The Upstate New York Divorce Law Blog

Facebook is a Trap for Litigants

December 2nd, 2012|

Facebook is a trap for people involved in domestic relations litigation. If you are getting divorced or litigating in Family Court you should stay off of Facebook. At the least, you should not post [Read More]

Pre-Nuptial Agreements

October 1st, 2012|

Pre-nuptial agreements are not just for the rich and famous. Today more people are marrying for the first time at an older age. There are more second and third marriages because of high divorce [Read More]

Imputing Income Based Upon Gifts

September 29th, 2012|

According to New York law, a Court has the discretion to impute income to a parent where the parent received money, goods or services from a relative or friend. For example, a Court may [Read More]

Facebook as a Source of Information

September 27th, 2012|

If you cannot stay off of Facebook while you are involved in a domestic relations legal matter you should not post anything on Facebook. If you have to post something, at the very least [Read More]

What is the Collaborative Divorce Process?

September 26th, 2012|

The Collaborative Divorce Process is a cooperative process in which a separating or divorcing couple, with the assistance of their attorneys, work together to negotiate the best outcome for both parties and their children. [Read More]

Welcome Aboard!

September 26th, 2012|

Welcome to my blog. Here we will discuss domestic relations matters as they present themselves in upstate New York. Not that divorce or custody cases here are very different than those down state or [Read More]