Equitable Distribution

Last week, I blogged about the new statute that closed the block hole that existed when a party who held most or all of the assets died during while a

Continue Reading Appellate Division Holds that Newly Enacted Statute to Close the Black Hole Applies Retroactively

What happens when a party dies in the middle of divorce? Under the law, the divorce action abates and the matter is over. In many cases, that is to the

Continue Reading The Black Hole is Closed – New Law Permits Equitable Distribution When Party Dies While a Divorce is Pending

From time to time, we have written regarding pet custody, though there is very little case law on the issue. Historically, pets were treated as chattel (property) and courts did

Continue Reading Premarital Cats Treated as Property