Divorce Lawyer Blog, Long Island, NY
Ensure Your Long Island Divorce Attorney is Not Overcharging You
In the recent Suffolk County Supreme Court decision, Salamone v. Cohen, a Long Island divorce attorney’s retainer agreement was deemed null and void as the court found that “the document contained a number of disturbing provisions,” one of which included usurious...
Shared Custody Does Not Mean You Do Not Have to Pay Child Support on Long Island, NY
As a Long Island Divorce Attorney and Child Support Attorney, I am often asked the question, “If I share custody of the children, do I have to pay child support?” or “Will I receive child support in a shared custody situation?” There is a common misconception in...
Paternity in Nassau & Suffolk, Long Island, NY
As a Family Law attorney practicing in Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, NY, the Law Office of Robert E. Hornberger, Esq. PC is often called upon to represent fathers and mothers in paternity cases in Nassau County and Suffolk County courts. How Nassau...
Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional
On December 7, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) refused to recognize an estate tax exemption for surviving spouses of a same sex marriage. Edith Windsor’s wife, Thea Spyer, passed away in 2009 and had...
Court’s Unusual Child Support Award has Implications in Nassau & Suffolk, Long Island, NY
On June 28, 2013, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department made an interesting decision in regard to child support and the noncustodial parent that has implications for Divorce cases in Nassau County and Suffolk County Courts on Long Island, NY. In...
Contested Child Custody in Nassau County & Suffolk County on Long Island
Contrary to popular belief, Joint Child Custody is not the standard on Long Island or in New York State. This fact often leads to Contested Child Custody cases in Nassau County or Suffolk County Court when both parents seek Sole Child Custody. The Role of the Forensic...
Long Island Divorce Attorney Offers Tips Help Your Child Get Through Your Divorce
Helpful Long Island Divorce Lawyer Advice In our years of experience as divorce lawyers on Long Island, we’ve helped hundreds of families with their divorce. Over this time, we’ve seen parents who have helped their children through the divorce and others who have made...
Divorce Advice for Men on Long Island
Are Nassau & Suffolk County Divorce Courts ‘Stacked’ Against Men? As a Long Island Divorce Attorney, I represent a number of men who, when first coming to my office, believe that they are going to get the proverbial “short end of the stick” in their divorce. I...
Guest Blog Post: From Breakup to Breakthrough
By Heidi Krantz, OTR, CPC Professional Life Coach Divorce often brings with it enormous pain, confusion, fear, ambivalence and difficulty. We each mourn and grieve the loss of our dream or the life that we knew, in our unique way, at our individual pace. The end of a...
Don’t Lose Your Long Island Child Custody Battle Before It Starts
Actions Now Can Affect Your Child Custody in Nassau County & Suffolk County Courts As Divorce Attorneys practicing on Long Island, we see many critical mistakes that occur at the beginning or before a divorce case is even filed that put many parents at a...
