Legal Articles, Divorce

Prior Separation Agreement Subject to Court Review

Blog post about how a separation agreement is subject to court review before a binding judgement for legal separation will be granted.

Court May Consider Property Depreciation For Alimony Award

Blog post about how courts may consider the depreciation in value of property when granting an award of alimony.

Notice by Publication Adequate for NY Divorce Judgment

Blog post about what constitutes reasonable "notice" in serving divorce papers to a spouse.

CT Courts Limit Considerations for Prior Support Modification

Blog post about a case that involved a question of whether an ex-husband's increased income could be considered in a request to modify alimony.

Alimony Award of Intellectual Property Shares Ruled Improper Double Dipping

Blog post about a court that mistakenly awarded a woman a large share of her ex-husband's intellectual property and value from his unsold books.

Attorney for Divorced Couples’ Child Granted Judicial Immunity

Blog post about the legal protection for the attorneys of minor children of divorced parents.

The Difficulties in Calculating Alimony For Corporate Income

Blog post about the difficulty of calculating alimony payments when the main source of income of the payor comes from the assets of his closely held corporation.

Court Error Found Harmless in Support Appeal

Blog post about a modification of child support payments.

Wife Awarded $500 Month For Contribution to Business

Blog post about a divorce where the wife was awarded $500 per month from her ex-husband for her contributions to the ex-husband's business.

Court Overlooks Fault; Returns Engagement Ring to Owner

Blog post about a man who was able to recover the engagement ring he gave to his fiancee after he broke off the engagement.

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