Category Archives: Family Law
Tips to Help You Make a Joint Custody Arrangement Work
Developing a joint child custody arrangement that works for both parents is never an easy task. It takes a lot of coordination of schedules and management of each parent’s needs, combined with ensuring the children’s needs are met. When you have a joint custody arrangement finalized, there are some steps you can take to make… Read More »
Making the Most of Your Supervised Visitation Time
Supervised child visitation is any time with your children that’s court-ordered and occurs under supervision of court-appointed officials, social workers or law enforcement officers. The presence of supervision during your special time with your child can feel unnatural and make the experience difficult. It can be challenging to deeply connect with your child when there’s… Read More »
How to Prepare for a Child Custody Hearing
Your very first child custody hearing can be a difficult experience, especially if you are unfamiliar with how the process works. However, a little preparation can go a long way toward helping you feel more comfortable in court, giving you a better chance at a positive outcome. Below are some tips to help you prepare… Read More »
New York Divorce and Custody Lawyer Warns of a Lack of Law Governing Medical Marijuana and Custody, Care and Visitation of Children
By now Bryan L. Salamone, Esq. handles almost 1,000 divorce and family law cases a year and in 2017, he was confronted with more than one dozen cases involving custody, care and visitation of minor children by a parent or parents who use prescribed medical marijuana. In many custody cases, the issues are driving the… Read More »
How to Prove a Parent is Unfit for Child Custody
During any custody dispute, a judge will carefully analyze each parent’s ability to care for the children and adequately meet their needs. If you have any reason to believe the other parent is a danger to the kids or is unfit to have any sort of custody, you must be able to prove this to… Read More »
What to Do If You and Your Spouse Cannot Agree on Asset Distribution
Asset distribution can quickly become a point of contention during divorce settlement negotiations. It is typically in the best interest of both spouses to keep the issue out of the courts and reach an agreement on their own — but this is not always an easy process. So, what should you do if you and… Read More »
How to Tactfully Bring Up a Prenuptial Agreement as a Possibility
Prenuptial agreements may be on the rise in terms of their popularity, but that doesn’t make it any easier for you to ask your partner for one. It can be a difficult conversation to navigate, even if the agreement would be beneficial for both people entering a marriage. Therefore, broaching the subject requires some tact…. Read More »
Temporary Orders Can Help Resolve Family Disputes
As you move through the divorce process, you could find that you must make a quick decision related to issues like child support or alimony. In these cases, you may request a temporary order, which will be in effect until a permanent order can be arranged and made official in your divorce decree. If you… Read More »
Tips for Sharing Birthdays, Holidays in a Joint Custody Situation
If you are a parent in a shared custody arrangement after a divorce, birthdays and holidays can be especially difficult times. You may need to accept that your long-time rituals can no longer occur as they once did. However, there are still ways you can make these times of the year special and meaningful. Below… Read More »
When You and Your Spouse Share Friends and are Getting Divorced
One of the more difficult parts of a divorce is how you manage the friendships you share with your former spouse. Your friends may feel like they have to choose one of you over the other. If they do try to maintain friendships with each spouse, it can take some careful social planning to avoid… Read More »