Many issues can arise after parties are divorced with regard to the filing of their income taxes. In the event you are divorced as of the end of the year you must file your taxes as either being head of household or as being single. If you had entered into a separation agreement you also may file as single or head of household. It should be … [Read more...]
Divorce in Saudi Arabia
My office has been representing clients in divorce cases for approximately 45 years. I recently became aware of how divorces proceed in Saudi Arabia. To protect women's rights the government of Saudi Arabia now allows women to be notified when they are divorced by text messages. Women in Saudi Arabia have very few rights. In Saudi Arabia a … [Read more...]
International Child Custody Issues: The Hague Convention
In cases where a child is removed from one country where he or she resided in and brought to another country, what can a parent do? Many countries are signatories to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction (hereinafter referred to as the "Hague Convention"). The Hague Convention is a multilateral treaty. It has been ratified … [Read more...]
Grandparents Visitation Case
A grandmother brought a visitation petition in the Family Court of Kings County before Judge Javier Vargas. The child's parents brought a motion to dismiss the grandmother's, Debbie's, application for visitation. They claimed Debbie had no right to bring this visitation proceeding because she only had sporadic contact with her grandson. They … [Read more...]
Hague Convention of International Child Abduction Petition Dismissed
An action was brought by Mohacsi in the United States District Court, before Judge William Kutz, who sits in a Federal Court located in the Eastern District of New York. The petitioner claimed under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction the court should return his four year old son named Nir to Hungary. He … [Read more...]
The Bezos Divorce
Jeff Bezos is considered to be the richest man in the world. He is estimated to have $137 billion in assets. He previously released a statement that he was separating from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos. The Bezos have 4 children together. It had been alleged that Jeff Bezos was having a relationship with another woman, Lauren Sanchez, a … [Read more...]
Amicable Divorce
Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, is getting divorced from his wife. The Bezos' seek to avoid fighting, arguing, anguish and other problems associated with a nasty, drawn out legal battle in a divorce. Is there a right way to get divorced and a wrong way? Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie are trying to do divorce the right way. So what … [Read more...]
Happy 4th of July 2019
Judge Finds Child’s Best Interests Are Served By Mother Being Allowed To Relocate
In a case before Judge Aija Tingling ,who sits in the Family Court of New York County, a mother brought a petition seeking to relocate with her child. The father opposed the mother's application. The mother claimed she was hoping to relocate to Miami, Florida. She claimed her family resided there. The father convinced her initially to stay and … [Read more...]
The International Child Abduction Remedies Act Under the Hague Convention
Proceedings under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act Hague Convention (hereinafter referred to as: “ICARA”) and ICARA are not the same as child custody cases. Applications under the Hague Convention and the ICARA are to force the return of a child to his or her “country of habitual residence”. The purpose is to allow the courts of … [Read more...]
