Suffolk County Divorce Blog
Posted on Nov 10, 2014
By Jane K. Cristal
Read Jane K. Cristal's article that is featured in the New York Law Journal for assistance knowing how to protect your separate property during marriage and divorce. In an article that she ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a phenomenon that occurs when a child expresses an unreasonably strong dislike of one parent—usually in the aftermath of a contentious divorce. These ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
Here's a situation that occurs every now and then—one spouse may choose to tape-record another spouse when the two individuals are in an argument. There are many reasons that may underwrite ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
It is easy for children's concerns and wishes to become lost in the chaos of child custody and visitation disputes. For this reason, the Attorney for the Child (AFC) serves the purpose of ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
For the purposes of child support, a child may become emancipated in one of three ways. According to the Child Support Standards Act, a child becomes legally emancipated once they have reached the age ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
It may come as no surprise that allegations of domestic violence could have a significant impact on the dynamics of one's divorce proceedings. More specifically, the presence of domestic violence ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2014
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
When left up to the court, a child support award will be based on a statutory formula, which is spelled out in the Child Support Standard Act (CSSA). Unless the resulting amount is found to be unjust ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2013
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
The valuation of real estate in divorce demands that a thorough and extensive due diligence is conducted, far beyond merely accepting a statement of net worth. In a recent case, Etzion v. Etzion, this ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2013
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
When the stock of a family-owned business is valued in marital property division, it is imperative that the due diligence conducted is thorough. Business interests that appear to have little or no ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2013
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
A divorce action is concluded with a marital agreement in place. This agreement includes a provision governing the payment of child support from one parent to the other. The child support obligations ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2012
By Jane K. Cristal, P.C.
The general rule is that marital property is subject to Equitable Distribution where separate property is not. Separate property includes property "acquired before marriage or property acquired ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2012
By Jane K. Cristal, P.C.
In today's economy, where so many people have lost their livelihood or have been accepting jobs for lesser pay, courts are put to the task of arriving at a fair determination of what a party's ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
Routinely, spouses file joint tax returns in an effort to maximize tax savings. Additionally, it is quite common for a spouse to knowingly under-report income and for the other spouse, who may know of ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012
By Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
Domestic Relations Law §240(1-b)(c)(7) and Family Court Act §413 confer upon the Court the "authority to direct a parent to contribute to a child's private college education, even ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2012
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
The "Low Income Support Obligation and Performance Improvement Act" amended the provisions of the Domestic Relations Law and Family Court Act with regard to modification of child support ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012
By Suffolk County Divorce Attorney
An action brought by a party alleging breach of a Marital Agreement is governed by a 6 year statute of limitation period. So, for example, if one spouse, pursuant to an Agreement, is to pay over ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012
By Jane K. Cristal, P.C.
Our attorneys are pleased to announce the lanuch of our Suffolk County Divorce Blog.
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