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New York Family Law Monthly

Volume 12 - Number 1 | September 2010

September 2010 Issue in PDF Format


Who Is a Parent?
By Janice G. Inman
In July, two New York courts decided cases concerning the rights and responsibilities of non-biological/non-adoptive "parents" toward the children of romantic partners they had never married.

No-Fault Divorce Signed into Law
By Joel Stashenko
On Aug. 15, New York became the last state in the nation to enact a law offering no-fault divorce, when Governor David Paterson announced that he had approved the controversial measure, which has been debated for decades.

Discovery and ‘Non-Egregious’ Marital Fault
By Thomas A. Elliot
Even as no-fault divorce legislation in the State of New York has been signed into law, matrimonial practitioners continue to deal with the vestiges of fault-based litigation.

The Practice Group and the Financial Collaborative Divorce
By Pauline H. Tesler
Early and ongoing involvement of a skilled divorce financial analyst on the collaborative team can improve both the process and outcome in ways that no individual divorce lawyer, however skillful, can duplicate.

NJ & CT News
Happenings in neighboring states.

Decisions of Interest