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...
Self-absorbed, uncaring, controlling and manipulative...These are some of the most common traits of a narcissistic personality.If you are preparing to divorce such an individual, it's essential to have a sound strategy in place. Your divorce is likely to be more...
Many New Yorkers pursue higher education in order to achieve their dreams and to enter careers that they find fulfilling. Though jobs that require advanced degrees often provide individuals with higher than average compensation packages, they also often force...
Many marriages experience periods of calm and periods of challenge. For some people, getting through tough times strengthens a marital relationship and recommits the partners to each other in the future. For others, problems between spouses can become major issues,...
You need to make rational decisions now, even if you seem overwhelmed by emotion.Scientists who study the brain now say that emotions are the overlay in which our rational brain tries to function. Integrating emotion is vital to our overall mental health.In other...
Getting divorced raises many basic questions. One of those is where you will live.To be sure, sometimes couples become emotionally if not physically separated while still sharing a residence. But eventually, it is necessary to spit one household into two.What do you...
Some marriages end because of a singular event. Others end slowly and erode away over time. In New York, there seven bases on which couples may focus their divorce petitions, one of which is no-fault divorce. No-fault divorce involves the irretrievable breakdown of a...
The most obvious example of fidelity in a marriage is undeniably sexual fidelity. By any definition, an extramarital affair involves unfaithfulness.But what about financial infidelity? In this post, we will explore what that is and how it can impact a...
Divorces are stressful even when they are amicable. New Yorkers who choose to end their marriage often bring upon themselves months of negotiations over important pieces of their lives, including but not limited to the custody and support of their kids and the...
If you didn't grow up online, you have to admit the world has changed.Not much more than a decade ago, "social media" probably meant watching television or videos with friends or family. But now Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other platforms proliferate. It's...
