Question: I live in New York where they just passed no-fault divorce. What does no-fault divorce mean for me?  

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Question: Can I sue in civil court the guy who had an affair with my wife that caused our divorce?  

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By Molly Murphy Attorney, Cordell & Cordell Clients frequently ask me about the difference between separate and marital property. Marital property is property acquired by either spouse during the period of the marriage, with several exceptions, which I will get into later in the article. Separate property is property that …

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In his latest column on AskMen.com, DadsDivorce.com founder Joseph Cordell writes advice on divorce regarding how having an affair can affect alimony payments even in “no-fault” divorce states. There often is a misconception that no-fault divorce means fault is irrelevant. But as Cordell points out in the advice on divorce …

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DadsDivorce.com founder Joe Cordell is AskMen.com’s newest columnist. Cordell will be writing bi-weekly divorce columns for one of the world’s most popular websites. Cordell’s first column, “Child Custody: The Divorce Files,” debunks the myths of a “no-fault divorce” and examines how infidelity can affect child custody decisions. (Click here to …

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Question: I am looking at getting divorced from my wife of 24 yrs. I found her cheating on me and so that is that. Will her infidelity have any bearing on it if we make it a fault divorce? ( Not sure if I am going to do that. We …

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Stephen Baskerville’s book Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fathers, Marriage, and the Family is a forceful statement of the case against existing divorce laws and the family court system that enforces them. Divorcing fathers who feel victimized by the system will find a lot to agree with in Baskerville’s …

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