MATRIMONIAL AND FAMILY LAW
Miller Mayer litigates matrimonial and family law problems when the collaborative law process is inappropriate. We negotiate and draft prenuptial and separation agreements, and we represent people in divorce and custody disputes, giving them peace of mind throughout an often difficult chapter in their lives.
This is one reason that experienced and knowledgeable divorce counsel is imperative. The attorneys at Miller Mayer, LLP can help guide you through the laws determining child support. We can also advise you about nonpayment issues – whether you have found yourself unable to pay your court-ordered child support and need to know your options, or if your former spouse is not fulfilling his or her obligations.
For the children whose parents are divorcing, this is an anguished, unsettled and traumatic time. It’s all too easy for these children to get caught in the middle of negotiations. Even in an easy divorce, decisions about custody and visitation are among the hardest any parent will ever make. In a contested divorce, having the most experienced, sensitive and yet aggressive lawyer on your side is of the utmost importance, whether you are a mother or a father.
At Miller Mayer, LLP, our lawyers – who are also parents – have the knowledge and experience necessary to help ensure the best and safest solutions in cases where children are involved. We’ll do our best to help you resolve disputes in the least contentious way possible, but if necessary, we will fight our hardest to protect your rights.
Divorce is one of the most stressful experiences that anyone has to go through.
Financial problems, custody disagreements and, in some cases, domestic violence can make this an extremely trying time.
New York State’s divorce laws can be hard to understand and extremely complex, adding to the difficulties of couples navigating these circumstances.
Whether the divorce is contested or uncontested, a knowledgeable, compassionate and aggressive divorce attorney with extensive experience is essential. The outcome of a divorce can change your life forever. We can advise you about all of the deeply important issues that may be associated with the divorce, including:
Custody and Visitation
Financial Settlements and Spousal Support
Child Support
Equitable Distribution
Rights to Pre-marital Property and Separate Property
Rights to Pensions, Securities and Business Interests
Immigration Status
Grandparents’ Rights
Unfortunately, parties sometimes fail to meet their child support, maintenance, visitation or other obligations necessitating enforcement actions. The attorneys at Miller Mayer, LLP have extensive experience in securing performance of every type of divorce and family law obligation.
A family offense petition is a civil proceeding in family court whose purpose is to prevent violence, end the family disruption and obtain protection for family members. The filing of a family offense petition often results in a temporary order of protection during the case. When a family offensive petition has been filed alleging that conduct is threatening or violent, having an experienced, sensitive and yet aggressive lawyer on your side is of the utmost importance. The following acts (which are defined under the penal law) are the basis for a petition for a family offense:
Disorderly Conduct
Harassment
Assault
Criminal Mischief
Certain Types of Sexual Abuse
Strangulation
Menacing
Reckless Endangerment
Stalking
Forcible Touching
Criminal Obstruction of Breathing / Circulation
Identity Theft
Coercion
Certain Types of Larceny
Spousal maintenance (sometimes called alimony) is money an ex-spouse may be required to pay the other spouse after they get divorced. Temporary maintenance is money a spouse may be required to pay the other spouse while the divorce action is pending in contested actions only. While the presumptive correct amount and duration of maintenance is determined in the first instance by formulas set forth in the law, the exact outcome is significantly impacted by a number of legal issues and discretionary factors. Having the most experienced, sensitive and yet aggressive lawyer on your side is of the utmost importance.
The highly experienced New York divorce attorneys at Miller Mayer, LLP can help you navigate this complex process and ensure that your rights – and lifelong financial stability – are protected.
Following child custody and visitation, the division of marital property is the most highly contested of all issues in a divorce. You may be concerned about complications arising around issues including:
Pensions
Investments
Marital Residence
Inheritance
Gifts
Retirement Savings
Business Ownership
Pre-marital Property and Separate Property
Earnings From Pre-marital Property
Unvested or Unexercised Options
When resolving these issues, which will impact your financial stability for the rest of your life, it is essential that you have a knowledgeable and highly experienced New York divorce attorney who will fight aggressively for your rights. The attorneys at Miller Mayer, LLP, will help you achieve your goals. Though we try to avoid litigation whenever possible, we will also fight by your side to ensure that your rights and financial stability are protected.
Cases involving the request of the custodial parent to relocate present some of the most challenging in the family law practice. These disputes pit the interests of a custodial parent who wishes to move, against the interest of a noncustodial parent who has a desire to maintain frequent and regular contact with the child. The law in New York places a heavy burden on the moving parent, requiring them to show exceptional circumstances and the best interests of the child where meaningful access to the other parent is disrupted. These cases are fact-intensive and require careful preparation by experienced and zealous counsel.
In the event of an end to your marriage, a well-constructed prenuptial or postnuptial agreement can go a long way toward protecting your rights, your assets, and helping to ensure that a potentially expensive and traumatic divorce is as simple as possible. The highly experienced divorce counsel at Miller Mayer, LLP can help you draft a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement that protects the assets you have before the marriage, as well as any children you might have before the marriage; and eases the painful decisions that take place in the event of divorce.
An order of protection is issued by the court to limit the behavior of someone who harms or threatens to harm another person. It is used to address various types of safety issues, including, but not limited to, situations involving domestic violence. In family law practice, an order of protection arises from a family offense petition in family court.
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