3 Financial Questions to Answer BEFORE Filing for A Divorce
April is Financial Literacy Month. It’s important for you to know that the most difficult decision you’ll ever make has huge financial ramifications. Make sure you know your financial standing in these key areas before beginning your divorce. Income & Debt. Knowing your and your spouse’s income is very important. This includes wages, […]
What Happens When Parents Disagree on COVID Vaccines?
The arguments over COVID-19 vaccines have spilled over into the realm of family law as co-parents try to determine whether or not to vaccinate their kids against the virus. In some cases, parents have even temporarily lost custody of their children over their own refusal to get vaccinated. Deciding whether to vaccinate children against COVID-19 […]
Lisa Zeiderman Visits The Learn to Mediate Online Podcast
You do not become one of the nation’s top family law litigators if you don’t have the ability to adapt. Lisa Zeiderman had to partially reinvent her practice during the pandemic. For the past 2 years, with court appearances, trials and depositions being held virtually, Lisa was able to keep her client’s cases moving forward. […]
Co-Parenting Tip: Get Your Custody Schedule in Writing
Successful co-parenting does not happen by chance; it requires preparation and open communication focused on doing what is best for your children and, of course, following Court Orders. One of the most effective ways to make sure your wishes and the needs of your children are reflected in custody schedules is to begin thinking about what is […]
“My Child is Rejecting Me in the Middle of My Divorce. What Does This Mean?”
In some families, divorce may be coupled with a child having an extreme and seemingly inexplicable rejection of a parent. Your child may be experiencing parental alienation. In the abstract for a recent article in the Journal of Forensic Science, the difference between parental alienation and realistic estrangement is defined this way: Parental alienation is […]
Getting Divorce Savvy in 2022: 4 Upcoming FREE Education Panels
This free, virtual series of panel events will help you create a financial roadmap for divorce. Are you divorcing? Thinking of remarrying? Please join Savvy Ladies for an upcoming series of four panel events focusing on divorce, remarriage and finance. You will renew, energize and educate yourself to be financially savvy about your divorce! […]
10 Tips To Protect Your Clients’ Separate Property In The Event Of Divorce
As a matrimonial and family law attorney, I am often retained by people who came into the marriage with significant assets and, or inherited large estates. Under New York law, these assets will constitute what is known as separate property and will not be shared with the other spouse. But what happens to those people […]
The Holidays Are Here: What Newly Divorced Co-Parents Need to Know
The first holiday season after divorce or separation is often the hardest. Particularly if there are children involved, divorce will affect the holiday season for all of you — including changing many holiday traditions. Changes may mean not having your children at your family’s traditional annual gathering or waking up on Christmas morning without your […]
There’s A New Law Addressing Pet Custody in New York
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill on Oct. 25, 2021 and, effective immediately, the new state law now requires the court to custody in the “best interest” of the pet. Whether the Court will use many of the same factors that are utilized in determining the best interest of a child to determine […]
What do I do if my co-parent and I do not agree on vaccinating our kids?
The CDC has approved, for emergency use, the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11, which means more parents will be making decisions about vaccinating their children in this age group. Families began these conversations around their 16-year-old plus children, then younger teens, and now, the pool of those eligible has gotten considerably larger. Whether or […]