Spousal maintenance varies considerably depending on your particular circumstances and those of your spouse. In divorces between two professionals with steady careers who haven’t had a long marriage, you may not have to pay spousal maintenance at all. In other situations, you may pay spousal maintenance until your spouse remarries, or reaches an income threshold […]
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Once you receive your final judgment from the court, you are a legally single person, and New York doesn’t require a waiting period before you can remarry. You’ll need to file your divorce judgment with your county clerk’s office, but once your divorce is final, you can remarry as soon as you like. Many people […]
You may be able to stop paying child support in some instances where a teenage child refuses to have a relationship with you. There are several caveats though – first, your child must be of employment age, and therefore, in the eyes of the court, able to support him or herself. Second, you’ll have to […]
An inability to locate a spouse to serve them with divorce papers typically means one of two things. In the first case, your spouse is actively avoiding being served in order to hold up the process and cause you trouble. When this is the situation, we suggest using a process server, who can document all […]
As experienced Rochester criminal defense lawyers, we have represented many individuals who have refused to submit to a breath, blood or urine test after being stopped for drinking and driving. Refusal to submit to a chemical test carries penalties aside from any other drinking and driving offenses charged and triggers a separate action by the […]
A Rochester driver who is stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs will, on almost all occasions, be requested to submit to a breath, blood or urine test to determine the amount of alcohol or drugs in his or her system. Under New York State law, a driver is required […]
In most cases, A Rochester driver arrested for Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol faces a traffic infraction, which is not a criminal offense and carries lesser penalties. For repeat drinking and driving offenders, however, the charge may be raised to a misdemeanor, which is considered a crime and will result in a criminal record. […]
Rochester drivers who are repeatedly caught driving after having consumed too much alcohol often face enhanced charges and additional penalties. This includes repeat offenders who have been drinking but are not considered intoxicated enough to actually be charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Normally, the offense of Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol is a traffic […]
For many divorcing couples, there’s no question that their children will be going to college. The only matter to be resolved, regardless of the age of the children, is how to pay for it. You and your spouse likely have a clear sense that your kids are college bound, so finding ways to build up […]
No, properties that were owned by one spouse before the marriage are considered separate property, and not subject to equitable distribution. That said, there are situations where you may have contributed substantial equity to a separate property and want compensation for those investments. Let’s say you paid for a new roof and a kitchen remodel […]