New York modernized its divorce law in November of 2010. This was the first change in New York's divorce law since the 1960s. To obtain a divorce in New York, pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §170, "an action for divorce may be maintained by a husband or wife to procure a judgment divorcing the parties and dissolving the marriage on any of the … [Read more...]
Section 8 of the New York Family Court Act deals with Orders of Protection. An Order of Protection is a direction from a Family Court Judge that is designed to prevent harm to an individual. The person who ini...
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 ...
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. Legal...
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