As many of our New York readers may have heard, David Paterson, former governor of New York, and his wife are divorcing.
Settlement reached in celebrity same-sex divorce
New York is one of the states in which same-sex marriages and same-sex divorces are legal. As is the case with any divorce, issues regarding property and finances, such as alimony and division of property, can come up in relation to same-sex divorces. Such issues are sometimes dealt with through settlements. What terms a divorce settlement ultimately ends up containing can have substantial effects on both of the parties in a divorce. Thus, having experienced representation can be important in same-sex divorce settlement negotiations.
