New York Family Law Blog

10 Tips from Celebrity Divorce Attorney Laura Wasser This weekend, the New York Times Magazine printed an article entitled “Power of 10 | The Secrets of an A-List Divorce Attorney.” The article lists...

Who can perform a marriage in New York?  Can an internet minister perform a marriage? New York Domestic Relations Law § 11 addresses the matter of “By whom a marriage must be solemnized.” The statute provides as...

  Today, the United States Supreme Court decided two landmark cases regarding same-sex marriage. The first case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, sought involved the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8. Proposition...

  New York’s Domestic Relations Law 230 provides the “residency requirements” that must be proven in order to obtain a divorce in New York. DRL 230 – Required residence of parties. An action to...

Sophia Hollander of the Wall Street Journal has written an article analyzing a new bill that would revise New York’s divorce laws. The bill seeks to overturn New York law that includes the value of a spouse’s...