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 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. | Mar 20, 2013 | Blog, child support, children, custody, divorce, Divorce Law, divorce mediation, domestic violence, family, family law, mediation
And the king said: ‘Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.’ Then spoke the woman whose living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned upon her son, and she said: ‘Oh, my lord, give her the living...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Feb 12, 2013 | children, custody, divorce, Divorce Law, divorce mediation, family, mediation, parenting plan, separation
“In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice” – Charles Dickens. One of the most difficult decisions a judge has to make in a divorce case where...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Jan 17, 2013 | Blog, children, custody, divorce, Divorce Law, divorce mediation, family, family law
In my last blog, we talked about the U.S. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and its application on an international level. The Hague Act can further complicate an already complex situation. To read the actual text of the Hague Convention...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Dec 13, 2012 | Blog, children, custody, mediation, separation
Different states in the United States view custody, jurisdiction and enforcement pieces of a divorce differently. Because of that, there is what is called the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). UCCJEA was drafted in 1997 and was adopted...