The Marital Residence: Legal Issues, Practical Solutions
BY STEVEN L. ABEL FOR THE FAMILY & DIVORCE MEDIATION COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 2004
BY STEVEN L. ABEL FOR THE FAMILY & DIVORCE MEDIATION COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 2004
BY KEN NEUMANN (PRESENTED AT AFCC-NY SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 21, 2003)
In most public accounts of divorce, there is no confusion as to why the couple is splitting up.
In an important child support decision, the New York State Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court), has decided that custodial parents are entitled to cost of living adjustments (increasing agreed upon child support), unless their agreement specifically waives the right to a cost of living adjustment.
COURT TV, AUGUST 18, 1997 10 A.M. – 11 A.M.; GUEST: STEVEN ABEL, DIVORCE MEDIATOR
To answer the question of how legal is a legal separation, I’m reminded of the saying that “possession is nine-tenths of the law.”