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Residency Issues in New York Divorce

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Before you can obtain a divorce in New York, you or your spouse must meet residency requirements under Section 230 of the New York Domestic Laws.  This means that either you or your spouse must reside in the state at least two continuous years prior to filing for divorce. Or in the alternative, either you […]

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Crossing Borders/Custody and Visitation Rights

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Parents from different countries or residing outside the United States are presented with the challenge of custody and visitation rights when the parties divorce. If one parent is from another country or lives outside the United States, logistic issues as well as legal issues can be complex, especially if one parent wants to take the […]

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Marriage Rulings in the Courts

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There have been 65 victories for the freedom to marry since June 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the core of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in Windsor v. United States. Forty-one pro-marriage rulings have been issued in federal court, eighteen have been issued in state court, and five have been issued by a […]

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Establishing Habitual Residency Child Custody Cases

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When you marry a person from another country and then have children, establishing habitual residence may become an issue if one parent want custody of the child later and resides in a country outside the United States. Under the Hague Convention, a child can only be returned to the child’s habitual place of residence. In […]

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Parent Fails to Pay Child Support

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When a non-custodial parent fails to pay child support, this can create financial and emotional stress on the custodial parent who is relying on that financial support to take care of the child’s needs. While the custodial parent has the right to go to court to obtain an enforcement order, there are also several administrative […]

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Minimizing the Trauma of Divorce for Children

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Approximately one million children go through a parental divorce every year. But for these children, the trauma of the divorce begins way before the actual divorce takes place. These children have to live through parental disagreements and anger before the divorce process is initiated and in many cases, throughout the divorce process. The aggressive and […]

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