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  • Welcome to New York Divorce and Family Law™
  • Recent Decisions and News
  • Recent New York Legislation
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  • New York Law You Need to Know
    • Agreements Before & During Marriage
    • Custody & Visitation
    • Child Support Awards
    • Child Support Standards Chart
    • Counsel Fee Awards
    • Equitable Distribution
    • Equitable Distribution Cases Chart
    • Exclusive Occupancy of Marital Home
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Maintenance Awards until 2016
    • Orders of Protection
    • Post-Divorce Maintenance after January 22, 2016
    • Special Relief - Insurance
    • Spousal Support Awards
  • Information about Divorce & Family Law
    • Adoption Information
    • Agreements
    • Alimony, Maintenance & Spousal Support
    • Child Abuse & Prevention
    • Child Custody & Parental Alienation Information
    • Child Support Information
    • Common Law Marriage
    • Child Visitation Supervisors
    • Degrees & Licenses
    • Domestic Violence
    • Dumb Laws
    • Engagement gifts
    • Enforcement of Judgments & Orders
    • Evidence, Litigation & Procedure
    • Federal Law Divorce Resources (Pension and Social Security)
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Grandparent and Non-Parent Visitation
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Emergency Court Applications
    • Legal Fees & Expenses
    • Library of Significant Decisions
    • Locate a Matrimonial Lawyer
    • Marital Property
    • Property Distribution
    • Rules of Professional Conduct
    • Retirement Benefits
    • Separate Property
    • Tax FAQs
    • Table of Effective Dates of Domestic Relations Law
    • Timetable For Service of Motion Papers
    • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act
    • Valuation Aids
  • International Child Abduction Remedies
    • International Child Abduction
    • New and Recent Child Abduction Cases
    • ICARA Cases to May 20, 2015
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About us

           
          This website is written by Joel R. Brandes, of the New York Bar. Mr. Brandes is an acknowledged expert and authority on New York divorce and family law. He is the author of  the treatise Law and the Family New York, 2d (6 volumes), Law and The Family New York, 2d Revised (9 volumes), Law and the Family New York Forms (4 volumes),  Law and the Family New York Forms 2d Edition, and Law and the Family New York Forms 2019 Edition. (Thomson Reuters) and The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook   (Bookbaby).   He wrote Digest of Equitable Distribution Cases and Equitable Distribution Case Law, both published by the New York State Bar Association, and has been a contributor to several law books. Mr Brandes has written and lectured extensively on family law and international child abduction. He has authored more than 500 published articles that have appeared in legal journals. From 1988 to 2002 he authored “Law and the Family”, a regular monthly column in the New York Law Journal. During that time, he cochaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section. In that capacity he moderated and participated in more than 150 seminars. From 1977 to 2002 he wrote a quarterly column, entitled "Recent Decisions, Trends and Legislation," in the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review. Since 2003 he has written  Bits and Bytes, ™ a bi-monthly electronic newsletter, a website, New York Divorce and Family Law ( www.nysdivorce.com), and two blogs, “New York Divorce and Family Law” (https://brandeslaw.blogspot.com/) and “A Child is Missing: The International Child Abduction Blog”( https://joelbrandes.blogspot.com/). Mr. Brandes was counsel in the landmark Court of Appeals cases of Morone v Morone, Tucker v Tucker and McSparron v McSparron, and has more than 120 reported New York trial or appellate decisions.  He earned his J.D. at Brooklyn Law School and his LL.M. at New York University.  

             Bari Brandes Corbin, a member of the New York Bar, and Evan B. Brandes  a member of the New York and Massachusetts Bars are regular contributors to this website.
             Bari Brandes Corbin, a member of the New York Bar, maintains her office for the practice of law in Laurel Hollow, New York.     
             Evan B. Brandes is a member of the New York and Massachusetts Bars and a Solicitor in New South Wales, Australia.  He is experienced in Family law and Real Estate law.  He can be reached by clicking on this link, or  by telephone 011 61 431 314 948, or email to:
brandeslaw@gmail.com.
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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.  
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  • Welcome to New York Divorce and Family Law™
  • Recent Decisions and News
  • Recent New York Legislation
  • ​New York Courts, Forms & Information for Lawyers
  • New York Law You Need to Know
    • Agreements Before & During Marriage
    • Custody & Visitation
    • Child Support Awards
    • Child Support Standards Chart
    • Counsel Fee Awards
    • Equitable Distribution
    • Equitable Distribution Cases Chart
    • Exclusive Occupancy of Marital Home
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Maintenance Awards until 2016
    • Orders of Protection
    • Post-Divorce Maintenance after January 22, 2016
    • Special Relief - Insurance
    • Spousal Support Awards
  • Information about Divorce & Family Law
    • Adoption Information
    • Agreements
    • Alimony, Maintenance & Spousal Support
    • Child Abuse & Prevention
    • Child Custody & Parental Alienation Information
    • Child Support Information
    • Common Law Marriage
    • Child Visitation Supervisors
    • Degrees & Licenses
    • Domestic Violence
    • Dumb Laws
    • Engagement gifts
    • Enforcement of Judgments & Orders
    • Evidence, Litigation & Procedure
    • Federal Law Divorce Resources (Pension and Social Security)
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Grandparent and Non-Parent Visitation
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Emergency Court Applications
    • Legal Fees & Expenses
    • Library of Significant Decisions
    • Locate a Matrimonial Lawyer
    • Marital Property
    • Property Distribution
    • Rules of Professional Conduct
    • Retirement Benefits
    • Separate Property
    • Tax FAQs
    • Table of Effective Dates of Domestic Relations Law
    • Timetable For Service of Motion Papers
    • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act
    • Valuation Aids
  • International Child Abduction Remedies
    • International Child Abduction
    • New and Recent Child Abduction Cases
    • ICARA Cases to May 20, 2015
  • Bits and Bytes Archive
  • Site Map
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
  • Joel R. Brandes Curriculum vitae
  • New Page
  • Counsel Fee Awards