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Clark Peshkin serves clients across New York State and is exclusively focused on divorce and family law matters.
Orders of Protection in a New York Divorce: How to Get One and How Long It Lasts
Roughly one in four women and one in nine men in the United States experience severe intimate partner physical violence, according to the CDC. In New York, family courts issue tens of thousands of orders of protection every year. And yet, for many people going through...
How Is Child Custody Decided in a New York Divorce? What Judges Actually Look For
Most parents going through a divorce assume custody will be straightforward. After sitting down with an attorney or appearing in front of a judge for the first time, they discover New York courts don't follow a fixed formula, and...
Should You Put Your Rental Property LLC Into Your Trust?
One of the most common questions we hear from rental property owners is whether their rental LLC should be owned by their trust. Usually, the actual question behind that question is one of several things: Will this give me better...
Grounds for Divorce in New York: No-Fault, Fault, and Which One Fits Your Situation
Most people assume filing for divorce is straightforward. You decide the marriage is over, you file the paperwork, and the process begins. But New York requires you to state a legal reason for the divorce, and the ground you choose can shape everything from how long...
Legal Separation vs Divorce in New York: Which Option Fits Your Situation?
Plenty of couples reach a point where living together is no longer workable, but ending the marriage entirely feels like a step they are not ready for, or one that may not be right for them at all. New York is one of the few states that still offers legal separation...
Equitable Distribution in NY: How Marital Property Is Actually Divided in a Divorce
Most people walk into a divorce assuming everything gets split straight down the middle. Half for you, half for your spouse. Simple. Except that's not how New York works, and misunderstanding this from the start can cost you far more than you'd expect. New York law...
Uncontested Divorce in New York: Process, Timeline, and Whether You Qualify
Most people assume divorce is inherently adversarial. Courtrooms, attorneys battling it out, months of stress and mounting legal bills. That picture is accurate for some divorces, but it does not describe all of them. In New York, a significant portion of divorces are...