As time passes and circumstances change, some aspects of your final divorce decree can be amended by a petition to modify the original terms. As a divorce lawyer, I can confirm that modifications are common in today’s challenging economic times. A divorced spouse who experiences an income loss or reduction of at least 15 percent, for instance, may petition the…
When you’re going through a divorce, your reputation and how you represent yourself in the online world matters. As a family law attorney, I can tell you that careless posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites can be costly in everything from your divorce settlement to your child custody agreement. Dating sites in particular are a virtual…
You always serve your interests best in a divorce by arriving at a mutually agreeable settlement for important issues like child custody. But, as the leading family law firm in Nassau, Queens and Suffolk Counties, we know that mutually agreeable may be a foreign concept to some contentious couples and that the case could end up in court. New York…
If you and your children are covered by your spouse’s health insurance plan and you’re contemplating divorce, the time to consider how you will be covered after divorce is now. Every year, 115,000 American women lose their health insurance after divorce, according to a University of Michigan study. Moderate-income women are most affected, since they earn too much to qualify…
Hire Bryan L. Salamone and Associates. Divorces often require complicated financial calculations. Finance isn’t part of any law school curriculum. It’s become a huge problem. Bryan L. Salamone & Associates often takes clients who have been represented by firms who don’t have the fiscal know-how to handle their divorce. Ask yourself these questions: Does my lawyer own a business? Does…
Kramer vs. Kramer was far ahead of its time. In the 1979 film, Dustin Hoffman’s character, Ted, made a case for custody of his son, asking: “What law is it that says a woman is a better parent simply by virtue of her sex? What is it that makes somebody a good parent? …it has to do with consistency; it…