A prenuptial agreement can be very useful for prospective spouses who are concerned about protecting their financial interests if they get a divorce somewhere down the road. Accordingly, these contracts are becoming more commonplace, especially among younger people. However, there are situations where someone who signed a prenuptial document alleges that it should not be enforced for one or more…
When Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher recently went public with the fact that they had filed for divorce in 2023, it marked the latest instance of a celebrity couple that only announced their breakup long after it occurred. Other examples of this trend include Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied, Meryl Streep and Don Gummer, and Will and Jada Pinkett…
In her book, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, writer Lisa Niver discusses how she responded to her divorce by identifying 50 different challenges she wanted to tackle as she entered a new phase of her life. Some of the accomplishments that made her feel fearless were skydiving and learning how to salsa dance. Several items…
For numerous couples, one of the most exciting things about getting married is registering for gifts that will help furnish their new home. Future husbands and wives eagerly await gifts such as bed linens, towels and kitchenware that they hope to use for years to come. Of course, not every marriage lasts forever, and when divorce is the best option…
There are many types of outside pressures that can lead a married couple to divorce. Financial hardship, work-related stress and other factors often make it difficult for even loving spouses to stay connected. A child with autism or another type of developmental disability also has the potential to cause strain within a marital relationship. A recent study followed families of…
A survey conducted by Forbes magazine of more than 1,000 Americans during and after their divorces sheds light on the reasons why marriages break up and demonstrates that some things we commonly hear about divorce aren’t always true. For example, it is no longer the case that about half of marriages in this country end in divorce. Likewise, the notion…
Circumstances can change dramatically relatively quickly after a divorce is finalized. A major or even life-changing event can occur that makes it difficult for an ex-spouse to comply with the terms of their order. This can lead to additional litigation to determine if divorce arrangements should be enforced or modified. As a popular talk-show host, Wendy Williams was earning substantial…
Paying child support is a serious moral and legal obligation. In New York and elsewhere, governments use varied methods to compel parents to comply with orders mandating that they help meet the financial needs of their sons and daughters. Still, there are people who try to beat the system by collecting income under the table, failing to work and ducking…
Over the centuries, thousands of laws have been put on the books in New York State, reflecting the priorities of the time they were passed. While some of these strictures remain highly relevant, others no longer fit the culture. With so much other business to attend to, legislators frequently don’t make the effort to repeal statutes that have fallen out…
No one is too old to fall in love. Likewise, no one is too old to realize shortly after getting married that they’ve made a mistake and would be happier being single again. Even in situations where one spouse bested other suitors for their partner’s hand in marriage, sometimes the relationship just does not work. When “The Bachelor,” ABC’s long-running…