Equitable Distribution of Assets If you are seeking a divorce in the five boroughs or the Capital District, you may have concerns about what equitable distribution means in terms of your assets. While no cut-and-dried, universal rule exists as to how finances, property, and possessions will be distributed in every divorce, our firm’s years of…
How Long Does It Take To Get Divorced in New York? Because every divorce case is unique, it is difficult to estimate exactly how long divorce proceedings will take for any given couple. However, our office has worked for years with couples throughout the Capital Region and the five boroughs of New York City, and…
Grandparents Rights As separations and divorces go into effect, all generations of a family feel the repercussions. Grandparents can become easily concerned, because their child and her or his spouse will no longer be married, that they themselves will have limited access to their grandchildren. It is critical for grandparents to know their rights as…
Fathers Being Awarded Custody Traditional gender roles once entailed that mothers primarily focus on domestic matters and raising their children while fathers left the marital home for work. Decades have passed since this was the norm, as more and more women have entered the workforce and many men have begun to share the responsibility of…
No-Fault Divorce in New York New York allows two types of divorce: at-fault and no-fault. The four grounds for at-fault divorce are abandonment, adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment, and imprisonment, and these remained the sole grounds for divorce for decades in the state of New York. In 2010, no-fault divorce was added to the roster,…
Divorce Mediation in New York There are two main options for resolving divorces in New York State: litigation and mediation. Both paths have their own respective uses and formats, but mediation is superior to litigation in the amicability that it offers. More bitter divorces go into litigation, and the spouses are left to argue about…
Prenuptial Agreements in New York Congratulations on the engagement! The weeks and months leading up to your wedding will be as joyous as they will be nerve-wracking, but every day brings you one step closer to what may very well be one of the happiest days of your life. Amid the pre-marital bliss, you and…
Child Protective Services Investigation 4 Things You Need to Know If You Are Involved in a Child Protective Services Investigation Parents and guardians want to do the best job they can to rear and support their children. As such, receiving a notice that Child Protective Services (CPS) is about to conduct an investigation can shock any…
12 Common Child Custody Issues You Could Face Child custody can be the most contentious issue in a divorce – even more than the division of assets. This is natural. In most other divorce issues, two parties negotiate (or fight) over what constitutes “fair” between them. The issue here isn’t at all what’s “fair,” but what’s…
Steps to Take if the Respondent Doesn’t Show up to Family Court for Modification Question: I filed to lower my support as now i am only making half of what i was making a couple months ago because the temp agency ended my assignment due to lack of work now i am making about 9,75…
How Can I Change My Child’s Last Name? As a dedicated Saratoga Family Law Attorney, I am often asked how to change a child’s name to match a parent’s. If you want to change your child’s name to match yours, you will first file a petition in the Supreme Court – rather than the family…
I’m Afraid to See the Respondent of an Order of Protection in Court Saratoga Family Law Attorney on Being Afraid of Seeing the Respondent of an OOP in Court As an experienced Saratoga Family Law Attorney, I am often asked what to do if you are afraid of seeing the responded of an order of…