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Housing Issues For Families – Part 1

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...

Which Court Do You Go To With a Family Dispute in New York? Part 2

by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Sep 13, 2012 | Blog, child support, children, collaborative law, custody, division of property, divorce, Divorce Law, economy, family law, new york, New York Attorney, separation, spousal support

Part 2: The Limited Resources Divorce As I explained in my last blog, a family where one party is just seeking custody, can go to Family Court. If a person just seeks child support or spousal support, he or she can go to Family Court. If, however, a party is...

Which Court Do You Go to With a Family Dispute in New York?

by Alla Roytberg, Esq. | Aug 26, 2012 | Blog, child support, children, custody, divorce, Divorce Law, family law, new york, New York Attorney, spousal support

Part I: Family Court New York State is a little unique because there are 2 different types of courts that deal with family issues: Family court and the New York Supreme Court. Though it seems a bit of the opposite, in New York State, a “Supreme Court” court is...

New York Becomes a “No Fault” Divorce State

by Alla Roytberg | Dec 8, 2010 | child support, custody, division of property, divorce, divorce mediation, domestic violence, new york, separation, spousal support

“Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.” – C.E. Stowe Finally, after decades of resistance, New York decided to join the other 49 states and offer a “no-fault” divorce option to those couples who want to...

All families are “Broken” and then “Blended”

by Alla Roytberg | 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...

On Transformation of a Stressful Marriage into a Separation with Friendship

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...

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