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There may be lines out the door at some New York courts over the next seven weeks, a Manhattan divorce lawyer predicts.
A New York law change that takes effect Jan. 23 will cut spousal support by as much as $9,200 a month, sparking the rush of spouses of well-to-do mates to splitsville, the lawyer, Jacqueline Newman, told The Post.
The law change will cut the cap on salary to be considered during computing spousal maintenance from its current $543,000 to $175,000.
A non-breadwinner married to someone who earns $500,000 could be awarded up to $13,575 a month in maintenance.
After Jan. 23, that amount will drop to $4,375, said Newman, of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd.
That’s a difference of $9,200 a month — or $110,000 a year.
Some non-breadwinner spouses had already secretly initiated divorce proceeding, the lawyer said.
http://nypost.com/2015/12/03/better-get-divorced-now-or-it-could-cost-you-110k-a-year/
I wanna know how many people are filing for divorce because of this. I really do.
A New York law change that takes effect Jan. 23 will cut spousal support by as much as $9,200 a month, sparking the rush of spouses of well-to-do mates to splitsville, the lawyer, Jacqueline Newman, told The Post.
The law change will cut the cap on salary to be considered during computing spousal maintenance from its current $543,000 to $175,000.
A non-breadwinner married to someone who earns $500,000 could be awarded up to $13,575 a month in maintenance.
After Jan. 23, that amount will drop to $4,375, said Newman, of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd.
That’s a difference of $9,200 a month — or $110,000 a year.
Some non-breadwinner spouses had already secretly initiated divorce proceeding, the lawyer said.
http://nypost.com/2015/12/03/better-get-divorced-now-or-it-could-cost-you-110k-a-year/
I wanna know how many people are filing for divorce because of this. I really do.
