“The Big Bang Theory” and “Flight Attendant” star Kaley Cuoco has divorced her husband of three years. The couple made the news official on Instagram, sharing: "We have made this decision together through an immense amount of respect and consideration for one another...
Year: 2021
New tax credits join divorce negotiations
Couples ending their marriage must deal with numerous personal and financial matters during their negotiations. Recent enhanced tax benefits may be worth thousands of dollars for eligible families and complicate divorce cases. Changing tax picture The recent $1.9...
How do courts equitably divide marital property in a divorce?
The state of New York uses equitable distribution to divide a divorcing couple’s assets during a divorce. In other words, courts will evaluate how to divide the marital property fairly and equitably between the soon to be ex-spouses. However, it is important to...
Five ways to make getting through your divorce easier
If you’re readying yourself for divorce, then there’s a lot of change on the horizon. We know this can be stressful and sometimes downright frightening. You might be worried about how your divorce will affect your relationship with your children, how your financial...
How is a business owner protected during divorce?
Marriage should be an opportunity for two people to create a future full of promise and hope. For the pragmatic New York State business owner, however, prosperity may lie in the protections that a solid marriage agreement can offer. Keeping business separate from...
Divorce over 50 has unique challenges with property division
For New Yorkers over 50 whose marriage is struggling and divorce is on the table, there are different concerns that there would be for younger people who are just starting out in their adult life. With these cases – a so-called “gray” divorce – certain factors come to...
Stay-at-home parents have options in a divorce
As many marriages have transitioned to two-income households, many marriages still have the more “traditional” marriage, where one spouse handles the financial responsibilities and the other the domestic responsibilities. While this can be an efficient way to run a...
Choosing a peaceful alternative to litigated divorce
When couples go through a divorce, everyone suffers. The sense of normalcy that forms the bedrock of family life disappears for everyone involved, and this can be especially traumatizing to the children. A stressful litigated divorce heightens the tension that already...
Child custody, mediation and dealing with holiday visitation
As the summer approaches in New York, parents will prepare for vacations and leisure activities with their children. This is complicated after a divorce and child custody and visitation can be in dispute. Since the past year-plus has been so difficult in general with...
Divorce and the 2021 child tax credit
Many parents in Westchester County are eagerly anticipating the federal child tax credit payments that are due to start in mid-July. But for divorced parents the child tax credit can be a thorny issue. What is the American Rescue Plan Act? The American Rescue Plan Act...