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How Is Child Support Calculated in a New York Divorce?

How Is Child Support Calculated in a New York Divorce? A divorce can be difficult for all members of a family, but it can be especially hard on children. Although they will typically still see both parents, one parent may have sole custody, while the other parent will have visitation rights. In New York, child Read More

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What Are the Benefits of Establishing Paternity in New York?

What Are the Benefits of Establishing Paternity in New York? Establishing paternity, or fatherhood, refers to the process of determining the legal father of a child. When a child is born to unwed parents, the child has no “legal” father. This means that even if a mother knows who the birth father is, if a Read More

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How Long Does Spousal Support Last After a New York Divorce?

How Long Does Spousal Support Last After a New York Divorce? The end of a marriage often signifies more than just the loss of a long-term relationship. For some people, a divorce can be devastating both emotionally and financially. This is especially true in cases where one spouse earned a significantly higher income than the Read More

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Where Should I Look For Hidden Assets During My New York Divorce?

Where Should I Look For Hidden Assets During My New York Divorce? Going through a divorce can be emotionally draining for everyone involved, especially if you and your spouse are not ending your marriage on amicable terms. Each step in the divorce process can bring on its own set of challenges. The division of marital Read More

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What Is the Difference Between Open and Closed Adoptions in New York?

What Is the Difference Between Open and Closed Adoptions in New York? There are many children who need loving homes and many people who are unable to have biological children of their own. Approximately 140,000 children are adopted by American families each year, and this allows parents to provide a home to children who need Read More

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Should I Take a Parenting Class During My New York Divorce?

Should I Take a Parenting Class During My New York Divorce? Some divorce proceedings are considered “high conflict” due to hostile feelings experienced by one or both spouses, or if one parent has a substance abuse problem, which most likely caused the divorce in the first place. Child custody is one of the main issues Read More

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How Is Child Custody Determined in a New York Divorce?

How Is Child Custody Determined in a New York Divorce? A divorce can be difficult for everyone involved, including not just the divorcing spouses themselves, but other family members, including any children they share. For divorcing parents, child custody is often one of the most important and contentious issues that must be resolved as they Read More

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What Is a Postnuptial Agreement in New York?

What Is a Postnuptial Agreement in New York? In recent years, prenuptial agreements have largely shed their stigma, as many couples have realized the value and reason behind planning for certain issues that often arise in divorce. By discussing these matters rationally when a couple’s relationship is in a good place, it can prevent contentious Read More

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How to Make Divorce Less Difficult

How to Make Divorce Less Difficult Around 20 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce within five years, and over 40 percent end prematurely within two decades. Despite divorce being common for multiple generations of Americans, the potential severe emotional impact on spouses and their children remains unchanged. If you are about Read More

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How Is a Contested Divorce Handled in New York?

How Is a Contested Divorce Handled in New York? There is no disputing the emotional and contentious nature of divorce. Sometimes, the feelings and disagreements involved make it impossible for spouses to effectively work together during the divorce process. In these cases – known as contested divorces– the court must often make the decisions couples Read More

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