Articles About New York Family Law

by Attorney Sari M. Friedman

Have you decided to file for divorce in Long Island? Are you faced with a contentious family law matter? If so, then you are probably looking for information. Fortunately, you have come to the right place.

Attorney Sari M. Friedman has been serving clients on Long Island and throughout the New York Metro area for more than 30 years, so you can trust that she has the answers that you are looking for. By sharing informative articles online, Sari aims to provide you with helpful information on a wide range of legal topics – including child custody, child support, property distribution and more. Just click on one of the links below to get started; however, you should keep in mind that laws constantly change and update, which may have happened since these articles were written.

Custody & Visitation

• Fatherist Movement
• Does Sole Custody Prevent the Non-Custodial Parent from Making Any Decisions?
• Grandparent Custody
• Grandparent Visitation
• What Is a law guardian?
• In Custody Disputes, How Does Court Determine "Best Interest" of the Children?
• The Primary Parent
• Relocation Law Update 2000
• When the Custodial Parent Wants to Relocate...
• Child Visitation Is a Right... Not a Privilege
• Non-Biological Parents May Have Rights in Gaining Custody or Visitation
• Will you be allowed to read forensic reports?
• Forensic Evaluations in Custody Disputes

Equitable Distribution

• Equitable Distribution

Child Support

• Calculating Child Support with 50/50 Joint Custody
• Extra Curricular Activities...
• Are You Entitled to Deduct College Expenses from Support Payments
• Changes in Interstate Child Support Laws
• The New Child Support Law...
• When Is My Child Emancipated?

Miscellaneous

• In Divorce... Who Carries the Largest Tax Burden?
• Divorce Agreements... Should They Survive or Merge?
• Mediation: What Is It?
• Family Offenses Petitions
• Protecting Yourself from a Spouse's Order of Protection Under the New Law
• How to Improve Your Chances for a Satisfactory Settlement
• Don't Take Her Word for It!!!
• The Law Is the Law, but Which Law Applies to You?
• Writing Your Own Agreements, Are They Enforceable?
• Divorce Action Timetable
• The November, 1993 Rules in Matrimonial Cases

Friedman has been writing articles to help the layperson better understand the laws pertaining to them within the area of matrimonial and family law in New York State.

She believes both fathers and mothers can better deal and cope with their situations to the betterment of themselves and their children by understanding what they are experiencing and will experience, both in and out of the court room.

The greater the knowledge and understanding, the less frustration and mistakes people experience.

Friedman has been regularly featured as a special guest speaker for presentations followed by question and answer sessions by many groups and organizations, including but not limited to:

• Parents Without Partners Nassau Chapter
• Father's Rights Association of New York State
• The Father's Right's Association of Long Island
• Family and Children Together

Lectures and Seminars

Sari Friedman lectures at the Marino Continuing Legal Education Seminars (marinolegal.com) The seminars are on matrimonial law.

Examples of past lectures given include:

• Nuts and Bolts of Matrimonial Law
• Strategies in Handling a Matrimonial Case
• Matrimonial Agreements
• Family Law and Emergency Relief