Gender Equality in the Workplace

If you are a woman and you think you are getting paid the same as a man doing the same job—don’t bet on it!  Just because women aren’t asked to get their boss coffee anymore doesn’t mean there is gender equality in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, female attorneys make only […]

Divorce Or Not To Divorce

To divorce or not to divorce, that is the question!  Many women ask themselves this question when they find out their husband has been cheating on them.  Being the good wife and standing by a cheating husband is not what women want to do anymore.  This despicable behavior is all too common and accepted in […]

Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve Ball

Something happens that you never expected—sometimes life throws you a curve ball. You think that you are happily married and your sex life is great, and then you find out your spouse is having an affair—or he (or she) asks you for a divorce because he’s in love with someone else.  You feel like you’ve been […]

Domestic Violence

Too often society blames victims of domestic violence for not leaving, rather than holding the abusers responsible.  The reality is that financial dependency, concern for the children, and the fear of being pursued or even killed, can make the idea of escape seem impossible. No one deserves to be abused. Everyone should have someone to […]

Same-Sex Marriage

Now that same-sex marriage has gotten over a major hurdle and passed in New York State in 2011, the biggest hurdle will be getting it to become a “law of the land.” On the surface it seems that gay couples will be on even footing with heterosexual married couples—but that is not the case. Same-sex married […]

The Alimony Guessing Game

The emotional costs mount for people wanting to get a divorce from an unhappy marriage.  Some people stay married indefinitely because they don’t know if a divorce will leave them with enough money to make it on their own. In marriages where domestic violence exists, some wives endure years of abuse because they can’t be sure […]

Formula for Alimony

Family Court judges have needed a formula to avoid unfair settlements, because the amounts and payment schedules are usually decided by them. Judges are on their own in deciding how to prioritize the various factors and how to translate them into dollar amounts—resulting in wildly inconsistent alimony awards. The unpredictability of alimony rules imposes unnecessary costs.  […]

Checklist for Selecting a Divorce Attorney

Anyone who is faced with the challenge of going through a divorce is at a stressful time in their life and needs the best assistance that they can get. One of the most essential parts to a successful divorce case is locating and hiring the right divorce attorney for your case. This is critical because […]