Divorce Lawyer Blog, Long Island, NY
Protect Your Business Assets in a Long Island Divorce
Dividing Assets in Long Island Divorce is Complex As a Long Island, NY divorce attorney, I see that many couples contemplating divorce in Nassau and Suffolk have many difficult issues that must be sorted out including, equitable distribution of property, assets and...
Grandparent’s Rights to Child Visitation in Nassau County & Suffolk County Court
Long Island NY Courts Can Give Grandparents Visitation Rights The United States Supreme Court has declared that grandparents do not have an automatic right to visit their grandchildren. However, it does leave room for states to consider the impact of the decision by...
Father’s Rights in Long Island NY Child Custody Cases
Mother's Don't Always Get Custody in Nassau County & Suffolk County Court As Divorce and Family Law Attorney practicing primarily in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, New York, I meet many fathers who suffer from the common misapprehension that the...
Same-Sex Marriages Under Attack in Federal Court
Landmark Marriage Equality Cases Being Heard in Supreme Court There are two landmark cases in the Supreme Court regarding Same-Sex Marriages. Is Prop 8 Unconstitutional? The first case, Hollingsworth v. Perry is about whether or not Proposition 8, which banned Gay...
Landmark Prenuptial Agreement Case on Long Island
Big Update for Prenuptial Agreements on Long Island In an unprecedented, landmark ruling, a New York appeals court has upheld a Long Island judge’s decision to void a prenuptial agreement between Elizabeth Cioffi-Petrakis and Peter Petrakis. History of the Pre-Nup...
Children and Divorce on Long Island NY
Protect Your Children During Your Divorce It’s unfortunate, but as a Long Island divorce attorney, I see the negative effects of divorce on children nearly every day. It’s no secret that kids can be adversely affected by a divorce, particularly when parents allow...
Financial & Insurance Issues of Long Island NY Divorce
Protect Your Finances & Health During Your Divorce As a Divorce Attorney on Long Island, I’ve helped hundreds of couples navigate the often rocky road through their divorce proceedings. From simple, uncontested divorces through complex litigated divorces, there...
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Long Island NY
What You Need to Know About Qualified Domestic Relation Orders During Your Divorce As a divorce attorney practicing primarily in the Nassau County and Suffolk County Supreme and Family Courts in NY, I work with many couples who have complex financial matters to divide...
Child Support in Nassau, Suffolk, Long Island, New York
Your Child Support on Long Island Questions Answered As a Divorce Attorney on Long Island, I regularly counsel clients on issues of Child Support and Child Custody in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Long Island Family Courts, under the jurisdiction of New York State...
Same Sex Marriages in Nassau & Suffolk, Long Island NY
Marriage Equality in New York State With the British House of Commons and French National Assembly recently passing a bill allowing for same-sex marriage, as a Long Island, NY family law attorney, I thought it would be a good time to discuss the New York State...
