However, it does underscore the Court's general dislike in dealing with property issues. There are any number of ways to creatively divide household furnishings and personal property when disputes occur. In some cases, the parties may make a list and alternately choose an asset. In other cases, parties may bid on each item of property and the highest bidder both receives the asset and has that value credited to him or her as part of the property division. This may result in an payment from one spouse to the other to equalize the value of the assets received by each.
Mediation is always a potential option for such divisions.
It seems like there has been a recent rash of celebrity divorce filings. It was recently announced that Helen Hunt was filing for divorce from her husband Hank Azaria on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The couple has been married for 17 months. New York Mayor Rudolph Guliani and his wife actress Donna Hanover are said to be negotiating in the chambers of the Acting State Supreme Court Justice Judith Gische. It is believed that the papers were filed on October 20th in New York as Anonymous vs Anonymous.