Divorce

Significant age gaps may exist between married couples, and they could mean little or nothing. Many spouses enjoy a wonderful union despite one of them being much older. However, age gaps could affect a marriage, but not necessarily how people assume. That is, a...

People who want to get divorced in New York will in some cases list the reasons in their petitions. New York recognizes both fault and no-fault grounds. One of the fault-based grounds for divorces in the state is spousal abandonment. What is spousal abandonment?...

Divorce is never easy, and it can be especially challenging when you are older, and you have children and grandchildren. Although divorce at an older age is something that many people do not think about, it's something that happens often in New York, and for many...

Believe it or not, there are some divorced couples that still live together. There could be many reasons for this living arrangement including children that are involved or high rent prices. While living with your ex-spouse is usually not ideal, some New York...

One of the hardest conversations New York parents might have to have with their children is to announce their divorce. However, they can work together to help their children through this difficult time. Meet and plan to decide how to approach telling the kids the news...

Divorces can be complicated, and adding embryos into the mix can make things even trickier. Here are three common ways that couples in New York typically handle unused fertilized eggs. Destroy them One way to settle the embryo question in a divorce is by destroying...

For most couples in New York, their primary residence is the most valuable asset they share. That's part of what makes deciding what to do about the house so difficult during the divorce process. In some cases, the couple decides to sell the house and split the...

Each year, many married couples living in New York decide that it's time to get divorced. If you're getting divorced in the later years of your life, this situation can present all sorts of new challenges, one of which is not knowing whether you're able to claim your...

Though divorce is not something that couples think about as they plan their union, lesbian couples in New York might want to consider data revealing that lesbians couples divorce at a much higher rate than gay couples. Planning ahead can make things smoother if the...