Child Custody

If you ask the divorce court what they're going to use as a measuring stick when trying to determine how to divide child custody, they will tell you that they're just going to consider what is in the child's best interests. The overall goal is to determine what will...

Separating from your partner can be stressful enough in itself. The divorce process has numerous aspects that must all be settled before the divorce is approved by the courts.  Property must be divided according to the equitable distribution process relevant to New...

Love is a beautiful thing. However, the same cannot be said of divorce or separation. If a romantic relationship ends in a divorce or separation, one of the important matters the couple needs to address is child custody. This can be an extremely difficult subject both...

If you’re divorcing and will be sharing custody of a young child, it’s wise to determine how you will share or alternate holidays with them. As you work out holiday schedules, don’t forget to include your child’s birthday and how you’ll celebrate it. For many kids,...

Children who learn that their parents are divorcing usually have some fear about what’s going to happen. It’s up to the parents to put those fears to rest so the kids can thrive despite the changes in their life. When the adults can work as a parenting team after...

When you’re divorced or separated from your children’s other parent, one thing you have to do is keep up on a custody arrangement. This year, you may have had a custody agreement where you had the kids from Monday through Friday, saw them on two major holidays and had...

One of the fiercest battles during the divorce process is usually the fight over child custody. It is not unusual for parents to go to extreme lengths to ensure they do not lose the custody battle. And in doing so, parents often make costly mistakes that can...

Whether your divorce is still pending or you’ve already made it through the process, the first holiday season after your split with your spouse can be rough. It may be even rougher on the kids.  You and your co-parent both (presumably) want this holiday season to...

Unwed fathers in New York generally have the same rights as married ones do. However, they must be sure to establish paternity so that they can assert them. How difficult it is for a father to establish paternity usually depends on how amicable his relationship is...

You love your children, and you have absolutely no problems paying for their needs -- but you don’t believe that your child needs an expensive stay at a special summer camp this year. Your ex-spouse, however, thinks that a summer camp focused on  coding, dance or...