In 2010, New York became the last state in the country to pass a no-fault divorce law and eliminate the need for one partner to be held responsible for the end of the marriage.
A state commission tasked with reviewing a contentious aspect of New York's divorce reform laws is four months behind in delivering an expected report, raising concerns that lawmakers will have little time to address recommendations before ...
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Some ugly things can happen during the course of a divorce — and the problems can go on for years if your attorney is not well-versed in tax issues.
AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas Supreme Court wants to help financially strapped couples by offering them fill-in-the-blank legal forms they can use in divorce cases instead of hiring lawyers.
This weekend's event at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea won't feature wedding-dress designs, sample bouquets or cakes. Instead, attendees can expect panels and seminars with such titles as "Moving on After ...
For years, 51-year-old Dawn and her husband of two decades, Tim, had buried their differences over finances, child-rearing and religion. But when the last of the Wisconsin couple's three daughters was finishing high school in 2009, ...
When New York adopted no-fault divorce in 2010 after decades of failed attempts, lawyers and families praised legislators for eliminating the need for one of the bitterest elements of a divorce: assigning blame.
Dividing retirement plans in a divorce is never easy. When one spouse is in the military, it gets even harder. The issue affects millions of military couples for whom a pension is often their largest asset.
The Texas Supreme Court wants to help financially strapped couples by offering them fill-in-the-blank legal forms they can use in divorce cases instead of hiring lawyers.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his status to "married" Saturday and received over one million "likes" from his followers. But the site he founded isn't always so marriage-friendly. In fact, lawyers say the social network contributes ...
Advocates of no-fault divorce never intended the law's successful passage to be coupled with alimony reform. For decades, couples seeking a divorce in New York had to prove that one spouse had committed one of several serious ...
In most (some would say all) cases, couples calling it quits benefit from legal representation. But legal representation can be pricey, so the Texas Supreme Court is considering fill-in-the-blank legal forms people can use in divorce cases ...
A Nassau County judge dramatically reversed himself in a decision about divorce payments that had been cited by an independent commission as an example of flaws in legislation passed to reform New York's matrimonial laws.
At the recent annual meeting of medical-device maker Stryker Corp., Chairman William U. Parfet puzzled attendees when he began with a brief statement about former Chief Executive Stephen P. MacMillan, who was pushed out two months earlier.
Divorce researchers agree that gray divorce is on the rise. But the question of what the precise numbers are, and what's driving them, isn't black and white.
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