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

Gay divorce made easier by D.C. Council

Nearly two years to the date since the District started issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, the D.C. Council is making it easier for them to get a divorce. Breaking up is hard to do no matter where you live—but, that has been especially true for same sex couples who were married in D.C. […]

Divorce American Style

When you’re a divorced boomer, you go out a lot. As a columnist, I’m invited to fundraisers for whales, parking lots, Indian restaurants, you name it. Tonight, I’m at a fundraiser for the foreign film press. In a loft style building, and hottie gay waiters wearing nose rings and attitudes pass chilled martinis and puffy […]

Newt Gingrich’s Marriages: Affairs And Divorces

How much weight should the personal lives of presidential aspirants carry in the voting booth? The question of whether or not candidates’ private lives is fair game — or even relevant — to campaign coverage has long been debated by pundits, voters and even the candidates themselves. This campaign season, no GOP presidential hopeful has […]

Divorcing Wife Sues Billionaire Over $88M NY Penthouse

Dmitry Rybolovlev, the billionaire who purchased the most expensive property in New York City, is facing a lawsuit from his wife Elena Rybolovleva.  She claims he purchased the $88 million penthouse as “housing for daughter with the real purpose of secreting assets,” according to court documents. On March 14, Rybolovleva sued her billionaire husband alleging […]

Dating During Divorce? Not So Fast…

Let’s start with the bad news: You’re on the road to divorce. But the good news is that romance, love and, yes, even marriage doesn’t need to end with divorce. In fact, a survey of 2,000 newly divorced people found that nearly 50 percent of divorced men were eager to get remarried, and 20 percent of divorced […]

Divorce ‘really, really sad’ says Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez admits splitting with husband Marc Anthony has been “really, really sad”. The former couple – who have four-year-old twins Max and Emme – called time on their seven-year marriage last year but have remained friends ever since. Now dating 24-year-old dancer Casper Smart, Jennifer admits the decision to divorce is still a painful […]

Washingtonians marry less, divorce more, live longer

n 2010, 909 couples married on Aug. 21 — the biggest day for weddings in the Evergreen State. The total — and other figures from the state Center for Health Statistics — offer a snapshot of life in Washington. Washingtonians live longer than the national average. The latest figures from the Center for Health Statistics also indicate more divorces, […]

Dating After Divorce: Does Age Matter?

I had a conversation with a friend over lunch in which we discussed the issue of age, being a cougar, and why it’s okay to be a cougar unless addressed as “cougar” by someone in his twenties. Here’s my point: Age doesn’t matter, unless it does. I spent most of my five years as a divorcee dating […]

During divorce, a place to turn

DETROIT — When Joost Allard went through a divorce in 2009, he struggled with countless problems from emotional issues to financial complications. He felt all alone, with no one to help guide him other than his lawyer. Christine McQueen, one of his friends, was frustrated. “Standing on the sideline, I was watching this all unfold,” said […]