Author Archive for: David Centeno

About David Centeno

David Centeno is a New York divorce lawyer with offices throughout New York State. Handling both uncontested and contested divorces for hundreds of clients through the years has given him the hard-earned experience needed to blog on topics relevant to New York divorce. He offers free consultations. Call (866) 830-2064.

Entries by David Centeno

Abby: Divorced dad bitter, abusive

DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced during my junior year of high school. I am now a sophomore in college. I have done my best to maintain a good relationship with Dad, although I chose to live with my mother during the custody battle. Since the divorce, Dad has verbally, emotionally and financially abused me to the point […]

Deion Sanders divorce drama draws to a close

McKINNEY, Texas – The final day of testimony in the Deion Sanders divorce drama included bombshells and surprises. But it has all come to an end… for now. Deion left the Collin County Courthouse Monday night with the protective order he had been hoping for. Judge Jay Wheless gave the Hall of Famer exclusive use […]

2 women battle over Gary Coleman estate

PROVO, Utah — Gary Coleman’s ex-wife wants a judge to award her the child TV star’s estate. Shannon Price testified Monday in 4th District Court that even though the two divorced in 2008, they kept living together and presented themselves to the public as married until his death May 28, 2010. The “Diff’rent Strokes” actor […]

Some divorcing couples auction everything off and divide the cash

For the rather exquisite diamond-tufted leather sofa, one ending was another new beginning. Although tonight, amid hundreds of bustling bodies at the Pacific Auction Company in Longmont, the details of this sofa’s first life remain shrouded. All we know is that something fell apart. This is a divorce auction. We also can infer — based […]

Rewrapping Divorce as a Gift

My divorce certainly did not present itself as a gift, trussed up with a big red bow like a Lexus in a Christmas commercial. Instead, it was a big ugly box, filled to the brim with explosives. It was a present I never anticipated and one I never desired. But, as it came with a […]