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

Where You Live Impacts Debt Liability in Divorce

CreditCards.com have recently highlighted something very important in Divorce cases. You’re right to be worried about post-divorce debt. Many ex-spouses think everything is taken care of when a divorce decree assigns debt to one spouse. Then the other ex gets a rude surprise when the creditors come calling! Read more: Fox Business        

Terrence Howard Divorce: Has History of Spousal Abuse

Terrence Howard, one of Hollywood’s leading African American actors, is facing a restraining order today, after his wife of one-year, Michelle Ghent, claimed he is a wife beater and threatened to killer. It’s not the first time. In 2001, Howard was arrested for charges related to a violent attack on his estranged wife, including simple assault, terrorist threats, […]

Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Officially Divorced

According to TMZ Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are officially divorced. According to court docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ … the marriage was formally terminated on November 22 … after a 3-and-a-half year run. As for the couple’s kid — Bronx Mowgli — it’s unclear how the couple settled their custody […]

Frank McCourt Battling Law Firm Involved in his Divorce

In what has become a soap opera, the Los Angeles Dodgers saga involving owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie, has now taken a very interesting turn. When the calendar turned to October, McCourt paid $130 million to his ex-wife in an effort to settle a nationally publicized and nasty divorce. As the calendar turns […]

Don’t Let Divorce Ruin Kids’ Holiday

Doreen Nagle of the Poughkeepsie Journal has some useful tips for Divorce Around Holiday Time. Just because you may be divorced doesn’t mean your children don’t have visions of a happy family holiday dancing in their heads. The end of the year get-togethers should be about your children, not your residual anger at their other […]

Sex and The City Creator Candace Bushnell Files For Divorce

The writer behind Sex And The City is to divorce her husband of nine years. 53-year-old Candace Bushnell  married ballet dancer Charles Askegard, who is ten years younger than her, in 2002. The creator of the character Carrie Bradshaw, a New York writer who became an icon for a generation of single woman, filed papers […]

Eddie Long on Sabbatical as Divorce Proceeds

(AP) LITHONIA, Georgia – Megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long announced Sunday he’s taking time off to focus on his family after his wife filed for divorce. Long’s spokesman, Art Franklin, said the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church leader told his congregation during church services that he will continue to serve as senior pastor at the […]