It happens more often than most people expect. One spouse sees the marriage ending, moves fast, and clears out a joint bank account before the other person even knows a divorce is coming. If that just happened to you, or if you’re worried it might, you need to know what your options are and how quickly you need to move.

Here’s the short answer: it’s not necessarily ove...

Yes, divorce records in New York are generally public, but access depends on when and where the divorce was filed and what type of record you’re looking for. Some documents are sealed by default, and others require a court order to access.

Most people assume that once a divorce is final, the paperwork disappears into a private file somewhere. That’s not how it works. D...

Yes. Being a stay-at-home parent in New York doesn’t disqualify you from spousal maintenance — it’s actually one of the strongest cases for it. If you left the workforce to raise children while your spouse built a career, New York courts are designed to account for exactly that sacrifice. But how much you get, and for how long, depends on factors most people don’t know about ...

A rent-stabilized apartment can be the most valuable thing a couple owns in a NYC divorce — sometimes worth more than savings accounts, retirement funds, or anything else on the marital balance sheet. If you and your spouse have been paying $1,200 a month for an apartment that rents for $3,500 on the open market, that gap is real money. Courts know it. Attorneys know it. And ...