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In my last blog post I shared with you statistical data about the financial impact of divorce upon men and women and how it affects them differently.  I also mentioned that I would share with you how divorcing couples might fare better if they gather the totality of the circumstances.  While some couples may want [...]

In my last blog post, I shared briefly with you about a presentation I recently gave to inspire attorneys to think outside the box, to consider the totality of the circumstances affecting couples going through divorce.  I presented a series of tough questions that couples face when divorcing and I was about to share the [...]

    Divorce financially impacts men and women differently post-divorce.  One statistic I read indicated that more than half of single female headed households live below the poverty line and experience a dramatic drop in standard of living after divorce whereas men experience a small decline or a rise in standard of living. Surprising? On [...]

How does mediation work?  What can I expect?  Questions I typically hear from clients who come in to my office and want to find out whether mediation really can work for them and their family.  Can divorce really be amicable?  Can they really end their marriage without the lawyers or judges telling them what they [...]

In New York State, the division of marital property and debts in a divorce is referred to as “equitable distribution”. Equitable distribution is not necessarily an equal fifty-fifty split of the assets and debts. Sometimes equitable distribution will comprise of an equal division of assets and debts and sometimes it will be an unequal allocation [...]