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Jul 19 WHICH PARENT GETS DECISION MAKING IN A CUSTODY DISPUTE

A recent case decided in the Appellate Division Second Department makes clear that in custody litigation, the court can award sole ...

Jun 07 Agreements to Sell Marital Property While Action is Being Litigated

The cases are numerous in holding that a court may not order the sale of the marital residence, or for that matter, other marital ...

May 29 Court Awards Marital Residence to One Spouse

It has long been the law in New York that equitable distribution (the division of marital assets by the court) does not equate to ...

Jun 28 Court of Apppeals Permits Wife to Retain Funds from Husband's Ponzi Scheme

In a landmark case by the state's highest appellate court, the Court of Appeals, decided that in innocent spouse who had no ...

Dec 07 Filing an Appeal

The decision whether to take an appeal, whether it is of right, or whether it is necessary for your lawyer to petition one of the ...

Mar 27 Post Nuptial Agreement Set Aside

A recent case in New York, Petrakis v. Petrakis, permitted a prenuptial agreement to be set aside on the basis of the husband's ...