Just when I forgot about NY Christie Brinkley, supermodel, and her errant husband, Peter Cook, BING they are back in the news. Their New York divorce was the topic at our water cooler today.

Mud slinging aside, the feuding couple finally came to a separation and custody agreement in Riverhead, NY with the help of their divorce attorneys. Many of you don’t know that Stargazer is from out yonder there on Eastern Long Island.

Issues such as custody and visitation for their two kids were finally “hammered” out. The couple had some few choice words to call each other: her to him – narcissist; him to her – custodial interference, etc., etc. Wonder if poor kids Jack and Sailor got caught up in the legal haggling?

New York Divorce and Separation

Divorce and separation issues are matters of family law. Although couples can divorce with forms without an attorney, it’s smarter to have one on your case especially if your ex is nasty. If the couple cannot work out their differences, a judge would have to hear both sides. In the case of child custody, the judge would decide who would be the better caregiver to the children. Other volatile issues surrounding divorce such as debt and asset division, visitation, spousal maintenance, and child support may also be mitigated by the judge if the couple cannot agree.

Too bad Christie Brinkley and Cook didn’t try mediation as a means to a better bitter end. Mediation allows a psychologist or attorney to facilitate the divorce agreement and counsels the couple so as to come to an agreement on issues instead of going to court.

It certainly would save Brinkley and Cook a lot of money in NY divorce attorney fees.

Thinking about a divorce? I found some interesting divorce articles on a blog called www.settlementboard.com.