NYS Uncontested Divorce Without Children Under 21

While the New York State Unified Court System offers instructions and forms to pursue an uncontested divorce, they recommend that you not do-it-yourself and seek the assistance of an attorney. Please keep in mind that while the do-it-yourself documents can help you do...

Credit and Divorce

Mary and Bill recently divorced. Their divorce decree stated that Bill would pay the balances on their three joint credit card accounts. Months later, after Bill neglected to pay off these accounts, all three creditors contacted Mary for payment. She referred them to...

Collaborative Family Law & Divorce

Collaborative Law is a form of Collaborative Practice – a problem-solving process that gives divorcing spouses a way to end their marriage without the stress, delay, and expense of litigation. In Collaborative Law, each spouse is represented by a specially-trained...

Glossary of Matrimonial Legal Terms

A Abandonment: A reason for divorce. Abandonment occurs when one party has left the other for a continuous period of one year or more, without the party’s consent, and without justification (good cause). Acknowledgment: A formal statement made in front of a notary...

Supreme Court, Erie County

92 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202 A brief description of the New York Supreme Court: Although we usually think of a “Supreme Court” as the highest Court of a given system, in New York State the Supreme Court is actually the beginning point for most...