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  • Will My Child Support Be Reduced If I Lost My Job
    Will My Child Support Be Reduced If I Lost My Job

    I lost my job, my income has clearly significantly decreased but will the Magistrate reduce my child support? The answer like most things in law is "maybe". How to change "maybe" into "yes" is the ...

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  • Getting A Divorce And Mortgage Rates Are Too High For Buyout
    Getting A Divorce And Mortgage Rates Are Too High For Buyout

    Has the increase in home values and mortgage rates made it very difficult to buyout your spouse and keep the house? Yes!! Thirty years ago when I became a divorce attorney it was fairly common to ...

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  • 10 Strategies For The Non-Custodial Parent
    10 Strategies For The Non-Custodial Parent

    Whether divorced or never married, if the other parent is interfering with your rights to parent and be with your children there are some general strategies to employ so that if you do make an ...

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  • Custodial Parent Things To Do And Not Do
    Custodial Parent Things To Do And Not Do

    Keeping custody of your child(ren) after a divorce or separation is always a priority. Likewise, losing custody of your children because you don't do the right things with the other parent or the ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Four
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Four

    Under NY Divorce Law if a spouse takes separate property and adds their spouse to the title/account marital property is created and the asset is subject to equitable distribution even if the asset was ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Three
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Three

    In divorce law when one person owns property or an asset as " separate property " (acquired before the marriage or received during the marriage but an exception is made for gifts, inheritance or ...

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