Alpine skiing veteran Bode Miller has garnered headlines lately that have little to do with downhill racing. In a case playing out on both coasts, the custodial setting of the son of Mr. Miller and an ex-girlfriend has provoked heated discussion about parental rights. In addition to a high-profile quest for Olympic gold at Sochi, Olympic champion Bode Miller seeks…
If you’ve visited a few attorneys’ websites, chances are you’ve run across bright red and yellow badges claiming certain lawyers have been rated a ‘Super Lawyer.’ The icon may invoke a mental image of a lawyer in a bright red cape soaring into the courtroom, tipping the scales of justice in their clients’ favors. Sounds impressive, right? What you probably…
Attorneys, court personnel and those who have gone through divorce understand the sometimes terribly acrimony and fear felt by parents during the divorce process. A tragedy in December revealed the instability of one father distraught over a conflicted custody matter. A native of the Ukraine, Dmitriy Kanarikov, 35, lived in Brooklyn and worked as a systems analyst for TIAA-CREF. Just…
In the past year, Bitcoin has become a household word. If heading for divorce, should you care about alternative currencies? During 2013, the United States Senate began an investigation into the value and theory of alternative currencies like Bitcoin. Despite wild fluctuations in price, an agent for the Secret Service testified at a November hearing before the Senate “[t]here are…
It is common story. Two people in a relationship each enjoy a career, and the attendant earnings and benefits, until children are born. One partner quits work to care for the children and home on the understanding that the income and benefits of the working partner will be shared. If the couple is married, state law protects the financial rights…
It has been a tough couple of years for 82-year-old Rupert Murdoch. The Chairman of News Corporation continues to endure fallout from a British investigation following a hacking scandal. At present, editor Rebekah Brooks — a Murdoch favorite — remains on trial for conspiracy. Closer to home, Mr. Murdoch filed to divorce his wife of 14 years, apparently taking Ms.…
With the roll-out of the health insurance marketplace provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the government aims to provide better health insurance options across the board. For couples considering divorce, the viability of individual health insurance may remove an obstacle to divorce. In the United States, a large number of women are carried on the employment-based health insurance plans…
The field of family law is dynamic. Although divorce remains the dissolution of legal relationship between two partners, the definition of assets, the marital estate and the standard of equitable distribution among parties continues to evolve. A recent article in the New York Times describes a New Jersey divorce matter where counsel for a 38-year old woman is requesting her…
Sometimes the measure of how a couple copes during marriage is a good indicator of how they might handle divorce. A recent British survey looked at questionable spending habits and the impact on a marriage — how does that play out in divorce? In October, the Mail Online reported the results of a survey conducted by a price comparison website…
Despite the ongoing instability of the federal government, small economic improvements are taking hold in communities across New York and the United States. If household incomes increase, is it likely the divorce rate is going up, too? In 2012, the Pew Research Center suggested trends occur during recessionary times, including: Tendency for a drop in birth rate Move toward cohabitation…