David Shapiro

If you’re facing serious financial deprivation upon filing for divorce, our team can request a form of temporary financial support from your spouse called Pendente Lite support. Pendente Lite support is designed to keep a lower-earning spouse solvent during the divorce, and may be converted to an … [Read more...] about What Can Be Done To Keep Me Financially Sound During A Divorce In Queens?

No, divorce courts don’t require that the parties use attorneys, and there are some situations where attorneys may not be necessary. This is especially true in short marriages where there are few assets and the couple hasn’t had children. In any divorce that includes features like marital … [Read more...] about Do I Have To Use A Lawyer To Handle My Divorce In Queens?

If you decide not to hire a lawyer in your Queens divorce, you may find that the court awards your spouse everything they ask for, and the process moves along with little input from you. An experienced divorce attorney knows the rules and procedures of divorce actions, what motions to file when, … [Read more...] about Will It Slow My Spouse’s Queens Divorce Petition If I Don’t Hire A Lawyer?

Division of assets is one of the hardest parts of a divorce. While there are overarching guidelines for what property accrues to which party (separate vs. marital assets), the issue of dividing debt can be even harder than valuing and distributing your marital assets. If there are clear … [Read more...] about How Do We Divide Debt In A Queens Divorce?

Possibly. In a marriage where both spouses have been contributing to mortgage payments, repairs, upkeep, and taxes, then your spouse may have a claim to the appreciation as a marital asset. There are many complicating factors, and these issues often result in drawn out litigation to … [Read more...] about My Separately Owned Home In Queens Has Appreciated During The Marriage. Is My Spouse Entitled To Any Of The Increase In Value?

It’s certainly possible to get some of your investment back if you paid for a renovation or otherwise put money into a separate asset like a home. These issues are necessarily complex, and many things will factor. If the investment happened many years ago, you shouldn’t expect a large return … [Read more...] about Am I Entitled To Compensation If I Invested Heavily In Our Queens Home, Which My Spouse Owns Separately?