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Are you considering a prenup? If you are about to be married and you have: a business, profession, home, are a high-income earner,may be receiving a large inheritance, or have significant retirement savings, you should. Is one of the reasons you are reluctant to broach the subject with your intended is because it seems so [...]
Collaborative Practice is a voluntary process in which parties settle disputes without resort to litigation. In a Collaborative Process: The parties sign a collaborative participation agreement describing the nature and scope of the matter The parties voluntarily disclose all information which is relevant and material to the matter that must be decided The parties agree [...]
Yes, the courts will remain closed. This is devastating news for many people in the process of a divorce especially if you were on the court’s calendar. Perhaps you want to divorce now. Maybe you are divorced but a problem or issue has developed that needs to be addressed and resolved. If so, do not [...]
There has been an ongoing trend in the law to ensure that a child has a relationship with both of their parents. There were two recent cases that further strengthen that trend. In one case, the Appellate Division First Department granted visitation to a father even though the 14-year-old daughter stated that she did not [...]
I was recently speaking to a therapist friend of mine, and we were talking about the effects of litigation on families and the aftermath of divorce on children, as well as the couples. She told me that when she was getting divorced, she went to the best litigator in North Carolina, where she lived at [...]
The corona virus has impacted us in so many ways. I never expected it to cause a paralysis in the legal community. I am a private attorney with a practice in family law. I specialize in family law as well as estate, wills and real estate. My firm attends to all family related legal needs [...]
I have been wondering how the Coronavirus and social distancing is affecting marriages and partnerships in general. I surmise that one of two things may happen. Either one finds oneself in this first scenario or the second. So now that you are not able to engage in outside activities, are home bound, with few distractions; [...]
As a divorce attorney who has been a fierce litigator for over 30 years, with time, experience and wisdom, I have learned that a good divorce attorney can, and should do more than litigate. My own spiritual and emotional development made it more and more difficult for me to reconcile the aftermath of litigation. The [...]
In this climate of the corona virus where social distancing is a buzz word, and the institutions that we relied on are not available, it is quite clear that the court system cannot be relied upon in resolving our disputes. Justice delayed is justice denied, and nowhere is that more telling than in our current [...]
I have been a family law litigator for over 31 years. The entire time I have been practicing law, I’ve been a certified mediator since 1999 and a collaboratively trained attorney since 2010. One of the most frustrating aspects of litigation is the lack of communication and wasted time in trying to accomplish any of the [...]