Child custody in Long Island and New York, applies to children until they are eighteen years of age. Although eighteen is the age of majority in custody cases, child support continues in New York until age 21 for unemancipated children. The different types of custody situations are fairly uniform throughout…
Each case is unique, however, I am writing this blog entry to give people a broad outline of how a New York divorce litigation might proceed on Long Island, New York City or the surrounding areas based on what I know and have seen in my practice. A divorce case…
This is a question that many people need to answer when deciding whether to try mediation for their divorce. I have been practicing matrimonial and family law, for a number of years now as an attorney all around the area. I also handle Long Island Divorce Mediation at my office…
There is a formula in New York contained in the law, commonly called the Child Support Standards Act, which is designed to provide a presumptive amount that a non-custodial parent should pay for child support. The policy behind the enactment of the statute was to attempt to provide standard amounts…
Each mediator has their own approach; therefore this blog entry is not intended to be a definitive map for divorce mediation in Long Island and surrounding areas. The purpose of this article is to be illustrative of how a typical mediation could proceed. A couple that is interested in getting…