Happy September! Happy back-to-school time! Sept always kind of feels like the new year to me – do you know what I mean? I was able to recharge my batteries this summer, and now I’ve started a few new things for the “new year”: I’m changing over some of my technology – so this is coming to you writing to you from a new platform, Convertkit. Riding my bike in the park (that killer hill is a real challenge!) Starting … read more »
New podcast and summer break
Paulette Rigo recently interviewed me on her Thriving in Chaos Project podcast – the episode is called, “Can An Attorney Teach You How to Land on Your Feet?” Well, that’s an interesting question. Of course, I’m not just “an attorney.” I’m Joy – with all of my life experience and my opinions and my genes (and jeans) and the things that make me me. So I don’t know if “an attorney” can teach you how to land on your feet … read more »
Why aren’t you lovey-dovey anymore?
Former NYC Mayor Bill DiBlasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, are breaking up. Sort of. They’re separating but not moving out. Splitting but not getting divorced. Let’s just say they are transforming their relationship. Planning to date other people. The New York Times broke the story this week, which was picked up by the AP and all of the major news outlets. There are 743 comments on the NY Times website about this – people have strong opinions! They’re mostly … read more »
Rebuilding Your Legacy: Updating Your Estate Plan During and After a Divorce
(written collaboratively by Estate Planning Attorney Leslie Sultan, Esq.) Are you (or someone you love) going through a divorce? Don’t forget to think about your estate plan along the way. This article will cover a few steps to ensure that your assets go to your children and your loved ones (and not your Ex!). Although there are some things you may be able to do on your own, it is always best to talk to an experienced professional who can … read more »
Juneteenth – a time of reflection
We are approaching Juneteenth, our newest federal holiday. You have probably heard the story by now. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1963, declaring that “All persons held as slaves …are and henceforth shall be free.” But it only could be enforced in the few Confederate states controlled by Union troops. On June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years later, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, the last holdout state, and ordered slaveholders there to free their slaves. … read more »
I wish it would rain!
Well, once again, the world has changed completely – overnight. Like many of you, I’m in New York where the smoke filled our air so badly this week that the City basically shut down and we were all told to stay inside and close our windows. Who knew those wildfires in Canada, hundreds of miles away, would have such an intense effect on millions of people in the northeast US? As one of my clients said, it was like a … read more »
What’s love got to do with it? Well, everything!
May 30th was our 10th kidneyversary. ‘What’s that?’ you ask. Well, I’ll tell you! My late husband, Darryl, had kidney failure in March 2012 due to sickle cell disease; so he went on dialysis. For months, he taught 6th grade during the day and then went to dialysis every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 6:00-10:00 pm. The schedule was rigid and grueling. To miss a session could be life-threatening. In his poem about it, “Measuring in Liters,” he wrote, The … read more »
How to Win at Divorce (and Life) … IMHO
A few weeks ago, I attended an online conference called “How to Win At Divorce.” This seemed like a strange proposition. After all, what does it mean to “win” at divorce?? Honestly, I thought the presentations would all be about how to get as much out of your ex as possible, positioning them as the enemy. Thankfully, that’s not what they did. But it made me really think about the question. (Ok, I just asked Chat GPT how to win … read more »
The River Bends
Have you ever felt like your whole world was upended? When it felt like the rug was pulled out from under your feet, and the firm ground you thought you were standing on suddenly disappeared? It’s happened to me twice – when my first husband died suddenly in 2001, and 3 years ago when my second husband, Darryl Alladice, died in the beginning of the Covid pandemic. When some big (often unexpected) life event would happen Darryl would say, “The river bends.” Well, … read more »
The Fight!
My CUNY Law students had a fight in class last week. 😡 We were talking about a case that’s before the Supreme Court challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act (more about that another time) and one of the students brought up a case that’s been in the news of a US soldier who abducted an Afghani baby girl. Another student said, “There’s an argument to be made that a girl will have a better upbringing in the US than in … read more »
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