by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Aug 11, 2014 | Alla Roytberg, Blog, child support, children, custody, division of property, divorce, Divorce Law, Divorce lawyer Forest Hills, Divorce lawyer New York, family, family law, legal system, new york, New York Attorney, queens, separation, spousal support, uncontested divorce
If you and your spouse have already agreed on: How to split up your home and other real estate How to divide your retirement assets and business interests How to divide your debts How you will make decisions for your children, and how you will resolve disagreements in...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Feb 11, 2014 | Alla Roytberg, Blog, family, family law
“… I know it when I see it.” – Justice Potter Stewart In the December 20, 2013 Law Journal, there is a very interesting case called Matter of CW v. CYR. This case comes from Kings County Family Court (Brooklyn Family Court) and it started on November 20,...
by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Dec 18, 2013 | Alla Roytberg, Blog, children, divorce, divorce mediation, domestic violence, family, family law, New York Attorney, Sofya Petrukhin
Domestic violence transcends racial, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries and occurs in all types of families. Yet it is frequently unaddressed. According to the 2013 Domestic Violence First Quarter Fact Sheet published by the New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat...
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...