Legal Separation in New York
Sep 13, 2012
What is a legal separation?First and foremost a separation, by agreement or Court Order, isNOTa divorce and does not automatically become a divorce. In New York if you live apart pursuant to the terms ...
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Child Custody in New York
Sep 13, 2012
"Legal custody" is the right of a parent to make decisions regarding the childs health, education, religion, and discipline, while "physical custody" defines the parent which whom the child or children...
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Child Support in New York
Sep 13, 2012
If you and your spouse have children the parent with whom the children do not reside will probably be paying child support to the other.
Pursuant to the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA) (or by agreem...
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Child Support in New York
Sep 13, 2012
If you and your spouse have children the parent with whom the children do not reside will probably be paying child support to the other.
Pursuant to the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA) (or by agreem...
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Immediate Help in Divorce Proceedings
Sep 13, 2012
Immediate Need- As divorces take time an application can be made to the Court, at virtually any point in the divorce, for pendente lite relief (relief granted during the divorce proceeding). Frequently...
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Exclusive occupancy of the marital home
Sep 13, 2012
Exclusive use and occupancy is, basically, just a way of saying the court removes your spouse from the home and you, or you and your children, get the exclusive right to live there. This is an option a...
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Orders of Protection or Isn't Living Together During a Divorce Fun?!
Sep 13, 2012
We have to start by saying Orders of Protection probably represent the single most abused device in all of the practice of Family Law. Somehow it has come to be accepted practice that just before or as...
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Can I Go or How Do I Stay in the Same House With "Them"?
Sep 13, 2012
The second most frequent question we get from those contemplating divorce is 'Do I have to stay?" or 'How do I get him/her out of the house?'. It is clear that whatever the tension level was as the dec...
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10 steps to get ready for divorce
Sep 13, 2012
Preparation is the key to get ready for everything in life, and so it is also with divorce. So many times one of the first things we hear from potential clients is "I have no idea where to start". This...
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LASIK Malpractice - Can You Sue?
May 01, 2009
Can You Sue? As attorneys practicing in the field of Opthamalogic malpractice barely a day goes by in which we are not asked this question. Our decision to accept or to reject a matter presented to ...
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