Child custody arrangements can shift as life changes. You might find yourself needing to respond if a modification request feels unfair or doesn’t reflect your child’s best interests. When you understand your options early, it can help you approach the situation with...
Year: 2025
Restricted stock units can present a unique challenge in divorce
Companies offer a variety of benefits and compensation options to try to attract and retain employees. One of these is restricted stock units, which are issued to employees through a vesting plan after they meet specific work milestones. These give employees interest...
When divorcing New Yorkers co-own rental properties
Rental properties are often income-producing assets, which means that a family law judge must look beyond market value and consider rent rolls, expenses, capital improvements and long-term appreciation when factoring these assets into a decision about contested...
There’s more than one way to handle a contract dispute
When a business contract breaks down, the consequences can be costly and disruptive. If a vendor fails to deliver, a partner breaches the terms or a client refuses payment, disputes arise, often triggering civil litigation. Knowing how to navigate contract conflicts...
Four methods of transferring business ownership to family members
Planning to hand off a business to a family member represents both a professional milestone and a deeply personal journey. After years of building your enterprise with dedication and vision, you're ready to transition ownership to the next generation. Such a feat...
Who is the right person to serve as a trustee?
Some people establish trusts as they prepare for retirement. They might immediately appoint any healthy, younger person to serve as their trustee and manage the trust on their behalf. Others might serve as the initial trustee and may make arrangements for another...
Interested parties who may be able to challenge an estate plan
Estate plans can be challenged by multiple different parties. That said, it is not an option for everyone. Just because someone thinks that an estate plan seems problematic does not mean that they can initiate an official legal challenge. They must be an interested...
Is a gray divorce easy because there are no child custody issues?
For young people in America, although divorce certainly does still happen, it has been growing less common. The opposite has been happening for couples who are 50 years old and older. Their divorce rate has been going up, and these cases are often referred to as “gray...
What happens if someone in a trust passes away?
A trust is often created to help make sure assets are protected and passed on according to specific wishes. But life is unpredictable, and sometimes a person named in the trust may pass away before the trust’s terms are fully carried out. Therefore, knowing the...
How long does your spouse have to respond to divorce papers?
A typical divorce case involves both spouses. Some people have an amicable divorce where they can go through mediation and agree on key points on their own. Others have a litigated divorce where they go to court and present their case so that they can get a court...

