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A New York City divorce attorney could draw up a separation agreement between two married adults and in the eyes of the law that would constitute as a temporary divorce agreement because separated by law decree is a divorce – mensa et thora [from bed and board]; the two people or ‘parties’ are forbidden to live together, according to the law.

Unless you have lived through it, then you may have only heard that divorces are messy things.  Fewer than five percent end amicably and those are usually divorces in which property and children are not an issue.  This type of divorce would be handled by a New York uncontested divorce lawyer or an uncontested divorce attorney in the state in which you live in because there is no dispute to be settled.

Jurisdictions in which a divorce is difficult to obtain have a more lenient policy towards legal separations then do jurisdictions in which have easier divorce laws on the books.

The main grounds for either a legal separation or divorce are adultery, cruelty and desertion; these terms may seem antiquated, and a couple may be forced to categorize their differences into one of these three sections even though they might not fit exactly.

When children are involved in a divorce, it is best to seek the advice of a family attorney NY because they know the specific laws regarding custody, parental rights, grandparent’s rights and visitation legalities.  In addition, a family attorney could help moderate between two parents who are fighting for custody of their children and come up with a workable plan that will satisfy both parents and the needs of the children which should be first and foremost in all court custody hearings.

If one of the two parties makes more money at their career than the other, than the one that makes the least amount of money may ask the other for alimony payments to help him or her with living expenses.  Alimony is different from child support which is almost an automatic “given” that goes from the non-custodial parent to the parent who has custody of the children to help defray the costs of raising the children alone.