by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Nov 30, 2012 | children, custody, divorce, Divorce Law, divorce mediation, family, family law, mediation, parenting plan, separation
“For every thing you have missed, you have gained something else; and for every thing you gain, you lose something” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Parental relocation post-separation or post-divorce often creates unprecedented challenges for the parent who wants to...
by LAMP | Aug 3, 2010 | child support, children, collaborative law, custody, divorce, divorce mediation, domestic violence, economy, family, family law, immigrants, new york, parenting plan, queens, separation
“Marriage customs bring together two people from different lineages and place them under a common roof. By definition, marriage is a joining of unlike elements. Even when the bond is strong, a seam both connects and divides husband, wife and the web of in-laws...
by LAMP | Aug 1, 2010 | child support, children, collaborative law, custody, divorce, divorce mediation, economy, family, family law, mediation, new york, parenting plan, separation
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Kahlil Gibran In a July 30 New York Times Article, entitled “The Un-Divorced”, Pamela Paul discusses a phenomenon of long term separation as the...
by LAMP | Jan 23, 2009 | child support, children, collaborative law, custody, divorce, family, mediation
Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people, and in this case, children? — Rod Blagojevich Isn’t it ironic to whose judgment we often entrust most precious and vulnerable members of our society – our children?...
by LAMP | Jan 8, 2009 | child support, custody, divorce, economy, family, mediation
What a holler would ensue if people had to pay the minister as much to marry them as they have to pay a lawyer to get them a divorce. -Claire Trevor Some of the factual circumstances surrounding real divorces are often so incredible that even a film studio would...
by LAMP | Nov 13, 2008 | collaborative law, divorce, family, mediation, new york
“Litigation… merely continues conflict and offends nature it does not heal.” – Confucius How many of your friends, clients, and family members are going through an acrimonious divorce and need help? Our court system is based on adversarial principles....