Q: "I got divorced in Dominican Republic but none of us went there. We were married in NY but when we got divorced we were living in Florida. I moved back to NY and he stayed in Florida and he lives in a house that we both bought while we were married.. Now people are telling me I'm not divorced…Read More
Q: "After almost 2 years my ex is still unwilling to agree to a divorce settlement despite the fact that we have no property, spousal support assets/debts etc. to consider. We only have child support for our 8 year old child. I wanted to know if I could ask the court based on all the discovery submitted by way of…Read More
Q: I am divorced and my ex wife is in agreement to get removed from the deed. Can anything be done without going to court? A: If the issue was addressed in your divorce settlement agreement, then you must abide by the agreement, or do a modified version. If the issue was not addressed - and there's consent - then…Read More
Q: My spouse and I have been separated, he's moved on and I want a divorce. I was told that I'd need his social security number, but he refuses to give it. A: Yes - if children aren't an issue in the case, then file an application with your judgment package requesting the Court dispense with the need to submit…Read More
Q: We plan to pursue a No-fault divorce in Bronx supreme court and in our situation we have no children and not shared assets/liabilities and no maintenance/spousal support. We only have our individual savings accounts, which we would like to keep to ourselves as we both are employed. In such a situation is it required for us to create a…Read More
Q: She was not home to receive the judgement so it was brought to the post office for pickup. I sent my ex the tracking number so it could be picked up, reminded her a few times to go get it, but she never followed through. Now it’s being “returned to sender”. Do I need to make another attempt to…Read More
Q:Plaintiff's Attorney fail to do facts and finding document to complete contested divorce and its over 7 years in waiting for a final decree. Both parties have testified in court with judge not wanting anything from each other. Only to find out that the plaintiff is insisting that I can do an uncontested divorce and sign an affidavit of defendant…Read More
Q: I received divorce papers from my ex-husband and they don't look unofficial. A: You can always consult an attorney & have him/her review the papers. You can also contact the court and/or look the case up on e-courts (though if an RJI hasn't been filed yet, it may not be searchable). Call a Bronx Divorce Attorney for more info.Read More
Q: My husband had an affair and got a woman pregnant 12 years ago. He did it again and got another one pregnant with two kids, 4 and 2. A: The general rule is yes: all assets which are either acquired or accrue active appreciation during a marriage are presumptively divisible. The quicker you file for divorce, the quicker…Read More
Q: My lawyer submitted the Action for Divorce Summons mid June 2021. We still have a joint bank account and my spouse has her own account for her LLC. Since our separation my spouse spend twice more money as I do. Our expenses are higher than our income. While the summons for divorce has been filed, is there a way…Read More
