NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION - The Comlpex Intersection Between Matrimonial Law and Immigration Law
The Complex Intersection Between Matrimonial Law and Immigration Law
UPCOMING CONFERENCE:May 29-June 1, 2019 Westin Harbour Castle Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AFCC 56th ANNUAL CONFERENCE:International Jurisdictional Disputes: The Challenges of International Relocation and the Risk of Abduction International Jurisdictional Disputes: In this workshop will be presented with an interdisciplinary perspective on the complex issue of international relocation...
This is not for me anymore!
In a recent blog post for Nefesh International, Martin Friedlander, Esq. discusses the issue of when children are placed in a religious conflict during a divorce proceeding when one parent is no longer observant. Click here to read the full blog post.
Martin Friedlander, P.C. Successfully Represents Agunah (“chained wife”) at Trial
Martin Friedlander, P.C. represented a Wife who has been fighting for her religious divorce (“Get”) since 2012, in a recently decided case before the Honorable Judge Debra Silber. Martin Friedlander, P.C. successfully argued for the Court to apply New York's second “Get Law,” Domestic Relations L...
Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Decision To Impose Child Support Obligation On Father Of GET REFUSER
In an historic decision by the Israeli Supreme Court of May 5, 2016, the Court denied the petition of a grandfather who alleged that the Rabbinical Court's decision to impose his son's child support obligation upon him infringed on his natural rights. The petitioner's son had been declared a “me...
Court Of Appeals Adopts Vicarious Consent Doctrine Which Allows Recording Of A Minor Child If In The Best Interest Of The Child
The State of New York has well settled eavesdropping rules and is known as a one party consent state. As such, it is a violation of Penal Law § 250, to record a conversation that no party to the conversation consented to the recording and that evidence would be inadmissible (not able to be used i...
Israel Rabbinical Court For The First Time Requires The Issuance Of A GET Based On Emotional Abuse Alone
For the first time in modern history there is a reported case in which the Rabbinical Court panel required a husband to give his wife a Get (bill of Jewish divorce) on the sole ground of emotional abuse. There were no allegations of physical abuse whatsoever, and the finding of emotional abuse wa...
Can I waive my rights to my child and prepay child support upfront?
A recent decision from New York County Family Court denied parties the ability to agree to the prepayment of child support as an upfront lump sum. Clients often ask me if it would be legally effective to prepay their obligation for child support. According to Judge Goldstein's opinion In re Matte...