No, a spouse cannot legally throw out your belongings during a divorce in Manhattan or anywhere in New York. Domestic Relations Law (DRL) Section 236(B)(2) imposes automatic orders that prohibit either spouse from selling, transferring, concealing, or disposing of any property once a divorce action begins. These protections apply to both marital property and separate property...

Yes, phone records can be used to prove adultery in a New York divorce. Call logs, location data, text message metadata, and app communications may all support a claim of infidelity. However, the records must be obtained through legal means and satisfy specific admissibility requirements before a court will consider them.

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In New York, a father can obtain 50/50 custody, but there is no automatic presumption that equal parenting time will be ordered, and outcomes vary widely when parents do not agree. In custody and visitation cases, the court must decide what arrangement is in the child’s best interests. New York law does not automatically favor either parent. In Manhattan, these cases are ofte...