Housing Issues for Families – Part 3
The House When people own a house, their proof of ownership is a deed, and very often in a marriage, the deed states that the house is owned by both husband and the wife together. In New York State, this ownership is called “tenants by the entirety” and it means that...Housing Issues For Families – Part 2
Condominiums A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) A condominium is another type of apartment; however,...Housing Issues For Families – Part 1
The Co-op “A cooperative apartment is an apartment in a building owned and managed by a corporation in which shares are sold, entitling the shareholders to occupy individual units in the building.” – A Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary Very often, one...Who Gets Custody?
“In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice” – Charles Dickens. One of the most difficult decisions a judge has to make in a divorce case where...The Quagmire of Divorce, International Style
Different states in the United States view custody, jurisdiction and enforcement pieces of a divorce differently. Because of that, there is what is called the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). UCCJEA was drafted in 1997 and was adopted...Listen to your children!
"Split" documents what children say about their parents' divorce.
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