New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes and Chris McDonough | July 23, 2021
Many lawyers are offering flat fees for uncontested divorces and other family law services. Are they violating the Rules?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack | July 22, 2021
If at some point a lawsuit is brought against the department of human services/CPS in connection with that death, compassionate, yet experienced plaintiff and defense attorneys, familiar with the inner workings of CPS, will definitely be needed.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | July 6, 2021
An attorney who handles contested matrimonial cases spends a considerable amount of time on motion practice. In this edition of his Law and the Family column, Joel R. Brandes explores the ins and outs of appealing decisions of such motions.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack | June 29, 2021
The CPS supervisor is the senior partner in the decision to have a child remain or be removed from its home. Because of this status, the supervisor is often a named defendant in these kinds of lawsuits.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | June 28, 2021
In his Law and the Family column, Joel Brandes examines the history and current state of what he calls the "child support modification roller coaster" for matrimonial lawyers trying to understand when child support may be modified where there is no surviving agreement, or where there is a surviving agreement which has been incorporated into a judgment or order.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elliott Scheinberg | June 28, 2021
This column reviews a recent decision in a rapidly approaching four-decade old departmental schism as to whether the time-honored legislative method for settling cases by way of on-the-record-open-court agreements (per CPLR 2104) supersedes the three procedural requirements in Domestic Relations Law §236B(3) to create enforceable marital (prenuptial and postnuptial) agreements.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kristen Dalton | June 23, 2021
While divorce can naturally be challenging emotionally and financially for high-net-worth couples, the pandemic has added several layers of complexity, and lawyers along with their clients need to be prepared for the ongoing impact.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter | June 18, 2021
In the world of child welfare law, three of the best-known culprits are "best interest of the child," "neglect," and "Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD)."
By Andrew Denney | June 14, 2021
Questioning applicants to practice law in New York "sends an unequivocal message to prospective and current lawyers that arrest and conviction records are always relevant," the New York City Bar Association says in a letter to the court system's top judges.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Christine M. Sarteschi | June 10, 2021
To use the vernacular, is CPS sometimes taking children out of the frying pan and consciously placing them into the fire?
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