Custody and Taxes: Who Claims the Children? Each year, parents who are divorced or separated run into a common question: who gets to claim the children on their taxes? Whether you have been separated for years or you are faced with this question for the very first time, the introduction of the 2017 Tax Act […]
You’re Not Megan Markle and He’s Not Prince Harry (or Vice Versa): Even Though They Did Not, You Should Think About a Pre-Nuptial Agreement And not to put too fine a point on it, but this is not the United Kingdom, either. Pre-nuptial agreements are still relatively new to the UK, only recently enforced by […]
THREE NY PARENTS AWARDED “TRI-CUSTODY” OF SON A Long Island couple and a neighbor with whom they had a threesome have been granted “tri-custody” of their 10-year-old son in a groundbreaking ruling. Dawn and Michael Marano got married in 1994 and had a relatively conventional marriage until 2001, when they met their downstairs neighbor, Audria […]
Monkey Business and Copyright Law Naruto, a monkey living in Indonesia, took a selfie in 2011 with a human nature photographer’s camera which had been left unattended. Photographer David J. Slater configured the camera to the appropriate settings, and backed away to allow the monkeys, who had shown interest in his camera, to play, which […]
Establishing Paternity Most people have watched the show and heard the now catch phrase “you are not the Father”. It normally leads to one person running off the stage and the other person dancing in joy. But what does this really mean to the child. Establishing paternity is vital to healthy co-parenting. So you ask […]
What happens to the engagement ring? When it comes that time for a couple to begin the path towards marriage, the first step is the engagement ring. Depending on a person’s wealth, the ring can cost anywhere from a few months salary or less to the price of an entire house. Traditionally, an engagement ring […]
Treatment of Pets in Divorce: Family or Furniture? When a marriage ends, many people are confronted with the uncomfortable situation of deciding what to do with family pets. Even though many pet owners view their pet as a member of the family, animals are generally considered property under the law. As a result, judges can […]
If you’re a parent of a young child, Halloween can be one of the most stressful holidays of the year. Halloween falls on a different day each year, for many parents with Custody Orders don’t include Halloween as a holiday the result is often unpredictable because custody will be exercised by whomever would exercise custody […]
While I do not consider myself an electrician, I know that in order to turn on a light, I must first flip the switch. If I do this successfully, I am rewarded with light all around me. I do remember from an early lesson in school that this process is “completing the circuit.” If there […]
Many client ask us if a divorce is different when there is a business involved. The answer is that every divorce and/or custody matter is different. Within each profession there are unique attributes and common themes that need to be addressed in particular ways. We have represented countless clients with business interests. We also have […]
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