The term 'gray divorce' refers to a marital dissolution that happens between people of an older age. Many New Yorkers who go through gray divorces have been married for 20, 30 or even 40 years. Though the technical aspects of ending a marriage later in life are...
Month: July 2016
Changes in spousal support laws: alimony harder to get
It's been about six months now since important changes in New York's alimony law took effect.Overall, the changes make spousal support harder to get. This is in keeping with nationwide trends, which increasingly view alimony as a temporary arrangement while an...
Know your rights as the payer of child support
Just recently this Oneida County family law blog provided a general overview of how some child support obligations may be terminated. Whether through emancipation or marriage, joining the military or reaching the age of majority, most support obligations end and...
How to determine the end of a child support obligation
Child support can become a parent's obligation either at the time of or after the parent's divorce from his marital partner or at a time after a child is born to an unmarried couple. Under New York law, children are generally entitled to receive financial support from...
My spouse filed for divorce. What do I do?
The decision to divorce may be a long time in the making for a New York couple or it may occur quickly after a divisive life event. When the decision to pursue the legal process is made, however, it generally begins with one of the marital partners filing a legal...
Child support can accrue even when parent is in prison
Child support is one of the most significant ways that a noncustodial parent can provide for his or her child. In New York, child support can be used to provide a child with important needs like housing or food, or for expenses related to the child's schooling,...