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In the first week of April, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper granted permission to a 26-year-old woman to serve divorce papers to her husband via Facebook message. The somewhat controversial decision marks the first time in New York that the social network has been legally recognized as an official means of communication for divorce… Read More »

The family of a Long Island teacher who was the victim of a grisly crime has decided to settle its wrongful death suit against a mental health facility located in upstate New York. Denice Fox was a 57-year-old retired teacher living in a gated community in Glen Cove, Long Island. Just across the street, Evan… Read More »

According to local police, an off-duty school bus driver from Long Island was charged with drunk driving after she drove her vehicle directly into a police car that had been stopped in response to a different accident. The 55-year-old bus driver was reportedly traveling on Expressway Drive North close to Horseblock Road in Medford when… Read More »

A woman in Long Island was arrested for driving under the influence in the early hours of March 13 after she allegedly caused a car accident that killed another driver. Suffolk County police say that the suspect, 36-year-old Natalia Simmons, was driving north on Route 25A in her 2013 Nissan Rogue when she steered her… Read More »

On April 7, firefighters were called to a construction site in Water Mill to help free a man who was reportedly trapped in a trench. According to representatives from the Sag Harbor Fire Department, a man’s legs were stuck in a hole at the construction site after a large amount of dirt collapsed on top… Read More »

Police from the eastern part of Long Island say a motorcyclist died from his injuries after he hit a pothole on Reeves Avenue. When friends of the victim from his motorcycle club went to the accident scene to see what could have led to his accident, they discovered a road that was covered with potholes…. Read More »

In most child custody arrangements, one parent is typically granted primary custody of the children while the other has visitation rights or limited custody. However, it’s not out of the ordinary for the custodial parent to abuse the visitation rights of the other parent. They might refuse to allow their children to spend time with… Read More »

Any debts that you have accrued during your marriage are likely to be considered joint marital debt and subject to the same division process as your marital property. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your name or your spouse’s name on the account — if it occurred during your marriage and there was an expectation that… Read More »

As your marriage comes to an end, it’s understandable that you’re going to want to get on with your life, and perhaps start seeing other people. However, it’s also important to understand that beginning to date before your divorce is finalized could affect a variety of things, including your family relationships and your divorce settlement… Read More »

For the most part, military divorces proceed in the exact same way as civilian divorces. However, there are some unique elements of military divorces that could add extra wrinkles to your process that you will need to understand as you move forward. In a regular divorce, you must file the divorce petition in the state… Read More »