by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Oct 17, 2013 | Alla Roytberg, Blog, children, divorce, divorce mediation, domestic violence, family, family law, mediation
“Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.” – Ambrose Bierce Do any of you see disturbing patterns in recent news? Patterns where people who, as it turns out later, have mental health issues, end up snapping and committing...
by LaraT | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog, children, divorce, family, Lara Traum, mediation, new york, New York Attorney
By Lara Traum “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” ― Victor Hugo In a city of unique academic options and restrictions, parental decision-making is perhaps the single most significant force that determines a child’s educational path. Unlike the idyllic...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Jun 20, 2013 | Alla Roytberg, Blog, child support, division of property, divorce, divorce mediation, family, mediation, Real Estate, separation, spousal support
The House When people own a house, their proof of ownership is a deed, and very often in a marriage, the deed states that the house is owned by both husband and the wife together. In New York State, this ownership is called “tenants by the entirety” and it means that...
by LaraT | May 14, 2013 | Blog, children, divorce, divorce mediation, family, family law, Lara Traum, mediation
By Lara Traum “There are men who can think no deeper than a fact” – Albert Einstein. We live in a world of absolute truths. History, math and science tell us that facts exist, that questions have answers, and that formulas can be applied to resolve many of...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog, division of property, divorce, divorce mediation, family, mediation, new york, New York Attorney, Real Estate, Real Estate Law, separation
Condominiums A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) A condominium is another type of apartment; however,...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog, division of property, divorce, divorce mediation, family, mediation, new york, New York Attorney, queens, Real Estate, separation
The Co-op “A cooperative apartment is an apartment in a building owned and managed by a corporation in which shares are sold, entitling the shareholders to occupy individual units in the building.” – A Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary Very often, one...