Family Attorney

BROOKLYN, New York. When you and your ex finalize a child custody agreement, you’ll likely make decisions about where the children will live, how holidays will be spent, and how much child support will be paid. Every parenting plan during a child custody agreement will differ depending on your child’s needs, your needs, and other factors. Courts tend to favor situations where both parents share legal custody of the children, while generally one parent has physical custody. This means that both parents have a right to make decisions about their children’s after school activities, religion, and medical decisions. While some parents might make big decisions in the parenting plan—like decisions about the child’s religion. Other decisions might go addressed. Even cooperative co-parents are likely to encounter disagreements from time to time. How you handle them can make a big difference in your family’s life and in the life of your children. Here are five tips to help you manage co-parenting disagreements:

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BROOKLYN, New York. Divorce can sometimes bring the worst of our dirty laundry to light. If you cheated on your partner, if you suffered from an addiction that ruined holidays, or if you performed any other indiscretion during the course of your marriage, all of this could possibly come to light should you take your divorce case to court. This means that in the process of fighting for an appropriate divorce settlement or child custody agreement, you and your partner could reveal private matters that you’d prefer to keep private. Some of these facts could impact your career, personal life, and standing in the community.

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BROOKLYN, New York. While there is a great deal of literature out there on how you can save your marriage, and while more couples are looking to marriage counseling before choosing to divorce, there still remain situations where divorce may be the best option for all involved. For example, if you fear for your own safety, the safety of your children, or are concerned that your spouse may be damaging your finances, you may want to seek a separation or divorce as soon as possible. At the very least, you’ll want to take steps to protect yourself, your children, and your financial well-being.

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BROOKLYN, New York. When a 19-year old tech wunderkind’s chat bot went viral, some claimed that it had the potential to change the legal landscape forever. According to TechCrunch, the chat bot offers automated answers to common legal questions. Currently, the bot can help people fill out maternity leave forms, dispute a parking ticket, and address landlord contract violations. However, the company wants to expand the chat bot’s capabilities, possibly expanding into divorce law.

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BROOKLYN, New York. When the actress Alyssa Milano asked women on the internet to respond with the hashtag #metoo if they had been sexually assaulted or harassed, it opened the floodgates. Tens of thousands of women responded with the hashtag, raising awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment. According to Health.com, the most recent report indicates that as many as half a million women have used the hashtag. Some men expressed shock when they discovered how many women they knew had been personally impacted by sexual assault and harassment. According to the New York Times, some women used the opportunity to highlight additional wounds the harassment brought. One woman wrote that she was blamed for it and that she was told not to talk about it. Other women used the moment to share that they had experienced harassment more than once.

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