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New Domestic Relations Law Protects Smart Women in 2016

In 1985 the New York Court of Appeals started a case called “O’Brien v. O’Brien” this case has a “progeny” of cases that further define it and solidify it. The case stands for the proposition that “an interest in an professional career is marital property which can be represented by direct or indirect contribution (even… Read More »

The Valuation of Academic Degrees in a Divorce

In a December 23, 2012 article in the Wall Street Journal, reporter Sophia Hollander writes about how New York State considers a license or professional degree acquired during a marriage to be property that is to be divided between spouses in a divorce. The original idea behind the law, when it was drafted decades ago,… Read More »