Divorce as a Result of Injury

As a divorce lawyer, I can attest that just because you’re not an NFL player, doesn’t mean that a career ending injury can’t have a major effect on your personal life. Divorce is a common consequence to work related injuries. In fact, many injured individuals look to their Long Island personal injury lawyer or Long … Read more

Don’t Lose Your Hair over Divorce!

Studies have surfaced that show a not-so-surprising link between divorce and hair loss. It appears that, after genetics, losing a spouse to divorce or death is the leading cause of hair loss among women. While we never would have guessed this, it stands to reason. We have all heard that stress can cause us to … Read more

Do Pets Play a Part in Divorce?

Plenty of married couples fight about their children: their parenting principles, the financial constraints of raising a family, and whether they even want to have children at all. All of these are important conversations to have before saying “I do.” However, people change, philosophies change, and the things we thought we wanted before differ from … Read more

Postpartum Depression and Divorce

Marriage is hard. There is no way around that. If you are reading this blog, you likely already know this to be true. Around 40 – 50% of marriages end in divorce, but these divorces don’t typically occur spontaneously. There are usually certain factors or events that come about that place great stress on a … Read more

Custody Battles as a Disabled Parent

If you suffer from a physical disability, taking care of yourself can be hard. For some, it is impossible. Throw a child or two into the mix and you have got yourself a strenuous feat — care for yourself and your children while physically disabled. You refuse to allow your disability to stop you from … Read more

How Personal Injury Affects Marriages

When we get married, many of us take a vow that states some variation of “in sickness and in health.” However, a 2013 study from Virginia Commonwealth University reveals that the divorce rate for marriages in which a spouse sustains a personal injury is about 25% in relation to the overall marital breakdown rate. Oftentimes … Read more

What Are the Primary Causes of Divorce?

According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA), the three leading causes of divorce are “basic incompatibility,” “infidelity,” and “money issues,” at 43%, 28% and 22%, respectively. Abuse, parenting differences and addiction accounted for the rest at comparatively smaller percentages. Yet this recent study doesn’t share the consensus on what … Read more