Prevalence of Alcohol Misuse in Custody Cases It is estimated that 10% of children live with a parent who abuses alcohol. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), one in five adult Americans grew up in homes with some degree of substance abuse.1 Furthermore, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) conducted … Continued

By now, we should all know how this works. Child support as is set forth in the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA) since 1989 is a formula.1 The Court of Appeals in Cassano v. Cassano2 further elaborated upon the statutory three-prong test in order to determine parental income and the presumptive amount of child support. The Court of … Continued

RECENT LEGISLATION Remote notarization becomes a permanent reality, rather than a pandemic necessity The New York legal system has made some remarkable technology changes worth appreciating. For generations, family law attorneys had to march into the courthouse to deliver their motions. Now, with Electronic Document Delivery System, a few clicks completes the job. For years, … Continued

Preface In “Navigating the Matrimonial Preliminary Conference So You Don’t Sink the Ship,” which appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of this publication, we discussed each provision in the Preliminary Conference Stipulation/Order Form and explained that input from the client and others may be necessary before agreeing to certain of its provisions. We wrote about … Continued