While courts in New York and other states usually believe it is best for both parents to have contact with a child or children after a divorce, many observers feel that switching between homes can be stressful for the children involved. However, a recently-published...
Month: April 2015
Incarceration and child support
New York parents who are involved in child support disputes may wonder about the usefulness of incarceration as a penalty for failure to meet support obligations. While some media outlets suggest that imprisonment is an effective incentive for individuals who have the...
Beneficiary designations and the divorce process
People who are going through a divorce in New York often have a host of paperwork to manage, but one thing that is sometimes forgotten is a change in beneficiary designations on life insurance policies, retirement accounts, and other investment vehicles. In many...
Enforcing visitation time in a child custody order
After a New York judge has issued a child custody order, the parents involved are expected to follow the order. Failure to comply with a child custody order could result in a parent having to pay fines and compensation to the other parent. In some cases, the child...
Divorcing after 50 and retirement
As the baby boomer generation hits and surpasses age 50, an increasing number are choosing to divorce in New York as well as across the rest of the country. For this age group, an important consideration is how their divorces might affect their retirement accounts,...