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answered on Mar 14, 2022

The asker should retain an accountant to do her taxes and should retain counsel to prosecute her divorce. All of the legal nuances written into New York's divorce law require professional assistance. There is no way to self-prosecute without making huge, life-impacting errors.

You should appear in court on the return day of the summons. At that time, you can ask the judge to assign a lawyer to you without charge if you meet the low income criteria. You can also contact the local bar association for recommendations.

DO NOT SIGN. See an attorney to find out what your rights are. You do not have to sign anything. You have rights and you do not need to be bullied into signing anything.

If you had a divorce agreement or settlement that said that you were going to pay her $8,000 for the business, then yes you owe her the money and she can sue you. You took the chance of what would happen with the business - good or bad.

You can file your taxes seperately. What you do is file as married filing seperately. Talk to your tax preparer about that. To do a seperation agreement you should consult with an attorney. However, if you want to get a divorce, you should do that as depending on circumstances you will do a... View More

This is a question for an English attorney as the parties and children reside in England and English law would apply.

The settlement belongs to your late husbands' estate. The estate should collect what is owed and then dispurse it pursuant to his will.

You would be entitled to equitable distribution regardless of where you live. Equitable does not necessarily mean equal however and credits for paying the principle of the mortgage might be considered. Talk to a lawyer.

The Domestic Relations Law essentially says that anything acquired during the marriage is considered marital property, regardless of whose name the title is in, and makes that property subject to equitable distribution (this is how property is divided in a divorce). If you were to move, it would... View More

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answered on Jan 29, 2022

Without stating for what purpose, we really don't know how an asker can prove he lives alone. If this is for a court proceeding, the asker can simply testify he lives alone.

An RJI is necessary for all legal actions. The agreement you signed is not the divorce judgment. You need to submit the appropriate legal papers, including the RJI. Contact an attorney.

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answered on Jan 25, 2022

Court policy places undue pressure on the man to surrender his money and property and future earnings to the woman. Typically, the first to go are the children which the man loses followed immediately by child support. Then come the real and personal property awards. In some courts, for example in... View More

You can if you have lived in NY for 2 years or lived here for 1 year and the cause of action occurred here.

The court requires the recipient of a signed judgment to notify the other side that it was entered. That is the notice of entry. A notice of settlement is supposed to be sent when the proposed judgment is filed to be signed.

If the notary stamp & signature was not on the acknowledgement page, then it would appear the prenup is invalid. One is best advised to have it re-notarized - though definitive advice can only be given after a review of the document. Thus, please call a NYC Family law attorney for a full... View More

No - if there is ever a question (which is unlikely) your judgement of divorce shows your married name. Additionally, the children still have the family name.

You do not need to change your name. The divorce judgment gives you the power to do so if you want to. The judgment of divorce is a name change order itself. You do not need to go back to court.

Filing for an uncontested divorce can be a low cost alternative to a long drawn out divorce. When our firm handles an uncontested divorce, we require that all issues between the parties have been resolved. This includes the payment of child support, custody and visitation, and the division of any... View More

If mother and child are in New York, New York has jurisdiction over the case and not Florida. Your friend should retain an attorney who would be able to help serve the father in Florida.

The "no-fault" divorce statute requires a marraige to have been irretrevably broken for 6 months or more so you can not use those grounds prior to 6 months. It is irrelevant whether you live together or not. You should always have a stipulation of settlement to spell out the details of... View More