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Equitable Distribution
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New York Divorce & Family Law Blog
Wasteful Dissipation Of Marital Assets And Your Divorce Case: Part Two
By Samantha Guido, Marissa Pullano
In last week’s blog post, we identified and examined what is considered wasteful dissipation. We made the important distinction between positive action taken to dissipate assets (example: gambling with marital…
New York Divorce & Family Law Blog
New York Legislature Amends The Domestic Relations Law To Include Domestic Violence As A Factor To Be Considered In Making An Equitable Distribution Decision
A Brief History Regarding Equitable Distribution In 1980 the New York Legislature enacted the Equitable Distribution Law (DRL § 236B) ("EDL") which required courts to equitably divide marital property based…
Pennsylvania Family Law
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: UGH!
In February 2017 and again July 31, 2019, we posted an article regarding what returns should be ascribed to investment assets transferred in equitable distribution. In 2019, with dividends reinvested…
A Lawyer's Blog
A VERY COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING "GRE(A)Y" DIVORCE
This is a case which should be read as it addresses the issues of equitable distribution, maintenance and counsel fees in a long term marriage. Here is the procedural history:"By Summons…
A Lawyer's Blog
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
A note on this case: a victim of domestic violence can often feel that the abuser continues the abuse by "dragging the case". This action was commenced in 2009. It…
A Lawyer's Blog
NEW RULES – EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
Laws of 2020, Ch 55, §1, enacted April 3, 2020 added an additional factor to the property distribution factors in Domestic Relations Law §236 [B]5] [d]. Factor 14 “any other…
NJ Family Legal Blog
When Dividing Deferred Compensation – Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say – To Avoid Future Litigation
It is not unusual for deferred compensation (eg. stock options, restricted shares, RSU, REUs, and a whole host of others) to be addressed in marital settlement agreements, either as assets…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Trial Court Erred In Offsetting Husband’s Equitable Distribution Monetary Award Against Wife’s Spousal Support Award.
By Rob Hagy
In the case of Jerry Dixon v. Rebecca Dixon, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled, in a published opinion, that the trial court erred by offsetting husband's equitable distribution monetary…
Divorce: New York
Math in Divorce Decisions: How Much Goes from Where to Where and Why?
By Neil Cahn
Please indulge me; it’s one of my pet issues. And I apologize in advance for what may be my most boring blog post to date. Writing math narratively is very…
A Lawyer's Blog
A MARRIAGE STORY
This case has a few twists and turns; the most significant one being that, through no fault of either party, the marital portion of a pension was incorrectly calculated by…