Maria Novak

Maria Novak

4.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 17 years

Family Lawyer at Staten Island, NY
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Litigation

16 Flagg Place., Suite. 301, Staten Island, NY

About Maria

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 30%

The firm handles prenuptial agreements, marital agreements, separation agreements, divorce agreements, and all aspects of domestic relations disputes, including custody, support, paternity, and equitable distribution issues. We have extensive experience in matrimonial litigation in Supreme and family courts in the New York metropolitan area.

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Family 30%

We will help you establish and implement custody and visitation arrangements that are in the best interests of your minor children while protecting your rights as a parent. When co-parenting is not an option, we will represent you in custody, visitation and relocation cases in Family Court. We will represent you in filing or defending child support support petitions in Family Court. We will ensure that all proposed child support orders are in compliance with New York guidelines.

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 17 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2008

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Maria Novak

16 Flagg Place., Suite. 301, Staten Island, NY, 10304

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Maria Novak's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Chris | January 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Would Highly Recommend!!

I hired Maria to represent me in a very complicated divorce case. My wife was being unreasonable and I had a prior attorney who just wanted to litigate the case until the cows came home without regard for my finances. Maria helped me reach a settlement and saved me a ton of time and money. Highly rec...ommend this lawyer if you want to get through divorce quickly and efficiently.

Posted by Michael | February 10, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Brilliant Attorney! A real shark! Just what I needed to go up against my wife!

Almost three years ago my wife filed for divorce and hit me with an order of protection. When I came to Maria, I hadn't seen my daughter in three months. Hiring Maria was the best thing that happened to me during such a terrible time in my life. Thanks to Maria I went from supervised visitation wi...th my daughter to full overnight weekends and weeknight visits despite the three times my wife had me arrested for allegedly violating her order to protection. Not only did Maria get me the parenting schedule I was more than happy with, but she made sure my wife didn't get any spousal support even though her lawyer filed three separate motions asking for alimony. It’s been more than a year since my divorce was finalized and I couldn't be happier. I am more than just a “weekend dad” thanks to Maria’s efforts. Also, Maria is an excellent criminal attorney. All three of my arrests thanks to my wife’s false police reports were resolved without a criminal record. I am so grateful to Maria and still send her a picture of my daughter and me on my daughter’s birthday every year.

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Jeffrey Risman

Family lawyer | Jun 20

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"Maria is an extremely hardworking and zealous advocate who always puts her clients first. I wholeheartedly endorse her."

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Education

2007

Brooklyn Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2004

Cornell University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

Russian

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