The Governor’s Executive Order shutting non-essential businesses will undoubtedly save many lives, but for those New Yorkers now sheltering at home with an abusive spouse the immediate result is far from safe. Thankfully, help can still be found in the court system. Although the courts have responded to the need…
Unfortunately, even though much of our day-to-day activities are put on hold during a public health crisis, child custody and visitation disputes continue. In fact, they may even be worse. With schools closed and government authorities mandating people to stay at home, many parents are worried about their children. Heightened…
Effective March 1, 2020, the income cap for child support calculations is $154,000 (previously $148,000), and the cap for maintenance calculations is $192,000 (previously $184,000). In New York, the amount of child support to be paid by the non-custodial parent is determined using a formula set forth in the statute…
Petroske Riezenman & Meyers is pleased to announce that Philip Castrovinci has joined the firm as an Associate attorney. Philip is a 2018 graduate of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2019. He was most recently associated with the Holbrook…
Believe it or not, a divorce (whether you’re the spouse seeking one or not) requires as much planning as a wedding, if not more. However, feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety and grief that often accompany divorce can make even the simplest of tasks feel impossible. This is especially true in…
On January 15, 2020, New York became the 10th state to grant adopted adults unrestricted access to their original pre-adoption birth certificates. This represents a significant shift from past practice, which heavily protected the birth parents’ desire for privacy, and only made such information accessible to the adopted individual if…
Parents do not always agree how to raise their children. While child rearing disagreements are certainly not unique to divorced parents, such disputes can be more difficult for divorced parents to resolve if they no longer respect or trust the other party’s opinion or, for whatever reason, they are unable…
Recent news about Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO and multibillionaire, has caused a stir in many circles, including our sphere of divorce law. With a net worth of $136.2 billion dollars, Jeff Bezos is, at least for the moment, the richest man in the world. And then came the affair with…
We’ve all been there — said something or photographed something in an email or posted online, that we wish we hadn’t. If you’re hoping this article will make you feel better about it, I hate to disappoint. Now add to the list of ways that the past can come back…
A prenuptial agreement is a contract that is entered into between two people before they are married. The contract typically dictates the division of property and maintenance/support amounts and duration should the parties divorce. These contracts are especially important to any party coming into a marriage with significantly more assets than…
