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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Court of Appeals Holds Non-custodial Parent Does Not Retain Decision-making Authority

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Non-custodial Parent Does Not Retain Decision-making Authority Pertaining to Education of Child Where Custodial Parent Granted Exclusive Cus...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Court of Appeals Establishes Rule with Respect to Payments to Former Spouse

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In Mahoney-Buntzman v Buntzman, --- N.Y.3d ----, 2009 WL 1227875 (2009) the Court of Appeals established the general rule that "where p...

Court of Appeals Holds When Pendente Lite Award Of Maintenance Is Found To Be Excessive Or Inequitable Court May Make An Appropriate Adjustment

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In Johnson v Chapin, - N.Y3d -, 2009 WL 1227869 (2009) the Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Pigott, held that when a pendente lite a...
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Standard of Proof in Family Offense Proceeding When Court Commits an Individual to a Jail Term Is Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

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In Matter of Rubackin v Rubackin, --- N.Y.S.2d ----, 2009 WL 486027 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept.) the Appellate Division, Second Department concluded t...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

French Prenuptial Agreement Adopting "Separation of Estates” Regime Constituted Waiver of Equitable Distribution.

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Court of Appeals Holds French Prenuptial Agreement Opting out of “Community Property” Scheme in Favor of a “Separation of Estates” Regime Co...
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This blog is written by Joel R. Brandes of The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, 43 West 43rd Street, Suite 34, New York, NY 10036-7424, 212-859-5079. Mr. Brandes has been recognized by the Appellate Division as a “noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce.“ He is the author of the treatise Law and The Family New York, 2024-2025 Edition (12 volumes) and Law and the Family New York Forms 2024 Edition (5 volumes) (both Thomson Reuters). His book, the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook, 2d Edition (Bookbaby, 2025) is available in Bookstores and online in the print edition at the Bookbaby Bookstore, Amazon, andd Barnes and Noble. It is also available in Kindle ebook editions and epub ebook editions in his website (www.nysdivorce.com) bookstore. He writes the annual updates to Law and the Family New York, and Law and the Family New York Forms, with his daughter Bari Brandes Corbin, Esq., and his son Evan Barett Brandes, Esq. Joel R. Brandes concentrates his practice on appeals in divorce, equitable distribution, custody, and family law cases, as well as in post-judgment enforcement and modification proceedings.
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