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2015
3 postsFirm news
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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2014
25 postsFirm news
Judgment of Divorce signed by Judge
Another divorce judgment was signed by the Nassau County Supreme Court. The Judgment awards our client sole legal and residential custody, full title and exclusive...
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Stay Away / Vacate Order of Protection Granted
On Friday the firm obtained a Stay Away and Vacate Order of Protection against our client’s spouse who was violent towards our client and his daughter and was...
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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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Permanent Order of Protection Obtained for our Client
The firm obtained a permanent order of protection today for our client without the need for a costly and emotional trial. The other side realized we would likely win...
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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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Many-Day Trial Ends With Complete Victory For Our Client
After we successfully obtained temporary custody of the child for our client in 2012, the long-awaited trial came to a close yesterday with the Judge granting sole...
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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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Another Judgment of Divorce Granted in Favor of Our Client
Today our firm obtained a Judgment of Divorce for our client’s uncontested divorce. Our client’s judgment grants her residential custody and joint legal custody of...
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Stay Away/Vacate Order of Protection Granted
Today our firm obtained a Temporary Order of Protection against our client’s spouse who was violent and created an unsafe environment. He must stay away from the...
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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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Uncontested Divorce Paperwork Submitted for Signature
The firm submitted another divorce package for the Judge’s signature today. The case started out contested and after our lengthy pendente lite motion was decided in...
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Family Offense Petition Withdrawn
Facing a Motion to Dismiss for failure to establish a prima facie case, the Family Offense Petition filed against our client was withdrawn today. To avoid motion...
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Judgment of Divorce Signed
Today the firm received another signed Judgment of Divorce granting our client sole legal and residential custody, child support, exclusive use and occupancy of the...
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Another Uncontested Divorce Filed for Signature
Today the firm submitted another uncontested divorce package after months of negotiations and court conferences. The case started litigious and involved the filing of...
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Please see another client testimonial on a Father’s Rights case
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Victory Obtained in Family Offense Trial
After a full day of trial and seven witnesses testifying (including two police officers), Mr. Seidner was successful in achieving another win yesterday afternoon in...
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Custody Victory For Grandparents
Today Mr. Seidner completed a trial wherein the clients, two grandparents, sought permanent custody of their grandson. The mother alleged that although the...
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Firm’s Motion to Dismiss Forces Withdrawal of Family Offense Petition
In lieu of responding to our Motion to Dismiss a Family Offense Petition for its failure to establish a prima facie case under the penal law, we received confirmation...
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Another Judgment of Divorce Entered in Our Client’s Favor
After three years of very contentious litigation, we secured another successful Judgment of Divorce for one of our clients. The Court Ordered sole legal and physical...
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Grandparent Custody Victory Secured Mid-Trial
Seidner & Associates, PC represents grandparents who were granted temporary custody of grandchild when mother and father could not care for the baby. Mother decided...
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More Uncontested Divorces Filed Today
The firm filed three more divorce packages this week.
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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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Today We Settled Two Divorce Matters in Nassau Supreme Court
Seidner & Associates, PC settled two divorces today and submitted stipulations of settlement in Nassau County Supreme Court.
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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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2013
19 postsFirm news
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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Law Guardian And Mr. Seidner Obtain Supervised Visitation For Child
After a mother was recently awarded unsupervised visitation with her son there was a major incident in school that implicated the mother so the Judge ordered only...
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Mr. Seidner’s Motion To Dismiss Forces Adversary To Withdraw Before Losing
Seidner & Associates prepared a motion to dismiss a petition in Nassau Family Court. Upon reviewing the merits of the motion, the Court indicated the motion to...
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Seidner & Associates’ Request for Visitation to be Suspended Granted
Today the Nassau Family Court agreed to our request to suspend a father’s visitation entirely because of his poor track record visiting his child and the fact that...
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Seidner & Associates Settles Divorce Matter and Avoids Trial
Seidner & Associates, P.C. has successfully settled another contentious divorce case midway through trial. After attorney Matthew Seidner’s witness offered very...
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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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Seidner & Associates Settles Another Contested Matrimonial Action
Today Seidner & Associates, PC settled another hotly contested matrimonial action in Nassau County Supreme Court.
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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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Seidner & Associates Negotiates Another Favorable Settlement
Today we settled another major nursing home bill for our client after Medicaid was benefits were cancelled.
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Seidner & Associates Settles Another Contested Divorce Matter
Seidner & Associates successfully settled another complicated contested divorce matter one day before the final court date preceding a trial.
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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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Seidner & Associates Motion to Dismiss Forces Withdrawal of Petition
Seidner & Associates, PC filed a Motion to Dismiss an Order of Protection and after reviewing our papers the Petitioner elected to withdraw the Petition upon learning...
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Seidner & Associates Negotiates Favorable Settlement
After we successfully obtained Institutional Medicaid for our client, as expected, the Nursing Home sent a bill for services rendered before we were retained. We...
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Seidner & Associates Obtains Order of Protection
Seidner & Associates, PC obtained a one-year stay-away order of protection on behalf of our client and his two children without the need for a trial.
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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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Seidner & Associates Obtains Temporary Support
Our client, a mother of three, was seeking a temporary order for support, exclusive use and occupancy of the parties’ home, a lifestyle analysis and business...
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Seidner & Associates Settles Relocation Petition
Our client retained Seidner & Associates to file a Petition for Relocation to Florida, where she could provide a better life for her three children. In New York she...
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