New York Divorce Lawyer Explains Spousal Maintenance Many times in my practice, I will often get asked as a New York Divorce Lawyer to explain spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance is a term that covers what clients will refer to alimony, spousal support or spousal maintenance. In New York, the proper term is spousal maintenance. Download Our…
Child Custody Child custody is often one of the more difficult issues that we address when undertaking the divorce process. We must have a provision for the custody of children 18 years or younger. Download Our Free Divorce Guide Now, children are not emancipated until they are 21 in New York but a court can…
Child Support In New York State, the non-custodial parent pays child support to the custodial parent. Now that issue gets a little sticky when we have parents who are sharing custody equally. Under New York case law, the non-custodial parent is the parent who earns more money however that does not mean that in every…