Lisa Beth Older, Esq. a New York Family Law lawyer,  discusses a recent custody case coming out of the Supreme Court appellate court, Third Department in June 2011

Amendment DRL240(1) (a) and its impact on Battered woman’s Syndrome: Abuse as a Mandatory Factor in “Best Interests” analysis In March 2011 the Domestic Relations

Lisa Beth Older, Esq. an attorney in New York, cites a case on point as to how  the new New York spousal support statute applies

New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older states that in the below New York Divorce case decided on November 28, 2012 the Supreme Court Appellate

Lisa Beth Older, Esq. an attorney in New York reports that the Appellate Division First Department affirmed a lower Court Decision that sentenced the Father

DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW 237 ALLOWS FOR A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT THE LESS MONIED SPOUSE SHOULD ASK THE COURT FOR COUNSEL FEES AND COUNSEL FEES SHOULD

A case where the attorney for the child was wrong in including in her summation things that were not in the record. To the extent

Lisa Beth Older analyzes Ruling by New York Court holding that a Rapist is not entitled to share in martial assets A New York divorce

Do not get married twice! In a New York Divorce case, under New York law if you get married in a religious or romantic marriage

Divorce is not the same in every state and is certainly not the same in foreign countries. So what happens if you are divorcing a

I read an interesting article about how divorces are handled in Israel. It was initially written by John R Ellison and was published in the

A child must be supported by their parents until the child turns 21. If the child lives with one parent over the other, the parent

A recent report promulgated by the New York Supreme Court Chief Justice Janet Fiore stated that based on a recent task force inquiry there has been a

Recent 2021 Child Support Decisions Highlight Numerous Commonly-Faced Issues No matter what the issues are in your New York child support matter, having competent, knowledgeable legal representation

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many courts to go virtual and many of the courts still try cases virtually using Microsoft Teams technology. In my

Do I have a right to see the ACS Records in my New York Custody case? You  may very well have a right to see the ACS

In a recent case decision promulgated by the Supreme Court, County of Rockland on June 2, 2021, dealt with whether a gift of inheritance to

The laws regarding New York prenuptial agreements as well as and post nuptial agreements and the application of these laws continues to evolve in New York State. Post postnuptial and

In February 2021 the New York state passed a law which provides that New York residents who can’t have children biologically can become lawful parents