Sometimes, a person comes into see me wanting to know the difference between divorce and separation – and whether or not they can formalize their separation with a written agreement. A normal separation agreement is a 10- to 40-page (or even longer) document which addresses all the issues that exist between the parties – the […]

When people come into my office as an experienced Buffalo Child Custody Lawyer, they often want to know how the court or judge will decide on visitation. I tell them that if Mom and Dad have agreed to a reasonable resolution, a court will make its decision based on that. When Mom and Dad can’t agree, […]

When potential clients come into see me as an experienced Buffalo Divorce Lawyer, one of their most important questions is how much the divorce process is going to cost them and how they are going to pay for it. That’s a very good question to which there really is no easy answer. Essentially, the easier it […]

It often happens that someone comes into see me as a Buffalo Child Support Attorney, and tells us that their child’s other parent is living out of state, and they’re not receiving any child support. I tell them that they must file an application to get child support in the state where the child lives. […]

Nearly always, when they’re contemplating divorce, people want to how long the process is going to take. After doing divorces in Buffalo for 36 years, as an experienced Buffalo Divorce Attorney, I have learned that there really is no easy answer. My best estimate is that it can take as little as three to six […]

A common situation I handle as an experienced Buffalo Child Support Lawyer, is that grandparents come in and say that they had a wonderful relationship with their grandchildren, but now something has changed. Either Mom or Dad refusing to let them see the children anymore, even though they used to have fairly free and ready access. I […]

When someone comes into our Buffalo office, they often describe a situation in which they’ve acquired some money from their grandmother, or their father has just died and they received an inheritance. They want to know whether or not that inheritance is subject to being shared with their spouse or whether they can keep all […]

People who come into see me as a Buffalo Child Support Attorney, very often tell us about their children and say they’re involved in dancing or sports or music. They want to know how they can get their spouse to pay for these extracurricular activities. I explain to them that, under the law of New York State, […]

As a Buffalo Divorce Lawyer, I am often asked if you can require your spouse to pay for the divorce fees.  While no one can require the other party to pay their legal fees, New York State law does contain a provision under which either the husband or the wife can apply to the court […]