Author Archives: Bridget Tartaglia
How to Protect Your Children from an Abusive Parent During a Divorce
If you have good reason to believe your spouse is abusing your children in any way as you go through the divorce process, you must take immediate action to ensure your kids do not suffer any more. The best way to do this is by having your attorney file a motion to protect your children… Read More »
A General Timeline of the Divorce Process
Going through a divorce can be an understandably overwhelming process. Not only do you have to deal with all the emotional elements of ending your marriage, but you likely are also unfamiliar with the divorce court system and the various procedures involved. To help make this a little easier, the following is a general timeline… Read More »
Are You Enabling a Bad Relationship?
When we feel trapped in a bad relationship, it can be easy to think of our spouses as the ones who are causing all the problems. However, it’s also important to do some reflecting and think about if we are doing anything to enable a toxic dynamic in a relationship. The following are a few… Read More »
How Should Divorced Parents Approach Their Children’s College Tuition?
After parents divorce, they have to make many adjustments to their finances. Money doesn’t go as far, because rather than one household to support, now there are two. Supporting parents can feel unduly burdened, and college expenses can seem like the final straw. Negotiating a college payment plan during or after divorce can be difficult,… Read More »
Wife Seeks New York Divorce to Retain Expensive Gifts from Husband
The difference between a divorce in New York and one tried in Monaco could be $70 million for Tracey Hejailan-Amon, according to a recent story in the New York Post. That is roughly the value of gifts her husband, Swiss businessman Maurice Alain Amon, gave her during their eight-year marriage, when the couple had homes… Read More »
Peck Lawsuit Highlights Nexus of Divorce and Estate Planning
Divorce records are normally sealed for 100 years, but a trust beneficiary in New York is suing to have his parents’ 40-year-old divorce records opened early, so he can determine if he’s getting his fair share of his father’s $41 million fortune. The beneficiary, Ian Peck, is the son of the late Norman L. Peck,… Read More »
SCOTUS Rules Alabama Must Honor Georgia Same-Sex, Second-Parent Adoption
In a decision that further solidifies the constitutional rights of same-sex partners, the Supreme Court of the United States has reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision not to recognize a Georgia adoption by a mother’s same-sex partner. The high court case arose out of an Alabama child custody dispute between two women, former partners in… Read More »
Greatest Risk Factor for Divorce May Be Husband’s Unemployment
A recent study published in the American Sociological Review suggests that marital stability depends less on how much money a couple has, whether a wife works outside the home, or whether the husband helps with housework, and more on whether the husband is employed full time. In “Money, Work, and Marital Stability: Assessing Change in… Read More »
Imprisoned Rapist Loses Bid to Receive Alimony from His Ex-Wife
A strange alimony case in Brooklyn has come to an end, with a judge refusing to grant spousal support to a prisoner who had repeatedly abused his former wife. The man, identified only as “Terrance T.,” was arrested multiple times for attacking his wife, although she testified that she has been physically and sexually assaulted… Read More »
New Ruling Could Change Divorce for Business Owners
A recent ruling by New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department Court could affect divorce cases involving a spouse with a business. The ruling in Palydowycz v. Palydowycz overturns precedent, now allowing a court to “double-dip” and take the same asset into account twice — once when determining how the couple’s assets should be divided, and… Read More »