These days, nearly every type of banking and financial institution account includes an online interface for account management. Your spouse will have to provide you with the passwords for things like bank accounts, retirement accounts, brokerages, investment accounts, and more. Many people handle their bill payments online, so you’ll also want to be able to…
In most instances, the non-custodial spouse is required to pay child support until the child reaches the age of 21. That’s the requirement though, and doesn’t speak to common situations that families with young adult children deal with. For instance, if your child turns 21 in college, it’s a safe bet that continuing some form…
We see it all the time: Couples on the edge of divorce who, as they finally sit down and talk openly about their problems, realize that their marriage can be saved after all. The good news is that even if you’ve already filed and begun the legal process of divorce, ending the process is straightforward…
The courts require that you not interfere in any way with your former spouse’s visitation, so it’s important that you encourage your child to attend. If your ex believes you are trying to keep your child away from them, it can lead to serious problems, including bringing everyone back to court to fight it out.…
Default divorce is a divorce that is granted after your spouse has been served papers and has failed to respond in the appropriate period of time. For many couples, a default divorce is the simplest and most cost effective way to handle a divorce. They simply fill out the correct forms, file them, and then…
New York doesn’t require the use of attorneys for divorce actions, and some of the reforms to divorce law in recent years have been aimed at making it easier for less affluent New Yorkers to be able to file uncontested divorces without the expense of attorneys. However, there are many potential pitfalls when you have…
A Lackawanna, New York man’s sixth felony DWI conviction since 1989 resulted in a prison term of three to six years. He was also fined $5,000 and had his New York driver’s license revoked by the Erie County Supreme Court in Buffalo, NY. He faced a prison term of three to seven years for his…
In this Buffalo-area DWI case, both the driver and passenger were charged with drunk driving. A 35-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman from Orchard Park, NY were both arrested on drunken driving-related charges after an argument inside a moving car caused it to strike a utility pole in Orchard Park, NY. The car, driven by…
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Remaining in the marital home with minimal disruption to the children is a popular choice that many of our clients make. It doesn’t just help the children, either. In the current real estate market, it may just make sense to wait to sell until conditions improve, possibly several years down the road. By retaining the…