If you seek a non-confrontational approach to ending your marital relationship, mediation may be the route for you to take. Mediation is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which can be a very cost-effective and efficient manner of amicably working out divorce related issues. Mediation, Not Litigation Mediated divorces are not … [Read more...]
‘Genius’ Not Taken Into Account in Equitable Distribution
Judge Dregger, sitting in Manhattan Supreme Court, denied a very successful private equity firm executive from presenting evidence in a divorce case that he had "unique personality traits" prior to the marriage that allowed him to accumulate 450 million dollars in business assets during the thirty year term of his marriage. Justice Dregger, in her … [Read more...]
Immunity for Referees/Law Guardians in Family Court Proceedings
In the case of Wilson v. Wilson-Paulson, the wife was granted sole custody of the her daughter. After receiving custody of her daughter, she brought a subsequent proceeding in the family court. She alleged in this proceeding that the daughter's father had been involved in an attempted assault, aggravated harassment, had been stalking her and … [Read more...]
