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Child support in New York is determined by the Child Support Standards Act . The CSSA provides a formulaic approach to determining the appropriate amount of basic child support to be paid, in periodic payments, based upon the incomes of the parents. Each party’s income is reduced by FICA taxes. In addition to a basic child support obligation, the CSSA…

After the initiation of a divorce proceeding, the next stage in any divorce and arguably, the most important, is discovery. In the context of a divorce, this generally starts with each party exchanging a Sworn Statement of Net Worth or Financial Affidavit. This is the most important discovery tool in the context of a divorce. Statement of Net Worths are…

New York State is an “equitable distribution” state, rather than a community property state. This means that all marital assets, as well as debt, are divided equitably, or “fair” in New York State. Equitably does not necessarily mean equally. Assets and debt are divided into two separate categories: Separate Property, which includes anything that was acquired before the marriage; inheritances…