Westchester Mat Law Blog
What Are A Father’s Parental Rights Following A Divorce?
Now more than ever Fathers involved in divorce proceedings are fighting and winning cases regarding parental rights, custody, and child support. It is important to note that whether you are a man or a...
Read MoreWhat Is Guardianship?
Guardianship Of A Child Guardianship is a legal arrangement that is commonly misunderstood. It can be complicated, and is regularly confused with other legal decisions like custody. Guardianship is when the court appoints a...
Read MoreMediation – Part One
Mediation in matrimonial matters has evolved with a stigma of producing agreements that are non-compliant with New York State Domestic Relations Law and in setting parties up for economic failure. Much like matrimonial arbitration,...
Read MoreMediation – Part Two
Agreements settling matrimonial disputes through mediation have suffered scrutiny for being non-compliant with New York State Domestic Relations Law. The first part of this article, which was published in the July Newsletter, provided a...
Read MoreSpousal Maintenance
What is spousal maintenance? Spousal maintenance may be awarded when a couple divorces. Spousal maintenance is a periodic payment from one former spouse to another intended to assist the less-monied spouse in becoming self-supporting...
Read MoreGrandparents Rights
Custody and Visitation The New York Domestic Relations Law allows grandparents to petition the court for visitation with and/or custody of their grandchildren in limited circumstances. Where either, or both, of the parents of...
Read MoreRemoval of Barriers to Remarriage
Religious Divorces and Civil Divorces The Domestic Relations Law in New York mandates that, when spouses are married in a religious ceremony, the Plaintiff (the spouse commencing the action for divorce) must take, or...
Read MorePaternity
When paternity is contested, a Court is empowered to order the mother, child, and the possible father to submit to DNA tests in order to establish paternity. The court may decline to order such...
Read MoreVisitation
WHAT IS VISITATION? DO PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO VISITATION? In cases where parents are separated or divorced, one parent will generally be deemed the “primary residential parent” or “custodial parent”, meaning that the...
Read MoreGrounds For Divorce
Until October 12, 2010, New York was the only U.S. state without some variation of no fault divorce. Since the enactment of New York’s No-Fault Divorce statute, there are now seven grounds for divorce...
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