Divorce Rates Dropping

Aug 8, 2012 by

The latest round of divorce statistics show that young married couples may be bonding more in the current difficult economic climate. A study conducted by the National Marriage Project at the University in Virginia concluded that the recession may have the effect of strengthening marital commitments and delaying divorces at the same time. The shift is quite apparent when looking at places like New York where critics had predicted that the recently enacted no-fault divorce law in that state...

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Leveling Alimony

Aug 8, 2012 by

Family law issues are getting an overhaul in New York State as lawmakers there have recently made some big changes in several important areas including the adoption of no-fault divorce and the legalization of same-sex marriage. While those two changes received most of the attention in the news, there was another big change made that did not get the same attention but could turn out to be just as important in the long run. New York State legislators adopted a formula that was created by the...

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