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Corporal punishment used to be a commonplace form of disciplining children at home and school. Today, there are widely divergent views on the subject, and parents often take opposite positions. An “anti-spanking” parent fears emotional harm to the child, while the...

Divorce can be stressful on many levels. When you are preparing to file for divorce, the last thing you need is anxiety about part of your family inheritance going to your spouse. As an equitable distribution state, New York allows for separate property to be kept by each spouse following divorce....

Umpires are supposed to call balls and strikes consistently for both teams. Referees should throw penalty flags without thinking about which side will benefit. So, too, judges in family court should apply the law evenly and examine evidence without prejudice. Unfortunately, none of these arbiters...

Academy award-winning actress Halle Berry has been involved in a very public child support battle for nearly a decade. The mother of two children from different fathers, Berry is court-ordered to pay child support to Gabriel Aubry, the father of her daughter Nahla, and possibly also French actor...

Divorces, like relationships, can be complicated. Couples who may be set on divorce one day might rethink their decision the next. When spouses aren’t sure if they’re ready to move forward, it is possible to put a divorce on hold.
New York courts do not put a deadline on a divorce...

Most people know what a prenuptial agreement is, but do you know it’s also possible to get a postnuptial agreement?
In both prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, the objective is to establish what happens if the parties get a legal separation or a divorce. Both can cover a wide range...

Emotional outbursts, insults, and name-calling are not unusual in a divorce. Parties are likely to exaggerate each other’s misconduct and character flaws. One spouse might even threaten to “tell the world” about horrible misdeeds, insufferable conduct, and gross habits. As divorce...

Mental illness can be devastating not only for the person experiencing it but for their loved ones as well. For a spouse, the stress and difficulty of coping with erratic mood swings and shocking or dangerous behavior from a partner with mental illness can easily become unbearable. It’s no...

Marriages may not always last, but supporting children until they reach legal adulthood is not an option. Laws in the U.S. make it clear that if you have children, you are obligated to provide for their food, shelter, healthcare, and education while they are minors. When you get a divorce and have...

Once a married couple has decided on divorce, it’s customary for one spouse to move out of the family home. This may be beneficial in reducing tensions in the household, and in extreme cases, necessary to ensure the safety of one partner and their children. But acquiescing to this custom...