Divorce Procedures and Choices Archives

December 15, 2025

AI (ChatGPT) IS NOT A LAWYER

YOU SHOULD NEVER GET LEGAL ADVICE FROM AI AND CHAT GPT IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL By Brett E. Jones, Esq. and Sarah Kimbark In recent years, artificial intelligence tools have become widely accessible, offering quick answers. But while AI is useful ...

September 15, 2025

Child Support and Custody Modifications: How Does it Work?

Life changes may necessitate changing a divorce judgment or order. Changes may be financial, or relate to child custody. Legal information under New York law.

August 30, 2025

Free Monthly Divorce Options Presentations Begin Again in September

What happens if I get divorced? How does the divorce process work? Will I have enough money to support myself and my children? Will I get to be with my children? How does custody and visitation work? What will happen to ...

August 15, 2025

Considering Divorce? Strategic Planning may result in better outcomes

Pre-divorce factors you should consider with your lawyer.

July 31, 2025

What Happens When I File a Divorce Action?

Court Procedure in Divorce Cases We hear a lot about the emotional aspects of divorce; feelings are not just a salient feature, but for many are the dominant feature of the process. But what, exactly, is the process? It may ...

June 15, 2025

Do I Need to go to Court to Get Divorced?

By Brett Jones ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE OF LITIGATING YOUR DIVORCE You need a court to get divorced, but you don’t need to go to court to get divorced. By this I mean it’s possible to obtain a divorce decree from ...

May 15, 2025

That First Conversation with your Spouse about Divorce

How you approach your first conversation with your spouse about divorce can impact the rest of your life. Prepare, be kind and be smart.

July 29, 2019

Writing up My Own Divorce Agreement is Simple, Right? Wrong.

Improperly Drafted Agreements Can Cause Chaos And Great Expense for Years to Come Do you want to spend thousands of dollars in court fighting over a mistake contained in your divorce agreement? Do you want to be fighting with your ...

July 22, 2019

What Jeff Bezos Can Teach You About Divorce

IN DIVORCE, YOU MAY HAVE MUCH IN COMMON WITH AMAZON’S CEO Briggs P. Stahl recently wrote an article for Family Lawyer Magazine about certain legal issues in Jeff Bezos’s divorce (you can read the article here). The legal issues in ...

February 6, 2019

Power Imbalance in Negotiating Your Divorce

FINANCES ARE AT THE HEART OF MOST DIVORCES – DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH? January 22, 2019 Brett E. Jones, Esq. Knowledge is power. If you and your spouse divide the labor in your marriage, the spouse who does particular tasks ...