New York Family Law Blog

Who Keeps the Engagement Ring in New York? Ah, love is in the air! You’ve found your soulmate, and after careful consideration, you’ve decided to take the next step and propose. But as the excitement of your...

Most divorce actions proceed to resolution and, ultimately the legal dissolution of the marriage by way of a Judgment of Divorce. In New York State, as in other jurisdictions, parties seeking divorce may wonder if it’s...

Without fail, a divorce is always a difficult process.  In New York, marital property is divided by way of “equitable distribution” – the law governing the division of assets and liabilities during divorce...

Distribution of Student Loan Debt in New York Divorce Divorce is always a difficult and emotionally stressful endeavor, especially when it comes to dividing assets and liabilities. In New York State, equitable distribution...

What is Coercive Control? There has been an increasing demand for more New York divorce courts to apply a broader definition of domestic violence – one that includes the well-established concept of coercive control....