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Brangelina Split: The Highest Profile Divorce in the Media Today

The divorce between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has become high profile in today’s news. It’s not often that a celebrity divorce earns its own nickname. In this case, the press is calling it the “Brangelina Split.”

Even though each parent is worth many millions, the main contested divorce issue is child custody of their six children.

As in many divorces, if the couple can reach a settlement outside of court, they have better chances of making their divorce more amicable. It remains to be seen how they will resolve the custody issue, but here are some benchmarks along the road of their divorce.

Child Custody: How Does Relocation Work in New York?

The parent’s decision to move after divorce is not just his or her own decision. In fact, the court will decide whether you get to relocate or not based on what is in the best interests of your child.
Why Is Relocation a Court Matter?

When relocation is a considerable distance, it affects a number of things — parenting time with the children, the children’s school, extended family, friends and community involvement.

Why Go for Joint Custody?

Whether you call it joint child custody, co-parenting, or shared parental responsibility, when parents can raise their children together without a high degree of conflict, statistics show this type of parenting is best for the children. Or course, parents divorce because they are unable to resolve issues in their marital relationship. Naturally, barriers exist in […]

Breaking the News of Divorce to Your Kids

Because breaking divorce news may be one of the most important conversations you ever have with your children, it’s worth the time to plan the best approach.
Guidelines to Follow

Parents.com recommends the following guidelines:

When Divorce Is and Isn’t About the Money

Anyone going through divorce knows it is costly and not without repercussions. For one thing, the adage two people can live more cheaply than one definitely holds true. Two homes or apartments, each with separate utility expenses and other maintenance costs create a greater expense than one residence. In addition to dividing assets and paying […]

The Difference that Jurisdiction Could Make in a High Profile Divorce Case

Different states and different countries have laws that can significantly affect the outcome of a divorce. A prime example is a high profile case reported in the New York Post .Tracey Hejalian-Amon is the wife of a wealthy estranged husband, Swiss businessman Maurice Alin Amon. The couple has been married for eight years, and Hejailan-Amon […]

Can a Party in a Divorce Case Sue a Judge?

Suing a judge occurs rarely, but does happen. In 2015, the judge presiding over a NY divorce case sanctioned an attorney who represented himself in the divorce case. Recently, the attorney filed a lawsuit against the judge and sued for damages. Details of the Filing The New York Law Journal reported at the end of […]

Does an Ex-Spouse’s Co-habitation Enable You to End Spousal Support?

Sometimes during divorce or after a divorce concludes, the spouse receiving spousal support may begin cohabiting with another partner. Should you have to pay spousal support, which would effectively go to supporting that couple instead of an independent spouse? How Does New York Law Address This Issue? Last year, a case called Sanseri v. Sanseri […]

Bizarre Divorce: Wife Granted Child Custody When Charged for Attempted Murder of Her Ex

In 2009, Eric Stevens filed to divorce his wife Tiffany Stevens. Since then, close to 180 motions (filed by both parties) and rulings have gone into in the divorce and custody cases. According to the Daily News, three years after filing for divorce, Tiffany allegedly tried to hire a maintenance man to kill her husband […]

Some Celebrity Divorces Resolve Amicably

Suffolk County Divorce Attorney Chris Palermo So often we hear about celebrity divorces that end horrifically, whether in legal battles over one spouse getting his/her lion’s share of the wealth, battling over child custody or tragic tales of drug abuse that translate into wild dramatic scenes. Consequently, when celebrity couples end a marriage amicably and […]