Last week, the New York State Law Revision Commission released their “Final Report on Maintenance Awards in Divorce Proceedings.” The report was originally scheduled to be released in December 2011 but had been delayed...
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50 years ago today, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). In this landmark case, the Court unanimously ruled: The right of an indigent defendant in a criminal trial...
Kim Kardashian Pregnant – What Does it Mean for the Divorce?
December 31, 2012
Kanye West announced that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian is pregnant with their child. Kardashian married Kris Humphries in 2011 and the two remain married. Many are now asking if this pregnancy is going to effect the divorce...
NY Appellate Court Says No Trial in Irretrievable Breakdown Divorce
December 10, 2012
In 2010, New York amended the Domestic Relations Law to include “irretrievable breakdown” of the marital relationship as grounds for divorce. Since the statute was passed, many have questioned whether a trial is...
According to the New York Times, Mexico City politicians recently proposed legislation that would allow for renewable short-term marriage licenses for periods as short as two years. Instead of requiring a spouse to seek a...