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Pay up or get locked up: Judge presses Rudy Giuliani to pay $235K to ex

Pay up or get locked up: Judge presses Rudy Giuliani to pay $235K to ex

- New York Post
Rudy Giuliani blew off a Manhattan court hearing Friday where a judge said the former New York City mayor would be tossed behind bars if he doesn’t fork over $225,000 plus lawyer fees to his ex-wife by early next month.
The ultimatum came at a hearing in the divorce case between Giuliani, 78, and former wife Judith Giuliani — who claimed in a lawsuit he’s fallen behind on payments totaling $262,000 owed under terms of their 2019 divorce settlement.
“If the...

‘Gross exaggeration’: Rudy Giuliani denies owing ex-wife Judith $260K

‘Gross exaggeration’: Rudy Giuliani denies owing ex-wife Judith $260K

- New York Post
Rudy Giuliani admitted to owing his ex-wife money — but called her lawsuit claiming he’s withholding $260,000 a “gross exaggeration” during a hearing in Manhattan court Thursday.
Judith Giuliani, 67, had asked a judge last month to hold her 78-year-old ex-husband in contempt and toss him behind bars for allegedly falling behind on $262,000 owed under the terms of their 2019 divorce settlement.
“I do owe her money but I don’t owe her...

Divorce filings drop as COVID-19 lockdown mends marriages

Divorce filings drop as COVID-19 lockdown mends marriages

- New York Post
Looks like love conquered corona.
Some experts predicted a flood of divorce filings when city courts re-opened for non-emergency business last month, believing that cooped-up couples would race to declare, “I don’t!”
But the number of married people looking to leave is dramatically down, dropping 45 percent in the last four weeks over the typical monthly average.
Even some who were headed for splitsville before the outbreak got their marriages back on track,...

NYC couples dropping divorces while quarantined together

NYC couples dropping divorces while quarantined together

- New York Post
COVID-19 is playing cupid to some New York City couples who are calling off their divorces while the life-and-death crisis plays out, matrimonial lawyers tell The Post.
“There’s been a re-engineering of priorities,” said Dror Bikel, who has had seven clients within the last month request to withdraw their divorce filings.
Veteran divorce lawyer Maggie Kaminer said before COVID-19, in two decades she had two couples withdraw their divorce. Now in recent weeks,...