While divorce rates are either stabilizing or even decreasing across American amongst most demographics, divorce rates amongst Americans over the age of 50 are rising. Today, with an over 15% increase in the divorce rate in the last 20 years, more Americans over the age of 50 are, for the first...

If you are married and live in New York or any of the growing number of jurisdictions in the United States that recognize same-sex marriages, the death of Section 3 of DOMA (the Defense Of Marriage Act) means that, if you are a married gay or lesbian couple, you will enjoy all of the rights and...

How can a really bad lawyer get dozens of outstanding reviews on the internet?  I know an attorney, who for obvious reasons I won’t identify, who gives incorrect legal advice, and yet gets rave reviews and top rankings in Google.  He has told people that they can file bankruptcy when they can’t....

If you are married and live in New York or any of the other 13 jurisdictions in the United States that recognize same-sex marriages*, the death of Section 3 of DOMA (the Defense Of Marriage Act) means that, if you are a married gay or lesbian couple, you will enjoy all of the rights and...

To understand annulment, you must forget everything you think you know about annulment.  Many people think that a marriage that lasts for only a short period of time can be annulled.  Over the years, many people have asked me to have their marriages annulled, because their marriage was never...