Rachel S. Silberstein - Divorce, Family Law & Mediation Services- Long Island and NYC

How Your Posts of Facebook and Other Social Media Sites Could Affect Your Divorce- How and when your social media posts become relevant in your divorce or family law matter, and what it could mean for your case

Getting Through Valentine's Day While Going Through a Divorce- Tips to make Valentine's Day enjoyable, even while going through the divorce or separation process

The New Maintenance Cap and What it Means for Your Divorce- As of January 31, 2018 the cap on income considered for calculating maintenance has been increased.  Find out what this means for your maintenance award and for your divorce.

The Mediation Process and When You Should (or Should Not) Choose Mediation-  A comparison of mediation and litigation and how to determine if you are a candidate for mediation

Proposed Amendments to Take Guesswork Out of Maintenance Awards- Discussion of bill passed by the New York State Senate which, if signed into law, would make several changes in New York's Domestic Relations Law including providing a formula for calculating post-divorce maintenance

Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Necessitates Revision of Custody/Visitation Laws- discussion of current law on standing to seek custody/visitation and analysis of how it should be revised to do justice to modern families 

 Relocation Issues-- how a court analyzes whether or not a custodial parent should be permitted to relocate with their child when it impedes the non-custodial parent's ability to exercise regular parenting time

What the Palm Beach Circumcision Case is Really About- - enforcement of binding Stipulation and Court Orders and the consequences of violating the terms listed in these documents

The Presumption of Legitimacy- how the presumption of legitimacy effects paternity cases and how the innovation of genetic testing negates the need for this presumption