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Latest article Divorce, October 12, 2020
Millennial View on Prenups: Transparency and Protection
Millennials are held responsible for many trends in the world of relationships and marriage, one of them being waiting longer to get married, and another being a rise...
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Millennial View on Prenups: Transparency and Protection
Millennials are held responsible for many trends in the world of relationships and marriage, one of them being waiting longer to get married, and another being a rise...
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Divorce
Do I Need a Divorce? Understanding Your Options with Seidner Law
The answer to this question is more times than not usually very complicated, and no one can answer that but you. There are lists and reasons you’ve gone over in your...
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How Much Will Divorce Cost? Financial Considerations with Seidner Law
One of the first questions that troubles many people when beginning the divorce process is the potential cost. Families may have friends or relatives who have been...
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What is Uncontested Divorce?
While many people see divorce as an extremely contentious, stressful matter, that is not always the case. Couples may agree on matters like child custody and support,...
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What are the Fees for a Family/Divorce Law Attorney?
When someone has a family law matter, they want the best representation possible but often worry about the cost. At The Law Offices of Seidner & Associates, we work...
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Staying Focused with a Long Island Divorce Attorney
Emotions run high during a divorce. People focus on what went wrong and how a happy relationship went sour. Ultimately, it can cause deep-seeded anger to come to the...
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Long Island Divorce Lawyer on High Net Worth Divorces
Some couples, when divorcing, have a substantial amount of assets that need to be divided equitably. Depending on what specific assets a couple might have, this can...
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How to Help Kids Through a Divorce
The decision to end a marriage is never an easy one. But it is often made doubly tough when children are involved. Many parents worry that their children will have a...
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What are Father’s Rights?
In recent years, there has been a recent push for “father’s rights.” This is a push-back to what is perceived as an unfair balance towards mothers in the family court...
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How is Maintenance Calculated in New York?
New York divorce law permits a less-monied spouse to seek maintenance (also known as spousal support) after the divorce matter has commenced. The purpose of...
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Long Island Divorce Lawyers: Divorce Rates Continue to Drop
While it is a popular misconception that divorce rates are higher than ever – 50% or more – the truth is that the divorce rate has been dropping for some time. In...
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Why the Wife is More Likely to File for Divorce
It’s a question that’s been debated for as long as divorce has been an option: who pulls the divorce trigger? Turns out, there are actually a number of reports –...
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Finding Perspective in a Modern Day Divorce in Long Island
Never before has divorce been such a public affair. Gone are the days when the phrase “behind closed doors” had any significant meaning. We’ve become a more open...
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Parenting Time During Covid-19
Scheduling and coordinating parenting time between two parties who do not get along can be tough generally, but it has proven to be a significant issue of contention...
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Visitation Laws in New York
In a perfect world, parents who are separated would be able to work out the details of visitation with the child or children they have in common and trust one another...
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Relocation and Child Custody in New York
One of the most difficult issues in child custody occurs when the custodial parent seeks to relocate to another city. This puts the non-custodial parent in a...
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How is Custody Determined in New York
One of the most contentious disputes in a divorce is determining custody of the child. Some couples are able to amicably work this out on their own, but if they...
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New York Family Law Attorney on Determining the Custodial Parent
When two people with children get divorced, one of the most contentious aspects is often child custody. In many cases, each parent wants to be the custodial parent,...
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Child Custody in Long Island: Do NY Courts Favor a Mother’s Rights Over a Father’s?
For years, when a couple divorced, custody issues really weren’t a factor in an overwhelming majority of cases. It was just assumed that a mother’s maternal instincts...
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Estate planning
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Estate Planning: Millennial’s Take Note
Estate planning is not something that is frequently on the mind of millennial’s. The term “millennial’s” refers to peoples between the ages seventeen and...
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What are the Fiduciary Duties of an Executor of an Estate?
When a loved one passes away, a family member may be appointed in the decedent’s will as the “Executor” of the estate. This person has a fiduciary duty to make sure...
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The Importance of an Advanced Directive
Most people don’t like to think about getting seriously ill or otherwise becoming incapacitated. We like to imagine that we will always be in complete control of our...
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Visitation
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Co-Parenting in the Time of Covid-19
This has been a challenging time to say the least for the global community but it has brought up unique issues for individuals in co-parenting situations in...
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Long Island Parenting Agreements and Divorce
Divorce is one of those life events no one hopes to ever have visited upon them. We fall in love, walk down the aisle and then spend the rest of our lives hoping it...
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Grandparents' rights
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What are Grandparents Rights in New York?
When a couple separates, it is not just the parents and child that are impacted. Other extended family members such as grandparents or aunts and uncles could be...
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Grandparents Rights in Queens New York
All states have some level of grandparents’ right, provided those rights are in the best interest of the child. The bottom line comes down to whether visitation is...
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Child support
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What is Imputing Income?
In New York, both parents are expected to provide for the child. This means some combination of financial support and emotional support in order to ensure that the...
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Long Island Paternity Lawyer: How to Establish Paternity in New York
A question some clients have is how to establish paternity for their child born outside of wedlock. This is important because it gives the child the same rights and...
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How are Assets Divided without a Will in New York?
When a person dies without a will, they are said to die “intestate.” When this happens, the court will administer a person’s estate according to the New York laws of...
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What does “Best Interests of the Child” Mean?
Of paramount importance to a Family Court judge will be determining the “best interests of the child” in determining child custody and visitation. This important...
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Matthew Seidner, Esq. Receives Accreditation As Nation’s Top One Percent of Practicing Attorneys in the US
Matthew Seidner, Esq. recently received an accreditation as one of the Nation’s Top One Percent of Practicing Attorneys in the US from the National Association of...
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Firm Receives Another Outstanding Client Review and Maintains 5.0 out of 5.0 Overall Rating
Another client pleased with the Firm’s services posted a review here:...
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Estate Planning Client Submits Testimonial
The Firm assisted our client in an Estate Planning matter which included obtaining Medicaid benefits for her family member. Most notably, she recognized Lisa...
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Uncontested Divorce Client Submits Testimonial
Our prior uncontested divorce client submitted a fantastic testimonial about his experience with our firm. Most notably, he complimented Matthew Seidner’s...
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Child Custody and Child Support Client Submits New Testimonial
Our firm successfully obtained child custody and child support for our client in Nassau County Family Court. Our client submitted a new testimonial wherein she states...
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Client Submits Testimonial About Successful Visitation Case
Our firm helped our client resolve a visitation matter in Nassau County Family Court. Once her case was completed, she submitted a testimonial about her experience...
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Child Custody Client Submits Heartwarming Testimonial
The Firm recently helped our client obtain expansive visitation in a Child Custody matter in the Nassau County Family Court. Our client submitted a testimonial...
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Child Custody and Child Support Client Provides Outstanding Testimonial
Our firm obtained sole custody, child support and arrears for our client. She noted in her testimonial that she is grateful for Matthew Seidner and Kristen Devaney’s...
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Please See Our Latest Client Testimonial
We are proud that our clients are pleased with the outcome of our representation of them. Please see our newest testimonial on our website and at...
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Firm Obtains Stay From Appellate Term
The Nassau County District Court denied an Order to Show Cause, after a stay was already granted, without considering the merits of the application and set a trial...
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Check Out Our Latest Client Testimonial
A recent client of ours posted on avvo.com regarding her experience with our firm handling her relocation and custody matter. We are proud of her outcome and pleased...
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Please Check Out Our Latest Testimonial
Another satisfied client posted a review on Avvo.com. Please click here to see what our clients are saying:...
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Do Not Put Off Your Estate Plan
The Government wants you to remain uneducated about how to protect your assets from the enormous, debilitating costs of long term care. As we are all living longer,...
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Another satisfied client posted a review on Avvo
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Successful Motion Decision
Queens Family Court decided a motion filed by our opponent in our favor, holding that the father was not in contempt over a visitation dispute, the visitation...
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Please see our newest client testimonial
We are very pleased to see that another client has taken a moment to write a new testimonial about our firm on Avvo at...
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New Associate Admitted to New York Bar
The firm is proud to announce that Associate Danielle Becker, Esq. was formally admitted to the New York Bar today. She is an integral part of our team and we are...
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Settlement with nursing home results in tens of thousands saved, and a new client testimonial.
Our client was charged extremely high fees for his mother’s nursing home care before Medicaid began covering the costs. Our firm successfully negotiated a settlement...
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Please see another client testimonial on a Father’s Rights case
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Mr. Seidner Was Officially Rated As Lead Counsel
Mr. Seidner was nominated by his peers and approved as “Lead Counsel Rated” by Lead Counsel. View the profile at www.leadcounsel.org.
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Please Check Out Our Client Reviews on Lawyers.com
Please Check Out Our Client Reviews on Lawyers.com where we have a rating of 4.9 out of 5.0!...
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Law Clerk Leaving, New Associate Starting
Seidner & Associates, PC, is sad to say farewell to our Law Clerk, Nicole DiGiose, who is moving to Connecticut where she will practice family and matrimonial law. We...
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Recent Appellate Division Family Law Decisions- December 4, 2013
On December 4, 2013, the Second Department decided the following New York Family Law cases:
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Judge Orders Guardian to hire Seidner & Associates, PC
A Supreme Court judge ordered a guardian for an incapacitated person to hire Matthew S. Seidner, Esq. to obtain Medicaid benefits, form a Pooled-Income Trust for...
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Seidner & Associates Avoids Motion Practice
Today our firm was granted permission to orally make an application to dismiss a family offense petition (in lieu of filing a costly and time-consuming motion) due to...
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Recent Appellate Division Family Law Decisions- November 27, 2013
On November 27, 2013, the Second Department decided the following New York Family Law cases:
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Recent Appellate Division Family Law Cases- November 20, 2013
On November 20, 2013, the Second Department decided the following New York Family Law cases:
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Recent Appellate Division Family Law Decisions- November 13, 2013
On November 13, 2013, the Second Department decided the following New York Family Law cases:
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