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New York’s No Fault Divorce Law
The Financial Settlement Agreement One of the reasons it took New York so long to pass a No Fault Divorce Law had to do with concerns that if one spouse was not first required to prove that the other spouse was guilty of marital misconduct (fault), that spouse could simply walk [...]
New York Allows No Fault Divorce (Finally!)
After detailing the “fault” allegations she had to make against her husband in order to obtain a divorce, which included statements of how and why he was to blame for the breakdown of their marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best-selling book Eat Pray Love (Viking, 2006), makes the following [...]
Five Misconceptions About Divorce Mediation
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff Misconceptions are ideas and beliefs which are erroneous, misleading, or otherwise flawed but which are commonly repeated as though they were true. Misconceptions exist in most walks of life and divorce is no exception. Here are five common misconceptions about divorce mediation. You need [...]
Dan Burns Interview, News10 WTEN, NY No-Fault Divorce
Dan was recently interviewed by News 10 (WTEN Albany NY) on the new No-Fault Divorce bill passed by Governor Paterson.