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  • Why Pro Se Divorce Is Not A Good Idea
    Why Pro Se Divorce Is Not A Good Idea

    There is a lawyer saying that being your own lawyer means you have a fool for a client. If lawyers who are trained and admitted to the bar should not represent themselves then it would be reasonable ...

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  • 10 Tips To Surviving Divorce Cross-Examination
    10 Tips To Surviving Divorce Cross-Examination

    More than likely if your contested divorce case proceeds to trial you will testify in support of your case but will also be cross-examined. The topics may include child custody, parenting schedules, ...

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  • What If I Disagree With The Attorney For The Child
    What If I Disagree With The Attorney For The Child

    The role of the Attorney For The Child ("AFC") is not an easy one in contested divorce and custody cases. The job description is simple to represent the interests of the client, the child. Of course, ...

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  • Which State Controls Child Support If The Mother And Father Live In Different States (The Basics)
    Which State Controls Child Support If The Mother And Father Live In Different States (The Basics)

    Often parents will have child support set by the state that they are both living in. So for example if both parents live in NY and there is a NY child support order, then the parents follow the NY ...

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  • Get Your QDRO Done
    Get Your QDRO Done

    One of the biggest post-divorce financial mistakes clients make is to put off having the necessary QDRO prepared, pre-qualified, signed by the Court and served on the Plan Administrator. In order to ...

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  • Domestic Violence and Address Confidentiality
    Domestic Violence and Address Confidentiality

    Any person involved in a NY Family Law matter whether spouses going through a divorce or unmarried parents addressing custody and child support matters, asset distribution, separation or former ...

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