NEW YORK DIVORCE-Homemaker Contribution

After doing matrimonial law for 25 years, I'm getting kind of sick of this "homemaker contribution" being taken for granted--presumed, assumed, and unanalyzed. Sure, you work as chief cook and bottle washer, baby sitter etc., that certainly has a monetary value, and should be considered in an equitable distribution award, but what about the lousy cooks, the sloppy housekeepers, the crummy mother? Should she get the same percentage of an award as someone who performed these duties impeccably? Just try and attack homemaker contributions in court--lot'sa luck. But if we are to really achieve fairness in divorce court (HA!) There should be an inquiry into the effectiveness of that homemaker contribution, prior to the pot being divvied up.
Let me know your thoughts on this one, gentle reader.
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NEW YORK DIVORCE-Net Worth Statements

Perhaps some of the best--and worst--creative writing is done by parties to a divorce on their Net Worth Statements. This "creativity" can come back to haunt a party, however, when later documentary discovery shows the Net Worth Statement to be more like a Not Worth Statement or even a Nut Worth Statement. When you are involved in a divorce, remember you are swearing to the accuracy of your Net Worth Statement. False swearing is a criminal no-no, and will not endear you to your trial judge when you are caught. If you are listing expenses that are proposed and not actually incurred, make sure that these are properly labeled as "proposed." When giving estimates note that these are estimates. If you have no friggin idea about what something is worth, you can note it "TBD" to be determined, or subject to appraisal. Then you will be able to sleep better at night, and the divorce fairy won't put a bomb under your pillow.
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