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Gildin and Chapman is a boutique style law firm emphasizing all aspects of Family Law, Criminal Defense and Appeals. Both Steven Gildin and Brent Chapman have nearly three decades of legal experience successfully handling literally many thousands of cases from the very first call, throughout all litigation and trial and beyond. With this broad knowledge,
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WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF A DIVORCE AGREEMENT, A NEW, SEPARATE CASE MUST BE FILED
A stipulation of settlement which is incorporated but not merged into the parties’ judgment of divorce may be reformed only in a plenary action. Family Court does not have jurisdiction to modify a separation agreement. Deborah K. v. Richard K., 2022 WL 618996 (1st Dep’t. 2022) The Law Offices of Steven Gildin CALL STEVE TODAY
Read MoreTRUMP TAX OVERHAUL HITS DIVORCES
Under the new Trump tax reform, the 75 year old deduction for alimony payments are out. In any divorce case that starts after 2018, the spouse paying alimony can no longer deduct it, and the spouse receiving the money no longer has to pay taxes on it. Previously, it was reversed. Example Before the Change:
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I Got Divorced At 37 And Never Expected What Came Next – A beautiful turn of events.
By Brittany Wong After 12 years, journalist Tracy Brown Hamilton and her husband both realized they’d become “really good friends” struggling to hold their marriage together. At age 37 and with no children between them, Brown Hamilton and her husband decided to split. “Within six months of our parting, we had both realized how happy
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