New York Divorce and Family Law
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Learn about divorce and family law in New York. Questions about child custody, division of property, or the divorce process? Find useful information here.
Looking for New York’s rules on marriage, divorce, child custody, and child support? Want to find New York’s state court forms and instructions and local court websites? Here’s where to start.
If you're going through a divorce, you have to make decisions about how to divide the property and the debts.
New York is an equitable distribution state, meaning that the marital property will be divided between spouses in a way that is equitable, or fair.
Alimony, spousal support, and maintenance are all words for the same thing: one spouse paying support to the other after a divorce.
In New York, alimony is referred to in three different ways: as alimony, spousal support, and maintenance.
It's crucial that you figure out a schedule for the kids as soon as you can
In child custody decisions, New York state law requires courts to take account of the individual facts of each case, the circumstances of each party, and the best interests of the child.
State guidelines are the first place you should look if you want to estimate child support for your family.
Getting divorced is challenging in many ways, not the least of which is trying to find your way around the legal process.
Every state has different requirements in terms of how to complete a divorce, but all require a judge to review and approve the divorce settlement or, if the spouses can't agree to a settlement, decide how property will be divided and how parenting time will be shared.