UPDATE: Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law on September 25, 2015. The Temporary Maintenance provisions are effective for divorce cases filed on or after October 25, 2015, and the balance of the law is effective for cases filed on or after January 23, 2016. Long-awaited revisions to the spousal maintenance…
One of the primary concerns when a couple decides to separate is child custody. It’s difficult to envision not living with your children all the time, but it’s the reality of separate households. What post-separation parenting arrangement is best for your children? Consider shared custody. Absent extraordinary circumstances such as…
An all-too-common scenario involves the separating couple who prepare their own settlement agreement which contractually resolves all of their issues – everything from custody and support, to property and debt division — only to find out months or possibly years down the road that their agreement is defective and unenforceable….
There are special rules which govern attorney billing in New York, and there are particular requirements for attorneys handling domestic relations matters (divorce, child custody, child support, etc.). You should never hire, nor continue to work with, any lawyer who doesn’t comply with these rules: The attorney is required to…
Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C. is proud to announce that Ryan Riezenman has been selected as a Top 10 Attorney Under 40 in the state of New York by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA), an independent organization dedicated to helping those in need of a family law…
Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C. is proud to announce that Michael Meyers has been selected to the 2015 New York Metro Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive…
Clifford Petroske is pleased to announce that the Law Offices of Clifford J. Petroske, P.C., has become Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C. The change is made in recognition of the contributions of attorneys Ryan A. Riezenman, who has been with the firm since September, 2009, and Michael W. Meyers, who…
In a recent tightly orchestrated, if not closely watched, courtroom drama, New York has rejected the claim that chimpanzees possess the fundamental right to liberty. The suit brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project against Patrick Lavery, the owner of Santa’s Hitching Post, a farm and tourist attraction in Gloversville, New…
It is no secret that the Courts are overburdened with litigation. With matrimonial trials sometimes lasting weeks, courtroom time is at a premium. Wishing to reduce both the congestion and the cost of litigation, judges will commonly appoint “neutral” experts, instead of each party hiring his/her own partisan expert. By…
Along with the national debt, global warming, and other harbingers of doom, we have come to expect that the divorce rate will simply continue to rise. Many of society’s ills will, no doubt, continue to increase unabated, but divorce may not be one of them. At least not for those…
