5 FAQs About Moving Out – and How It Affects Your Legal Process When you’ve reached the point where you know your marriage is over, and you’re ready to begin the divorce process, it can still be very difficult to decide when to move out. You’re attached to your home. You’ve probably invested a…
Raising your kids is quite possibly the most important and rewarding job you’ll ever do – and also one of the hardest. Being a parent has never been easy, but it seems that parents today face challenges, concerns, and cultural expectations that earlier generations largely did not. In “Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon…
In a recent article for PureWow, lifestyle writer Rachel Bowie points out a troubling trend that she finds hard to ignore among her millennial friends and peers: “They both work. They have kids. Every day is a relay race of school pickups, doctors’ appointments, dinner prep and the endless mental load of keeping a…
A recent New York Times article, “They Started I.V.F., Then Split. Now Who Gets Custody of the Embryos?” examines the complex case of attorney Erin Millender and her ex-husband, Adam Rubin, who helps run a Long Island HVAC company. Millender, a high-powered career woman, had always dreamed of – and planned on – having…
Your parents probably aren’t perfect. But if you were fortunate enough to be raised by people who could provide relative stability and support, they fed you, clothed you, took you to school and activities, cheered you on, sat by your bed when you were sick; maybe later they helped with college, or your wedding,…
In today’s uncertain economy, job loss, financial stress, and shifting roles aren’t just economic challenges—they can strain personal relationships, often testing the stability of a marriage. In a recent edition of the New York Times advice column Work Friend, an anonymous inquirer asked for help with a painful work-life dilemma. Following a serious illness…
This year, the oldest members of Generation Z turn 29 – putting them right at the peak marriage age, according to national averages: 30.2 years for men and 28.6 for women. Gen Zers, born approximately 1997-2012, were truly born into a new world. They’re the first “digital natives” – meaning they grew up online,…
In a recent interview with Diane Sawyer, Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis — an actor known for his charming smirk and verbal wit, as well as his intense action hero roles — opened up about how her husband’s Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis has impacted their marriage. And how long before they even…
Ask Debra – In this series, Family Law Specialist Debra Schoenberg answers your most pressing divorce-related questions. The first in a 2-part series on asset division: 10 FAQ about Property Division in a California Divorce Before we get into our most-asked questions about how assets are divided in a California divorce, it’s important to understand…
Trips with the kids are among the best parts of summer vacation. Whether you love a backpacking adventure, a thrilling theme park, visiting extended family, relaxing on the beach, or exploring another culture abroad, time spent together, away from the usual routine, is special and makes memories that last forever. Of course, even under…
