Imagine being divorced and not knowing it. Every morning you wake up next to your “spouse,” thinking you have the emotional and financial support that a marriage certificate implies. But it is all a lie perpetrated by your “husband” or “wife.”A New York woman says...
Month: January 2016
Divided retirement plan can keep you solvent after gray divorce
In a modern marriage, it is common for both spouses to work outside the home and contribute to the household income roughly equally. But this is not true in every marriage. Some couples have one spouse work as a homemaker and primary child-raiser, while the other...
Former stepfather ordered to pay child support
A court decision in Pennsylvania will not directly affect the law here in New York State, but it could influence a judge’s reasoning someday. At the very least, the outcome of this case could be food for thought for parents and stepparents in Buffalo.The Pennsylvania...
Can New Yorkers ‘undo’ their divorce later?
Divorce does not always mean the end of your relationship with your former husband or wife. Parents usually still have the obligation to maintain some level of communication and cooperation to successfully co-parent the kids. And, as we discussed in our Dec. 4 post,...
New Year’s, new beginnings
It's that time of year again. Couples who tried their best to make it through the holidays are now looking forward into 2016 with the plans to end their marriage. In fact, the divorce rate as a whole escalate in January throughout Buffalo and the rest of the nation....