Divorce

All About QDROs

Divorce

If you are dividing retirement assets in your divorce, it’s critical to obtain a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) before...

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Common Issues with Pensions During Divorce and How to Handle Them

Divorce

A pension can be one of the most significant assets in a divorce. Even if only one spouse earned the...

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The Four Biggest Mistakes People Make in Divorce Settlements

Divorce

Financial matters are a concern among virtually all divorcing couples. Most people worry about how their lives will change on...

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Steps To Lower Your High Child Support in New York

Child Support, Children in Divorce, Divorce, Divorce with children

If you’re a parent in New York struggling under the weight of high child support payments, you’re not alone.  Throughout...

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FAQs on Collaborative: Equitable Distribution and Property Division

Collaborative Divorce, Divorce

Collaborative Divorce has many finer points that people often ask about.  Let us clarify some of these muddier details, giving...

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What to Do if Divorce Sets Off a Mental Health Crisis in You or Your Ex?

Divorce

Divorce can bring on a host of emotions, from relief to frustration to bittersweet happiness. Sometimes these emotions can barrel...

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Miserable on Paper: Finding Hidden Joy and Hope in Divorce

Divorce

“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling...

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Mental Health Issues and Divorce

Divorce

Going through a divorce is a trying process for everyone involved.  When a partner in a relationship has a psychiatric...

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Divorce Financial Disaster

Divorce

When (if Ever) is “Cost-Effective Divorce” Possible? Imagine this scenario: after years of marriage, kids and a mortgage, a couple...

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Compelling Evidence That Collaborative Divorce Works

Collaborative Divorce, Divorce

Divorce is inevitably an emotional journey, but it doesn’t have to be a hostile one. Collaborative divorce is a way...

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Property Division During a New York and Connecticut Divorce

Divorce, High Asset Divorce

Marriage is a financial partnership in which both spouses contribute to the whole rather than the individual. Regardless of what...

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Should I Wait To Divorce After The Holidays Or Do It Now?

Children in Divorce, Divorce, Holidays

The festive season is upon us, a time of year when we gather with family and friends to share joy,...

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Divorce and Your Estate Plan

Divorce

When people marry they often make preparations which include taking out insurance policies, making health care and financial directives, drafting...

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Holding On To Your Horses: Navigating Equine Assets in Divorce

Animals in Divorce, Divorce

Divorce proceedings are complex and fraught with emotional and financial challenges, and when horses are part of the marital assets,...

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Tips On How To Survive Divorce During The Holiday Season

Divorce, Holidays

Navigating the holiday season amidst a divorce can feel like trying to dance gracefully on a tightrope — balancing emotions,...

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Finding Your Voice: Strategies to Help You Speak Up for Yourself During Divorce Mediation

Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce mediation

The Miller Law Group is pleased to provide this guest post by Meghan Freed, Esq., co-founder of award-winning Connecticut divorce...

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Thanksgiving Challenge: Giving Thanks and Staying Positive

Divorce

By Joy A. Dryer, PhD. Giving thanks on Thanksgiving can be a challenge when you are divorced. You may be...

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What Will Get You “Cancelled” in Divorce? Don’t Do These 3 Divorce No-Nos.

Divorce, Divorce mediation, High Asset Divorce

Maintaining a civil relationship with your spouse during divorce can be a real challenge, but it is worth it. Being...

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Understanding ‘Stuckness’ in Marriage Through the Lens of Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Divorce, Divorce

Being “stuck” in a marriage evokes an image of sinking slowly into quicksand. No matter how much you struggle, there’s...

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Navigating the Path Together: The Power of Collaborative Divorce in 2023

Collaborative Divorce, Divorce

Divorce has become an inevitable part of many journeys in the complex landscape of modern relationships. Exploring evolving approaches to...

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Westchester Visitation Lawyer

Divorce, Preparing for divorce

Visitation rights are one of the most critical issues for any couple going through a divorce. The initial divorce, child...

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The Intersection Of Estate Planning And Divorce

Divorce, Prenups & Postnups

Think through the impact of your divorce on your estate plan, so that the two pieces work seamlessly together, instead...

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Divorce After a Long Marriage: How to Rebuild Your Life

Divorce

You stayed with your spouse far longer than you should have, but you‘ve finally pulled the plug and gotten divorced....

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What Is Divorce Coaching And How Can It Help?

Divorce

Harriet Lerner writes in The Dance of Connection, “Perhaps nothing leaves us more vulnerable than the threat of relationship loss....

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Conflict Resolution: Change Your Perspective

Divorce, Divorce mediation

Find some objectivity to translate conflict into problem-solving. I have a dear old friend who I value for her willingness...

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Mother And Daughter Relationship During Divorce

Children in Divorce, Divorce

The mother and daughter relationship is unique. There’s a special bond forged through a lifetime of advice, companionship, strength, and...

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We Are Thinking About Divorce, Can I Move Out?

Divorce, Preparing for divorce

Move Out in Divorce “My wife wants me to move out.” We hear this sentence frequently. Oftentimes, the spouse says...

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Actions As Evidence: How Your Threats and Insults Can Cost you Custody

Custody, Divorce, Divorce with children, Family Court

Actions As Evidence: Shifting Your Mindset in Divorce  Divorce can be disorienting. Things you thought you knew about your spouse...

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Divorce After An Affair

Adultery, Divorce

I frequently meet with new clients shortly after they or their spouses have revealed or discovered an affair. This is...

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Divorce When The Woman Is The Breadwinner

Divorce, High Asset Divorce

Does It Make A Difference If The Woman Is The Breadwinner? It’s human nature to want to call money “yours”...

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Threats As Evidence In Divorce

Divorce

The Right Way to Deal with Legal Threats As Evidence In Divorce “I was never ruined but twice—once when I...

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PROTECTING CHILDREN IN DIVORCE

Children in Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce

I had been a divorce litigator for 10 years when I faced divorce myself. At the time, I was spending...

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How to Move on After Divorce

Divorce

People in the process of divorce find themselves at the intersection of what was and what will be. That intersection...

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Reproductive Technology Law

Divorce, Reproductive Technology

Families are built in a variety of wondrous ways. When your family-building journey involves assisted reproductive technology, surrogates, gestational carriers,...

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Westchester Post Divorce Estate Planning Lawyer

Divorce, Post-Divorce, Preparing for divorce

After a divorce, everything changes — even your estate planning needs. As part of finalizing matters and moving forward with...

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Calculating Spousal Maintenance in Westchester

Divorce

When a couple goes through a divorce, it can have a significant economic impact on both spouses, and it can...

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