by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Oct 12, 2012 | Blog, mediation, Mediation for Businesses
A lot of small businesses or partnerships are similar to family. They get together, they’re excited, they start a business. Sometimes the potential partners are friends and sometimes relatives, but they are both excited about their venture. They work hard for many...
by Alla Roytberg | Mar 8, 2012 | division of property, divorce mediation, mediation
“You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.” – from The Princess Bride (1987 Movie) A recent New York Law Journal article discussed a case that is appearing before the New York State highest court, the Court of Appeals and involves the issue of how Madoff...
by Alla Roytberg | 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 Alla Roytberg | 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 Alla Roytberg | 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 Alla Roytberg | Jan 5, 2009 | collaborative law, custody, divorce, mediation, parenting plan
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don’t go by any rules. They are not like aches or wounds; they are more like splits in the skin that won’t heal because there’s not enough material. – F. Scott Fitzgerald Welcome to 2009! The Holiday...