Sound Advice in New York State Divorce
The family law attorneys of Michalski Militello LLP offer comprehensive client service through all stages of divorce. Our background and experience allow us to clearly negotiate through the multi-faceted areas of a divorce, such as custody, visitation and child support, all the while still retaining the ability to focus on the overall desired outcome you have expressed to us. We help our clients articulate their objectives and plan for achieving them. We walk clients through any anxieties, confusion and obstacles. We give people a solid understanding of their rights and responsibilities so they can make a new start in life with reordered family relationships.
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Contact us in Rochester or Avon to learn how our approach to client service can help you through your divorce. We represent both men and women, and can commence divorce proceedings for you, or respond to a divorce complaint recently served on you.
Unlike most other states, New York hasn't adopted a no-fault approach to divorce. You need to allege grounds for divorce, such as infidelity, abuse or abandonment. In most cases, people understand that the stated grounds for divorce is basically alleged as a legal formality, and any legal grounds with some basis in fact will usually do. Once in a while, however, someone will dispute the grounds for divorce, and the spouse filing for divorce needs to be prepared to prove the grounds alleged if contested.
Because living apart for a year or more is legal grounds for divorce in New York, many people find it convenient to negotiate and execute a separation agreement. This will avoid the need to get into allegations of grounds while covering substantially the same issues as a divorce decree:
- Child custody and visitation
- Child support
- Alimony or spousal maintenance
- Marital property division
After a year of life under the separation agreement, the document can serve as the basis for final divorce stipulations. Alternatively, any problems that come up in the performance of the separation agreement can inform negotiated revisions to support or custody arrangements, or define the issues for litigation in family court.
For more information about the way our lawyers advise and protect clients in divorce and separation proceedings, contact Michalski Militello in Rochester or Avon.
