Lee Rosenberg

January 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes: It has been the norm, even through the most recent economic crisis, for courts to eschew claims of newly diminished income as the basis for a support award. Of note then is a recent decision where the present financial situation led the court to caution that there was a new economic reality which would have to be accepted by the less monied spouse.

By Lee Rosenberg

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May 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

By Lee Rosenberg

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June 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes: Despite the clearly expressed legislative intent, there are several decisions which have found that legislative omission in the statutory enactment creates the need for a trial when one party objects to the proponent's sworn assertion that the marriage was irretrievably broken. Fortunately, some very well-reasoned lower court decisions have also been issued which will hopefully guide others along the right path.

By Lee Rosenberg

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December 05, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes: Many professionals who practice in tax and estate law also highly recommend prenuptial agreements for same-gender couples in light of non-portability and federal issues, but the obligations of a matrimonial attorney in contemplating and addressing representation of a same-gender spouse are more complicated due to the specific protocols that matrimonial attorneys alone must follow.

By Lee Rosenberg

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March 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes that notwithstanding the clear intent to "level the playing field," there still remains a perceived as well as a substantive advantage which is held by the child's attorney over the parent's attorney wherein the child's attorney is still viewed by some as an arm of the court.

By Lee Rosenberg

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March 15, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, analyzes a decision that shatters the limitations of the sexual underpinnings of the constructive abandonment cause of action and may pave the way to allowing a "dead marriage" to be properly buried.

By Lee Rosenberg

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October 11, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes that failure to substantially comply with the rules in the highly regulated matrimonial/family law field often leads to economic losses and disciplinary proceedings, making it particularly dangerous for any attorney who does not regularly practice matrimonial law to represent a client in any domestic relations or Family Court matter.

By Lee Rosenberg

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October 20, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner in Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, covers how certain cases illustrate that the law, as presently constituted, requires grounds to be proven or the parties will remain in a perpetual "non-marriage."

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June 15, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner with Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes that "e-discovery," normally involves hiring a forensic computer analyst to examine data retained, or often deleted, from computer hard drives, floppy drives, external drives, peripherals and other storage devices for potential evidence. As it pertains to the matrimonial case, stored documents, e-mails, conversations, on-line records, visited Web sites and the traces thereof, may be culled to find information.

By Lee Rosenberg

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February 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Lee Rosenberg, a partner at Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, writes: Instead of simply passing the simple no-fault legislation we desperately needed, the Legislature handed the people of the State of New York and its over-burdened court system a hodgepodge which will make matrimonial litigation more costly and take longer to resolve. In particular, the interim spousal support law is a combination of an interim support bill and a final support bill rushed haphazardly into one.

By Lee Rosenberg

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