Tag Archives: shared assets

On Appeal: Tax Fraud and Fairness

In a Supreme Court, Queens County matter, a recent ruling on an appeal was problematic for a wife who made contradictory claims about her marital estate.  In Morille-Hinds v Hinds, the judge was confronted with a couple who admittedly underreported their income on their tax returns. Throughout the marriage, the couple did not report the… Read More »

Unfriending: Who Gets the Virtual Goods?

The marital estate includes property, goods and debt accumulated by a couple during their marriage. In a New York divorce, those marital assets are divided equitably.  But what happens to assets in the digital domain? As a resource for evidence of over-the-top spending and other unsavory behavior of opposing parties, Facebook and other social media… Read More »