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10/16/2026

The worry I hear most from people divorcing after 50 is not “will I get half.” It is “can I rebuild this before I retire.”

That question changes how every financial decision lands. A younger person can treat a thinner savings account as a setback. Someone at 58 may be looking at a handful of earning years, a job market that is slower to hire, and health insurance that has to last until Medicare. The same dollar amount is not the same problem.

So the conversation is not only about dividing what you have. It is about whether the split leaves each of you able to live on what remains. Less time to rebuild makes those choices heavier. It does not make them hopeless. It makes them worth naming out loud.

For the fuller version of that idea, read https://miller-law.com/divorce-resource-hub/grey-divorce/no-runway-fair-property-split-grey-divorce-ny

Learn how New York courts handle grey divorce, including property division, retirement assets, earning capacity, health insurance, and maintenance.

10/14/2026

What looks equal on paper may not be livable if you cannot re-earn it. Age and remaining working years change the picture. Read https://miller-law.com/divorce-resource-hub/grey-divorce/no-runway-fair-property-split-grey-divorce-ny

10/13/2026

A woman in her late fifties said it to me almost in a whisper. “If we split everything down the middle, I don’t have enough years left to catch up.” She was not being dramatic. She was doing the math that a thirty-five-year-old does not have to do.

That is the No-Runway Rule, in plain language. After 50, a divorce is not only about what sits on the statement today. It is about how many working years you still have to rebuild what you lose. New York does not require a 50/50 split. Equitable distribution asks what is fair, and the statute already names age and each spouse's probable financial future as part of that question. Ten more years of work is a different picture than thirty. A younger couple can often close a gap with more years of work. After 50, those years are the scarce part.

I see this most clearly when one spouse stepped back from a career so the household could run. On paper, half the house and half the retirement can look even. In real life, the spouse who has been out of the market may not replace that income before Social Security and Medicare arrive. Time changes the financial impact of the same numbers. That is not a reason to panic. It is a reason to stop treating “equal” as the same thing as “livable.” A later-life divorce also collides with health coverage and the last years of retirement contributions. Those are not extras. They are the years you do not get back. None of that has to turn the process into a fight. It does have to be said.

If you are weighing a later-life divorce, start with https://miller-law.com/divorce-resource-hub/grey-divorce. It lays out the considerations that tend to matter when there is less runway left to rebuild.

Considering a grey divorce in New York or Connecticut? Learn how to protect your assets, retirement, and health insurance. Contact Miller Law Group today.

10/09/2026

Here is the RSU question I wish more people asked before they argued about a dollar figure. When did the grant start vesting, and where does that calendar sit against the marriage?

In New York, unvested units are not automatically yours or theirs. A time rule often looks at how much of the vesting period fell during the marriage. Units that vest after you separate can still have a marital slice if the work that earned them started earlier. Units granted after the cutoff usually do not. The grant letter matters as much as the brokerage screen.

That is why two people can look at the same award and walk away with two honest, incompatible stories. One is reading today’s value. The other is reading the vesting schedule. Getting that straight early saves a lot of heat later.

If you want the longer walk-through, read https://miller-law.com/divorce-resource-hub/high-asset-executive-divorce/what-happens-to-unvested-rsus-in-a-new-york-divorce

Learn how unvested RSUs and performance shares are divided in New York divorce cases. Protect your equity compensation with Miller Law Group. Contact us today.

10/08/2026

Katherine Miller was recently featured in AOL discussing what happens when divorcing spouses disagree about when they separated.

The article looks at why the date of separation can matter and what may be considered when the timeline is not clear.
Read the full article to hear Katherine’s perspective:
https://www.aol.com/articles/ex-t-agree-day-separated-090000000.html

10/07/2026

The Nuance: Current value is not the whole story. RSUs and performance shares follow grant dates and vesting, not last night’s close. If your compensation is more than a salary, reach out at miller-law.com/contact-us

10/06/2026

People often come in with a spreadsheet and a sense of relief. “At least we know what we have.” I understand why that feels like progress. After months of not knowing whether to stay or go, a clean number can look like solid ground.

In a New York high-earner divorce, that number is usually only part of the story. The marital estate is what you built from the wedding to the legal cutoff. It includes property that is not cash yet. Restricted stock units and performance shares are the example I use most. The grant may already appear on a statement. The shares may still be unvested. Some of the award may have been earned during the marriage and some of it after. Today’s market value does not answer those questions. The grant date, the vesting calendar, and the cutoff date do.

The same gap shows up in deferred compensation, carried interest, and a practice that looks “worth last year’s K-1.” New York uses equitable distribution. That means a fair division of marital property, not a 50/50 split of whatever the brokerage statement printed this morning. If you treat the balance sheet as the whole picture, you can settle the easy accounts and leave the real value sitting in a future vest. Or you can argue about a figure that was never the right figure.

That is why the first look at a high-earner file should be the grant papers, not the snapshot. Understanding what is still unvested changes what you ask for and what you can live with. If this is the season you are in, start with https://miller-law.com/divorce-resource-hub/high-asset-executive-divorce. It walks through the issues that tend to hide behind a tidy statement. A conversation about those papers is usually calmer than a conversation about a screenshot.

Learn how executive compensation, RSUs, deferred compensation, and business assets are handled in New York divorces. Contact Miller Law Group today.

09/22/2026

Let's add one more item to your divorce to-do list: Updating your will and estate plan. With the end of your marriage, who you want to inherit your property has likely changed. You also want your will to reflect your post-divorce assets.

09/21/2026

After a divorce, you should plan to update your will. Updating your will allows you to have an estate plan that better reflects your current life, from who you want to inherit to your post-divorce assets.

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📑 New Will versus Codicil

When making changes to your will, most people will either amend their will or add a codicil.

If you have trusts, these may also need to be altered. Some of you may want to create new trusts and make other changes to your estate and financial planning.

Amending your will is updating your will so that it better aligns with your current life. A codicil is a separate document that lists changes or modifications to your will.

Codicils generally cover smaller changes and can be completed relatively quickly. Amending a will, on the other hand, is the better choice when you’ll be making significant changes to your will.

Some estate planning changes cannot be put into action until a divorce is finalized, but other alterations can be made as soon as you and your spouse decide to separate. To that end, a codicil can be a short-term solution.

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🗽 New York Laws

Even if you don’t change your will after a divorce, New York does have laws that bar a former spouse from inheriting. The issue with these laws is that they rely on the state’s intestate laws, meaning you and your preferred heirs have no say in who inherits.

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🔃 Change Your Beneficiaries

One related consideration is making sure to update your beneficiaries on various financial accounts. Beneficiaries are generally separate from your will or estate plan, and failing to update your beneficiaries could result in your former spouse inheriting different accounts.

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09/16/2026

When a couple that owns a business divorces, the question becomes how to divide the business in a way that’s equitable to both spouses and protects the business.

There’s no one right way to assess a business’s value. In addition, what role each spouse played in the business, if any, can also factor into the division.

The three most common ways to value a business:

▶️ The asset approach, which focuses on a business’s total assets and liabilities.

▶️ The income approach, which focuses on how much money a business brings in against its liabilities.

▶️ The market approach, which looks to the larger marketplace and industry to determine the value. This can include comparing your business to others in the industry.

By opting for mediation, couples can best tailor their asset distribution to the situation. Complex assets such as a business generally benefit from this type of bespoke resolution.

Reach out to our team through our website or by phone. We’re here to discuss how we can help you navigate this transition.

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