The “Least Free” States in the United States

On January 8, 2017, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Divorce Advice for Men, Divorce Advice for Women, Divorce By States, Divorce Gossip, Divorce Information, Divorce War Stories, Divorce/Financial, Divorce/Financial, Divorce/Legal, Lawyers & Legal Matters, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Marriage, Marriage, Marriage Advice for Men, Marriage Advice for Women, Prepare for Divorce, Preparing for Divorce, by Leslye

According to a study released in August 2016, by the Cato Institute, the “least free” states based on personal and economic freedoms are: Top Five (“free”) : New Hampshire, Alaska, Oklahoma, Indiana, South Dakota Bottom Five (“least free”) : Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, California, New York (ranked #50). New York is the “least free” state […]

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No-Fault Divorce

On August 1, 2011, in Blog, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Divorce Advice for Men, Divorce Advice for Women, Divorce By States, Divorce Information, Divorce/Financial, Divorce/Financial, Prepare for Divorce, Preparing for Divorce, by leslye

Now that same-sex marriage was legalized in New York State in 2011, gay couples are coming from all over the country to get married.  On the other hand, because New York State also passed a law on no-fault divorce in October 2010, divorce filings are up 12 percent. Heterosexual couples are finally able to get a divorce without […]

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Same-Sex Divorce

On July 27, 2011, in Blog, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Divorce Advice for Men, Divorce Advice for Women, Divorce By States, Divorce Information, Divorce War Stories, Divorce/Financial, Prepare for Divorce, Preparing for Divorce, by leslye

If you thought that the fight for same-sex marriage was difficult, now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in New York and several other states, until it is recognized by the federal government, there are going to be many complications—the most important one being divorce. New York State’s law, for example, allows same-sex marriage not […]

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No-Fault Divorce

On July 4, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce By States, Divorce Information, Divorce War Stories, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

No-Fault divorce is expected to become New York law as early as next week (July 2010).  The good news is that it will make divorce less acrimonious.  The bad news is that it will enable older men with money to throw their wife away like a dead cat when they get tired of her. A […]

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New York Divorce

On December 27, 2009, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce By States, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

New York state had one of the lowest divorce rates in the nation in 2008, according to new census figures.  Even Manhattan’s 10% divorce rate was slightly lower than the national average of 10.7%.  Divorce lawyers were at loss to explain why New York’s rate wasn’t higher, given the stresses that go hand in hand […]

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