Prenuptial agreements are not for everyone. The only individuals eligible for prenuptial agreements are people getting married. Seriously though, who needs a prenuptial agreement and why would you really want one? Prenuptial Agreements deal with issues such as assets accumulated during the marriage, professional licenses and spousal … [Read more...]
Same Sex Marriage Comes to New York
On Friday, June 24, 2011, New York became the largest state in the country to allow lesbian and gay couples to marry. It was questionable, up to the last minute, as to whether this law would pass the New York State Senate. In the final moments, four Republican majority members joined all but one Democrat and voted in support of the gay rights … [Read more...]
Long Island Lawyer’s Adoption Scam
Kevin Cohen, Esq., was an attorney on Long Island. He was recently found guilty of stealing in excess of $300,000 from families he represented. He had promised these families to help them adopt children. Unfortunately, the children did not exist. Mr. Cohen was found guilty of 37 counts, including 16 counts of second-degree grand larceny, 11 … [Read more...]
May/December Romance Needs a Pre-Nuptial
Aging movie stars often have relationships with young beautiful women. There are many examples of these "May/December" relationships. Michael Douglas, age 65, is married to the beautiful Catherine Zetta Jones, age 40. Lorenzo Lamas, age 52 is engaged to be married to Shawna Craig, age 23. Bruce Willis, who was formerly married to Demi Moore, is 54. … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Post-Marriage Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
Reports have been circulating the past few days that Tiger Woods has been in negotiation with his wife Elin to "update" the pre-nuptial agreement to induce her to stay in the marriage after news of several of his extra-marital affairs became public. Originally, the couple's pre-nuptial agreement, signed in October of 2004, stipulated that Ms. … [Read more...]
