfering with Father's Visitation Rights

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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Late-Life Divorce: Al and Tipper Gore

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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Facebook Profiles Swaying Divorce Cases

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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Irreconcilable Differences Nearing Reconciliation in New York

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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Discovery Denied

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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Have a Divorce Pending? Hire a Private Investigator Says the Court!!!

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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New Rule In Divorce Actions

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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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 summons and a copy of the ...
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Same Sex Marriage....and Divorce

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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Shopping for Judges

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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Ageements and Uncertainty

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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The Recession Hits Divorce

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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