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While many attorneys and clients are aware of basic financial issues that must be in almost every divorce agreement – alimony, child support, equitable distribution – there are certain financial components that should not be...more
This will not be a political piece. There are enough of those. But as just about everyone knows, on July 1 the New York attorney general and district attorney indicted both the Trump Organization and its chief financial...more
When couples decide to end a marriage, the process involves division of the good (the assets) the bad (the liabilities) and the ugly (liabilities that exceed assets). Hearing officers whom we have spoken with report that they...more
In a recent decision, the appellate division has addressed the proper procedure for adjudicating a parent’s request to eliminate his obligation to pay child support and for college, when there is a question of whether the...more
A recent Appellate Division case reminds us of the potential pitfalls of negotiating contingent issues in property settlement agreements, specifically as it relates to contribution to future college costs of children born of...more
Beth Anne and Mark Weber were married and produced two children, one in 1984 and another in 1994. In their 1999 divorce, they formed a Property Settlement Agreement containing provisions that they would share equally the...more
In North Carolina, a court considering a parent's child support obligation initially consults the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines (the "Guidelines"). The Guidelines contain an objective formula that sets child...more