In 2010, New York State passed legislation providing no fault divorce and also created a formulaic system for determining awards of temporary maintenance (alimony). The formula was intended to create uniformity in...
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Long Island Native Flavor Flav is facing the possibility of being sent to jail after failing to pay over $111,000 in child support according to the New York Daily News. Angie Parker, the mother of three of Flavor Flav’s...
Grounds for Divorce in New York
May 22, 2012
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....
The "Gender Gap" may be diminishing. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is reporting that many attorneys say that they have seen an increase in the number of women paying child support and alimony (or maintenance as...
WSJ Article about “No-Fault” Divorce in New York
May 16, 2012
Sophia Hollander of the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article about New York's "No Fault" divorce law which now allows a spouse to seek and obtain a divorce without claiming or proving "grounds." In the...