Welcome to New York Divorce and Family Law ™ the website of The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C., 43 West 43rd Street, Suite 34, New York, NY 10036. Telephone: 212-859- 5079, email: joel@nysdivorce.com.
Use our site map or drop-down menus on the top of each page of our website to find the extensive information about divorce, equitable distribution and custody which we have written.
Use our site map or drop-down menus on the top of each page of our website to find the extensive information about divorce, equitable distribution and custody which we have written.
The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C. concentrates its practice in New York divorce and family law appeals in divorce, equitable distribution and custody cases. We also focus on enforcement and modification of orders and judgments, as well as high-profile contested matrimonial matters. Mr. Brandes also works as co-counsel or as a consultant with other lawyers and law firms on complex matrimonial litigation, trials, and appeals. He has been recognized by the New York Appellate Division as a "noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce.” (See Matter of Brandes, 2015 WL 4664743 (2d Dept.,2015)). Contact us to make an appointment
The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C has represented clients in numerous appeals to the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions and has drafted briefs for and acted as consultant to attorneys in many international child abduction cases, including cases in the United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Brandes was counsel in the landmark New York Court of Appeals cases of Morone v Morone, Tucker v Tucker and McSparron v McSparron. See some of our reported New York appellate decisions.
Joel R. Brandes is the author of the new 12 Volume edition of Law and the Family New York, titled “Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Edition.” He is also the author of
Law and the Family New York Forms 2021 Edition (5 volumes)(Thomson Reuters), the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook (Bookbaby) and Law and the Family New York Second Edition (9 volumes)(Thomson Reuters). His ”Law and the Family” column is a regular feature in the New York Law Journal. His daughter Bari Brandes Corbin, Esq., of the New York Bar, and his son Evan Barett Brandes, Esq., of the New York, Massachusetts, and New South Wales, Australia Bars are counsel to the Firm. See his background and qualifications.
The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C has represented clients in numerous appeals to the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions and has drafted briefs for and acted as consultant to attorneys in many international child abduction cases, including cases in the United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Brandes was counsel in the landmark New York Court of Appeals cases of Morone v Morone, Tucker v Tucker and McSparron v McSparron. See some of our reported New York appellate decisions.
Joel R. Brandes is the author of the new 12 Volume edition of Law and the Family New York, titled “Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Edition.” He is also the author of
Law and the Family New York Forms 2021 Edition (5 volumes)(Thomson Reuters), the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook (Bookbaby) and Law and the Family New York Second Edition (9 volumes)(Thomson Reuters). His ”Law and the Family” column is a regular feature in the New York Law Journal. His daughter Bari Brandes Corbin, Esq., of the New York Bar, and his son Evan Barett Brandes, Esq., of the New York, Massachusetts, and New South Wales, Australia Bars are counsel to the Firm. See his background and qualifications.
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Recent New York Decisions: February 2005 to date
Recent New York Legislation and Court Rules
Recent Articles by Joel R. Brandes published in his New York Law Journal "Law and the Family" Column
Click here to visit the Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. website which contains information about the trial of New York matrimonial and custody actions.
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We are happy to announce the publication of a new edition of Law and the Family, titled “Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Edition.” (12 volumes, Thomson Reuters). “Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Edition” a new 12 volume set is a definitive treatise on New York Family Law. It has been described as “a massive accomplishment, a wealth of information for the bench and bar, and simply impressive scholarship.” The emphasis is upon existing New York law as well as Interstate Conventions, Federal Law, and International treaties which affect and govern portions of New York Family Law. The treatise will be supplemented and/or revised each year as changing law and circumstances warrant. As Foster and Fried wrote in 1966:” In this field, the final chapter is never written.”
Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Complete Table of Contents
Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Complete Table of Contents
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook
by Joel R. Brandes (December 2017)(Bookbaby). Available from Bookbaby, Amazon, and other booksellers and Kindle and ebook editions. Discusses the procedural law, the law of evidence and contains thousands of questions to try a divorce and custody case. |
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook: 2020 Update (soft cover) by Joel R. Brandes (Amazon). This update includes changes in the law and important cases through December 2020. (Also available in a Kindle edition).
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The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook Custody Edition (soft cover) by Joel R. Brandes (December 2020)(Amazon) is an abridged version of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook containing only the procedural law, the law of evidence and questions to try a custody case. (Also available in a Kindle edition.)
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The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook Courtroom Edition (soft cover) by Joel R. Brandes (January 2021)(Amazon) is an abridged version of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook containing only the procedural law, the law of evidence and questions to try the financial issues in a divorce case. (Also available in a Kindle edition)
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New purchasers of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook in hard cover from Bookbaby, or in Kindle and ebook editions directly from the Consulting Services bookstore, can obtain a free copy of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook 2020 Update Pdf Edition by submitting proof of purchase to divorce@ix.netcom.com and obtaining a coupon code that can be used on Consulting Services Bookstore website.
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New York Divorce and Family Law™ is published by Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation, located at 2881 NE 33rd Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306. Telephone 954-564-9883. Send email to divorce@ix.netcom.com. Copyright © 2021, Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. All rights reserved.
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