FAQ

An NYPD officer (or other civil service employees-but for the purposes of this FAQ section the NYPD Officer will be used as an example) has a tremendous amount of retirement benefits. After twenty...

This too is a complicated question. In brief, your spouse is still entitled to his/her Majauskas share of your pension. However, your spouse is not entitled to any portion of the funds you receive...

This is a very complicated yet important area of law that all civil servants facing a divorce must understand and know their rights. Simply put, consider the following illustration. You are a Police...

The short answer is yes. The only issue the Court is interested in is what is in the best interests of your child(ren). According to the law, there is no preference toward the sex of the parent of...

A non-custodial parent’s child support obligations are very much written in stone. They are codified law. They are the following percentages of a person’s gross salary, taxes notwithstanding: 17%...

No, it is not a must, but depends on the specific factors of the divorce. What used to be called alimony is now called maintenance. The law sets out formulas regarding what the monied spouse (the...

This is a simple question with a simple answer. Do not lie, ever! Do not give into peer pressure. Let us be honest however. The writer of these FAQs is a retired NYPD Lieutenant. Who worked in a...

Same rule, do not lie! No matter what anyone tells you, do not lie. Lying during a P.G. hearing is grounds for dismissal, as is grounds for lying in the Trial Room. It does not matter what the...