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While New York requires a marriage license, marriages may still be recognized even in the absence of a such a license. Domestic Relations Laws (“DRL”) §13 requires a couple to obtain a marriage license prior to being married. The license must then be provided to the officiant who will perform the ceremony. However, DRL §25…
Continue ReadingMany couples in long-term relationships have heard that after a certain amount of time, you will be considered married. If you are a resident of New York, this is simply not true. The idea that a long-term relationship can become a marriage is rooted in the common law. While some states do recognize “common law…
Continue ReadingOn April 18, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would be issuing an executive order permitting New York residents to obtain a marriage license online and allowing clerks to perform marriage ceremonies via video conference. Each county within New York state has its own criteria for issuing a marriage license and may be…
Continue ReadingOver the past century, pandemics have been relegated to the realm of academia. However, the novel Coronavirus has brought some new practical complications to the forefront of everyday family life. Especially where families do not all reside in the same home. Prior to the present outbreak, child custody agreements and custody orders did not…
Continue ReadingIn New York, noncustodial parents responsible for child support payments or child support arrears may have child support payments deducted from their Unemployment Insurance Benefit, this is referred to as an intercept. As so many New Yorkers have had to file for unemployment in the early months of this year, it may come as…
Continue ReadingWhile downstate hasn’t fully opened for divorce matters, emergency matters are being heard. Source: Mary-Kate Olsen Is Requesting an Emergency Divorce | InStyle
Continue ReadingWith job losses mounting, the immediate fear is providing basic necessities for home. If you are paying child support, however, the worry is both paying for your own needs and paying support to your former partner and children. While you may choose to cut back your spending, you can’t simply reduce child support payments. If…
Continue ReadingFor some, divorce and separation follows a parent’s change in sexual orientation. While some parents may argue that a change in sexual orientation should be hidden from the children. Or, that a change in sexual orientation should form the basis to change custody. In New York, a parent’s sexual orientation should not be considered as…
Continue ReadingThere are many reasons why parents separate. Sometimes, parents separate because they hold different religious beliefs. At other times, parents hold the same religious beliefs at the time of the divorce or separation but change their beliefs over time. When parents are very religious, they may include a clause in an agreement requiring a specified…
Continue ReadingSection 236 of the Domestic Relations Law was amended in 2016 to provide that retirement is a basis to modify an award of spousal maintenance. The text of the bill can be found here. Critically, voluntary retirement is only a basis to modify spousal maintenance when the award of spousal maintenance was set by a…
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