Divorce can become financially complicated when property, investments, businesses, debts, and shared accounts enter the conversation. Protecting yourself requires careful planning before making major financial decisions. You may feel tempted to settle quickly just because everything feels overwhelming. However, rushing can create financial problems … [Read more...]
What Happens to Child Support When a Parent Can No Longer Work?
Child support payments are the means by which a custodial parent is able to manage the expenses of raising their child. Such expenses often include housing, food, clothing, extracurricular activities, and so on. Meeting all of these is only possible with a steady income source. If a parent is suddenly unable to work, perhaps due to an unexpected … [Read more...]
Are Personal Injury Settlements Marital Property in a Divorce?
Here’s a hypothetical scenario for you to imagine: You have spent months recovering from an injury, watched your bills pile up, even as your daily life looked unrecognizable. One consolation was the claim settlement for personal injury that helped address the consequences of the life-altering event. On that note, consider that MetLife’s 2025 … [Read more...]
Family Court Orders of Protection
Section 8 of the New York Family Court Act deals with Orders of Protection. An Order of Protection is an Order from a Family Court Judge that is designed to prevent harm to an individual. The person who initiates a case for an Order of Protection must allege the other individual has committed inappropriate conduct or harmful acts. The person who … [Read more...]
Child Custody Decisions
The basis for determining child custody is what is in the child’s best interests. This standard makes the child’s welfare the primary determining factor in child custody cases. Judges will look into who is involved primarily in the raising of the child: Who has participated in the child’s school work, Who takes the child to the doctors, … [Read more...]
PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS: THEY MUST BE ENFORCEABLE
The use of pre-nuptial agreements is becoming more widely accepted. People use pre-nuptial agreements often in second marriages or when the parties going into the marriage have unequal financial assets. Legally Binding Contracts A pre-nuptial agreement is a legally binding contract. However, it does not become legally binding until it is … [Read more...]
Custody, Child Support Parenting Time (Visitation)
Since both parents are parents, visitation has now been replaced with the term parenting time. Non-residential parenting time favors a very liberal parenting time schedule for the non-residential custodial parent. The minimum visitation time is every other weekend, every other holiday, access on Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, depending whether … [Read more...]
Class Action Against ACS Coercive tactics vs. Unlawful Home Searches
On February 21, 2024 a class action was brought against the Administration for Children Services (ACS). The allegations were that ACS has used widespread coercive tactics to enter and search thousands of families' homes on a yearly basis in violation of these families' rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Home … [Read more...]
Factors Of What Are Considered To Be In The Child’s Best Interests
In custody cases courts as a general standard refer to as the best interests of the child as a significant factor as to which parent should be the residential custodial parent of the child. Courts look into the existing relationship the child has with the parents and which parent has the child been living with. If the child has been living with … [Read more...]
5 FinTech Strategies for Regulatory Compliance
Financial Technology (FinTech) has revolutionized money management, from mobile banking and online lending to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Its rapid growth and widespread adoption have reshaped financial services, offering unprecedented convenience and efficiency. However, FinTech companies aren't without inherent risks. These include … [Read more...]
