Category: Family Law

With comprehensive immigration reform receiving so much media attention in the past several months, the terms “DREAM Act” and “DREAMers” has been used more and more frequently to describe the undocumented foreign nationals who were brought to the U.S. as children, and who do not have immigration status. The DREAM Act, which stands for...

Parents in New York will have to attend mandatory, government-run parenting classes in order for their child to proceed to the seventh grade. That's if state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., D-Bronx, is successful in his sponsorship of a law that would mandate that parents of elementary school children complete a series of parental support...

There are many reasons a spouse could seek termination or modification of a Brooklyn spousal support order. One of those very likely to gain the attention of the court is a serious illness by either party. Spousal support, also sometimes referred to as "alimony" or "maintenance" is no longer the given that it was...

Green Cards in New York What are Green Cards? A Green card,  known as Unite States Permanent Resident cards, are identification cards that indicate, though the person identified on the card is not a United States citizen, they are still authorized by law to live and work within the U.S. on a permanent basis....

What exactly is Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy can offer a fresh start. A way to get out of crushing debt or recover from a difficult life situation including: -        Severe illness resulting in mountains of medical bills -        An expensive and/or drawn out divorce -        The loss of their job or other primary source of income -        A fire, flood...

Increasingly, those who have been divorced or widowed are opting out of second or third marriages. However, that doesn't mean they are ending up alone. Instead, new analysis of federal data by USA Today indicates that more often, couples are opting for cohabitation. It's certainly understandable, particularly following a bad experience, that people...

Many clients ask me: How do I get a temporary Order of Visitation in my Family Court Case?

The decision of a Judge to Order visitation at the beginning of a custody or visitation matter is one of the most important things that can happen...

Default Judgments, Vacatur, Settling your debt and Credit Score

A judgment is the court's written, final decision in the case. If you have a judgment against you in the State of New York, the law might be on your side and you might be able to reopen your...

MARRIAGE EQUALITY ACT VERSUS DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

Off the top I explain to them that although New York performs and recognizes same sex marriages, there are many other states that don’t and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act does not force these states to recognize marriages performed in other states. In...

As a Custodial Parent can I relocate with my children out of state?

Imagine this scenario.  You are living with your child, have very poor economic circumstances and are offered a job out of state. The parent of your child(ren) is a good one, he or she visits with...