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Fathers Should Prepare for Possible Bias in Custody Hearings

For the last two decades, divorce rates for New York have hovered around 7% , and about half of these marriages have minor children. When the family structure collapses, New York law calls for courts to be gender-neutral when considering child custody cases . Despite that, unconscious bias in custody decisions may still exist. Our legal team at the Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC ...

How Debt Factors into Equitable Distribution

When a married couple decides to go their separate ways, their divorce agreement will include how their property will be divided. For many couples, assets aren’t the only things they’ve collected during their marriage. They also have taken on debt that must be distributed . New York is an equitable distribution state for assets and debt. Equitable does not necessarily mean a 50/50 split. Rather, ...

Can I Have a Collaborative Divorce if I Hate My Spouse?

You and your spouse have decided that the marriage is no longer working. You want a divorce. In many situations, a formerly happy couple has not only fallen out of love but actively dislikes each other. When you cannot stand to be in the same room as your spouse, a collaborative divorce in New York will be extremely difficult because you will be sitting down at a table with your spouse and ...

Steps to Take Before Filing for Divorce

The decision to divorce is often a long time coming. You’ve been slowly drifting apart and have begun to view life differently. The process of a marriage unraveling can be quite protracted until one or both realize the relationship is over. Before you tell your spouse that you no longer want to remain in the marriage, you can act to better protect yourself during the inevitable divorce. Understand ...