Divorce Lawyer Blog, Long Island, NY
Should We Sell Our Home Before or After Our Divorce?
If you are considering divorce and you and your spouse own a home together, you'll need to make some decisions about what to do with the property when you are no longer living together. Often, this means selling the home. New York is an equitable distribution state,...
Child Custody & Visitation If a Parent Gets COVID-19?
The coronavirus pandemic has upended life in New York, and every corner of the state is feeling the effects, including Long Island. How does the pandemic affect your child custody and visitation orders, especially if you or your ex get sick? Here's what you should...
How To Get Divorced During a Pandemic
The news of the novel coronavirus hit the U.S. fast and hard at the beginning of 2020. You may have been in the middle of negotiating your divorce or just about to put the pen to paper to sign your divorce settlement when everything was upended. Can you still get a...
Can My Criminal Background Affect My Long Island Divorce?
Going through a divorce is difficult enough without navigating criminal charges. When criminal proceedings are intertwined with family legal matters, things can quickly become stressful. If you've been charged with a crime, either recently or in the past, your divorce...
Should I File a Fault or No-Fault Divorce?
Determining how to file for divorce to obtain the best outcome can be difficult. Here's what you need to know about the two different types of divorce options in New York, fault and no-fault divorce, and how to decide which is best for your unique circumstances. ...
How to Digitally Mediate Your Long Island Divorce from Home
As technology grows and becomes more necessary every day, couples are looking for ways to accomplish important tasks from home, including mediating a divorce digitally. In the era of COVID-19, working from home is the norm, and divorcing from home may also become a...
Can I Seek a Divorce During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic in New York?
Many Americans have had their lives turned upside down as a result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Last week, 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment marking the highest in a single week in U.S. history. Schools are closed and parents are home full-time with their...
5 Ways to Help Win Your Child Custody Battle
Fighting for child custody is essential but exhausting work. Research and court opinion has long indicated that, with rare exceptions, a meaningful relationship between both parents is in a child's best interests. Here are some ways you can increase the chances that...
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 from home, school closures, job layoffs, shortages of food and essential supplies, etc., there are lot of...
How Can I Prove Domestic Violence Accusations are False?
Domestic violence is, unfortunately, a common theme in divorces. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that 1 in 7 men and 1 in 4 women have been the victim of domestic abuse. While being sensitive to victims of violence is of the utmost importance,...
