Monthly Archives: October 2015

Albany Child Custody Attorney Discusses Having an Order of Protection Against Your Spouse During Trial

I am often asked as an experienced Albany Child Custody Attorney what the court proceeding is like with an order of protection against your spouse.  If you and your spouse have Orders of Protection against each other, the court is going to look at many factors. They are going to look at whether you have […]

The Importance of Paternity Rights

When parents are married in New York State, it is presumed that the husband is the father of the child. However, when the parents are not married, the child does not actually have a legal father at the time of birth. There are two ways to establish paternity if the parents are unmarried. The first […]

What Should My Attorney Have Access to for my Divorce Case?

If you’re going to be filing for Divorce, there is a significant amount of information that your attorney is going to need. They are going to ask you questions about the history of your marriage, when you were married, how many children you have, where else you have lived, who cares for the children, and […]

The Criticality of a No-Fault Divorce

Historically, In New York State, we had only Fault Grounds for Divorce. This resulted in substantial litigation, and it was not often about the Fault Grounds for Divorce. We litigated because the parties did not agree on the financial issues, which leveraged those issues through litigating Fault Grounds. Several years ago, the New York State […]