Author Archives: Bryan Salamone
Economic Woes Create Demand for Decree Modification
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,… Read More »
Cruising Can Mean Losing in Divorce Negotiations
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… Read More »
Standing Up for Your Custody Rights
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… Read More »
Maintaining Health Care Coverage After Divorce
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… Read More »
Hire a Lawyer with Fiscal Knowledge
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… Read More »
Dustin Hoffman on Father’s Rights
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… Read More »
What About The House? The Family Home and Divorce
Establishing separate living arrangements — including custody of the family home — is one of the most immediate concerns in divorce. And since the home is often the couple’s most valuable marital asset, it also represents a significant property issue. For now, how do I get my spouse to leave so I can stay in… Read More »
Should You Keep The Knot Tied? Legal Separation vs. Divorce
If you’re contemplating divorce, your emotions may encourage you to go full-speed-ahead to a quick resolution and the beginning of your idyllic, spouse-less future. But there may be reasons to put on the brakes – at least for a while – and consider whether legal separation makes sense as a first step. Like a divorce,… Read More »
Pet Peeves: Who Gets Custody of Family Pets in Divorce?
Our legal system generally regards pets as property – like a sofa or television set. But while the market value of a mutt may be virtually negligible, his human owners may well consider him to be absolutely priceless. One New York man has spent his life savings – over $60,000 – trying to win custody… Read More »
Retirement Benefits and Divorce
For many couples, Pension plans, IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement plans represent a significant portion of their net worth. These assets are addressed as marital property in divorce settlement agreements, to be divided fairly, but not necessarily equally, according to New York’s Equitable Distribution Law. Even if the retirement account was initiated prior to the… Read More »