Alton L Abramowitz

August 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz discusses domestic relations law, cases and issues involving clients suffering from diminished capacity, clients being coerced or under duress from another party, or clients who may be the victims or potential victims of fraud.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

20 minute read

May 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz writes: As with any complex transaction, despite their common goals each of the third-party collaborating participants in the third-party reproduction process, which involves the use of donors or surrogates, has coextensive individual interests, many of which inherently conflict with one another and/or require and deserve unique consideration so as to avoid an otherwise significant potential for litigation, particularly in the event of divorce.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

24 minute read

February 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz writes: The time has come for the Legislature to act to broaden the definition of parent to fit our ever evolving society. Now that same-sex couples have been granted the long overdue right to marry, same-sex couples must also be granted the right to be parents, with all of the same rights and responsibilities of heterosexual parents, regardless of the ways in which their families are created.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

11 minute read

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Alton L. Abramowitz, Chair of the Family Law Section, writes: Each new development in the family law field has been the springboard of inspiration for the next step in the evolution of the ever expanding and changing methods of addressing and, hopefully, solving the myriad of issues confronted by combatants locked in litigation.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

5 minute read

December 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz discusses the "advisory guidelines" for the duration of spousal maintenance that become effective next month, writing that it is now time for attention to be turned to the development of a particularized, fact-based approach to determining duration that avoids rules of thumb or custom or arbitrary formulas that are not related to economic reality if the courts are going to truly carry out their mandate to award maintenance "in such amount as justice requires."

By Alton L. Abramowitz

10 minute read

December 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz discusses the "advisory guidelines" for the duration of spousal maintenance that become effective next month, writing that it is now time for attention to be turned to the development of a particularized, fact-based approach to determining duration that avoids rules of thumb or custom or arbitrary formulas that are not related to economic reality if the courts are going to truly carry out their mandate to award maintenance "in such amount as justice requires."

By Alton L. Abramowitz

10 minute read

August 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz and Elena Karabatos write: After almost five years of battling amongst matrimonial and family law attorneys, and hard on the heels of attempts by state courts to navigate the temporary maintenance guidelines, the New York State Legislature passed a bill designed to bring clarity and consistency to the determination of temporary and, for the first time, post-divorce maintenance awards, while still providing the courts with flexibility.

By Alton L. Abramowitz and Elena Karabatos

13 minute read

August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz and Elena Karabatos write: After almost five years of battling amongst matrimonial and family law attorneys, and hard on the heels of attempts by state courts to navigate the temporary maintenance guidelines, the New York State Legislature passed a bill designed to bring clarity and consistency to the determination of temporary and, for the first time, post-divorce maintenance awards, while still providing the courts with flexibility.

By Alton L. Abramowitz and Elena Karabatos

13 minute read

May 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz writes that typically (but certainly not uniformly), courts called upon to determine what rights progenitors ought to have when they pursue in vitro fertilization and the allocation of embryos upon divorce have come out in favor of the party who no longer wants to use the embryos for reproductive purposes.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

11 minute read

May 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz writes that typically (but certainly not uniformly), courts called upon to determine what rights progenitors ought to have when they pursue in vitro fertilization and the allocation of embryos upon divorce have come out in favor of the party who no longer wants to use the embryos for reproductive purposes.

By Alton L. Abramowitz

11 minute read