by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 19, 2022
How Does the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Affect My Child Custody or Child Support Order in New York? As most Americans adapt to a new reality in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in particular social distancing, mandatory business closures and work...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 22, 2025
How to Fight Parental Alienation in Child Custody Difficult child custody matters can take a turn for the worse when one parent begins to manipulate a child to dislike or even hate the other parent. This is called parental alienation and can be devastating for both...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Nov 11, 2024
What Is Parental Alienation or Manipulation? Parental alienation, or parental manipulation, is all too common in high-conflict divorces or child custody battles. Unfortunately, it’s also devastating and can cause an irreparable breakdown of parent-child...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 22, 2025
Drug Testing Impact on Custody, Visitation in Long Island Family Court If you’re involved in a divorce, child custody, or child support case, drug testing may be involved either for yourself or your ex, or both. Here’s what you need to know about why Long...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 19, 2022
How is Interstate Child Custody Handled on Long Island? Child custody matters are difficult enough without adding distance to the mix. Unfortunately, many Long Island families must deal with exactly that. Navigating family legal issues when two parents live in...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 22, 2025
5 Tips for Navigating Child Custody During School Breaks “Timesharing” your children after a divorce can get dicey during school breaks and holidays. Work schedules shift, the kids are at home, and family events seem to occur every weekend (or more). Navigating child...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Sep 21, 2026
How to Handle Child Education Decisions After Divorce It’s common for ex-spouses co-parenting on Long Island to disagree about many aspects of raising their child post-divorce. When it comes to your child’s education, however, the stakes are raised because their...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 19, 2022
How to Divorce with a Special Needs Child on Long Island Deciding to get a divorce is difficult, and sharing a special needs child with your ex-spouse can exacerbate every aspect of the situation. Here’s how you can navigate dissolving your marriage when you...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Feb 28, 2025
How to Negotiate Your Long Island Child Custody and Visitation Schedule If you are divorcing or ending a relationship and you have a child or children on Long Island, you’ll need to come to a consensus about how you and your ex can co-parent your child/ren together in...
by Robert E. Hornberger, Esq | Last updated Apr 4, 2025
How to Handle Child Custody & Visitation Issues in the Summer The end of the school year on Long Island is around the corner and this can mean new child custody and visitation issues. This is especially true when your divorce attorney neglected to provide for...
