In his February 9, 2011 decision in PP v. KP, Justice Robert A. Bruno of Nassau County, providing the reader with the salient facts, reflected his balancing of the various factors and policies underlying a maintenance determination.
Justice Bruno had conducted a hearing on maintenance (and counsel fees) after the parties to this 24-year
In actions commenced on or after October 12, 2010, Domestic Relations Law §170(7) provides for granting a divorce where one party states under oath that “the relationship between husband and wife has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months . . . .”
It what may be the first decision to
Commencing March 14, 2011, parties to a Nassau County divorce action may be required to participate in a mediation session under a program initiated by Justice Robert A. Ross, Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial Parts. After a preliminary conference, the judge assigned to the case will decide whether the case is suitable for mediation. The
Two December, 2010 appellate decisions reveal the colossal waste of judicial resources resulting from the failure to have no-fault apply to divorce actions “in the pipeline,” i.e., commenced on or before October 11, 2010. Certainly, the time, money and angst of the battling spouses is just as important a concern.
On August 13, 2010, New