New York Family Law Blog

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...

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has recently confirmed that she is now engaged to her adoptive brother Nick Gordon.  Many people will question whether such a marriage is legal or...

The marriage of famous celebrity couple, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, appears to be coming to an end as Holmes recently filed for divorce in New York.    The decision to file in New York has many people puzzled...

Until 2010, New York did not allow "no-fault" divorce. This meant that one spouse had to prove grounds for divorce. In 2010, the New York State legislature added "irretrievable breakdown" to the list of grounds for divorce....

In response to the divorce petition filed by Kim Kardashian, on December 1, 2011, the lawyer for Kris Humphries filed his response and included a request for a declaration of "nullity of marriage" or what is commonly known as...