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A Brooklyn family lawyer can represent people and families going through legal issues that can impact their ability to parent, their finances, and family dynamics for years to come. Family law conflicts in Brooklyn can arise out of divorce, child custody, spousal support, property division, or post-judgment disputes between parents.
For many people, these cases can become even more complex when families have significant assets, complicated work schedules, or disputes that involve children. At The Levoritz Law Firm, clients are represented in contested family law matters throughout New York City, including complex disputes related to custody and high-value marital estates.
Yoni Levoritz handles contentious family law cases across New York City’s five boroughs, covering divorce, custody, financial support, and intricate marital property disputes. The Levoritz Law Firm represents professionals, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals in high-conflict family law litigation.
Cases commonly involve complex parenting schedules, business and investment assets, and high-net-worth divorces. The cases are handled with a focus on strategy, documentation, and courtroom litigation from the beginning of the litigation process.
Family law matters can include disagreements on parenting time schedules, school activities, and decision-making responsibilities for parents after a divorce or separation. When courts in New York apply Domestic Relations Law § 240 to make determinations related to custody and parenting issues, they use the legal standard of a child’s best interests.
Sometimes families experience conflict related to transportation, extracurricular schedules, communication between parents, or division of holidays and vacations. Parents with careers that involve evening shifts, work-related travel, or variable availability throughout the year may also have unique needs for modified arrangements.
Detailed parenting plans can help correct misperceptions and set expectations for child exchanges, school participation, medical decision-making, and other areas of post-divorce parenting. In contested custody cases, an attorney may also help you negotiate custody and parenting terms or present evidence about a child’s daily routine and stability.
Within family law matters, one spouse or family member might accuse the other of harassment, threats, intimidation, or general domestic discord. Orders of protection can be issued in cases involving accusations of abuse, stalking, or repeated harassment between family or intimate partners under NY Fam. Ct. Act § 842.
An order of protection can place restrictions on communications between the parties, parenting time exchanges, access to a shared residence, and other pending custody orders.
Brooklyn family law cases may include requests for orders of protection in divorce or custody disputes where tensions may be high between the parties. The New York State Unified Court System reports that 241,351 orders of protection were entered into New York’s Domestic Violence Registry in 2024.
Allegations related to domestic incidents may also impact proceedings that involve parenting time and household arrangements. Orders of protection cases can proceed quickly and may require documentation, witness statements, or other evidence.
In many cases, legal issues continue even after a divorce judgment is entered or a custody order is made. If a party experiences changes in employment, relocation, income, childcare needs, or a child’s educational needs, modification or enforcement proceedings involving existing court orders may be necessary. Allegations involving noncompliance with parenting schedules, support obligations, or custody arrangements may also lead to enforcement proceedings.
Legal issues after a divorce in Brooklyn may include modification of parenting time, modification of child support, visitation enforcement, and violations of existing court orders. In these cases, parties may need to provide updated financial information, evidence of changed circumstances, or information related to the child’s current needs and living arrangements.
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Legal custody is the right of a parent to make a child’s major decisions, such as education, healthcare, and welfare. Physical custody is the residence of the child and the division of parenting time between the parents. Parents may have joint legal custody with different physical custody arrangements. Custody can take many forms, depending on the situation and the needs of the child.
Family law issues in Brooklyn may be handled in either the Kings County Supreme Court or in the Kings County Family Court, depending on the issues presented. Actions for divorce are typically commenced in the Supreme Court, while the Family Court often has jurisdiction over custody and visitation, child support, and family offense proceedings. In some instances, families may have both Supreme Court and Family Court proceedings ongoing concurrently.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that New York had a divorce rate of 2.4 divorces per 1,000 population in 2023. Divorce actions still impact families in diverse financial and personal situations. Sometimes cases with children, financial issues, or property disputes may need ongoing court involvement after filing for divorce.
New York child support orders can be modified if there has been a substantial change in circumstances, or if specific statutory criteria have been satisfied. A modification petition can be filed when there has been a change in income, employment status, childcare expenses, or a child’s needs as they age. Updated financial information is generally evaluated by the court before an existing support order is increased or decreased.
Courts in Brooklyn consider several factors when awarding spousal maintenance, such as the parties’ income, length of marriage, age and health of each spouse, and future earning capacity. Judges may also consider childcare responsibilities, educational background, and the standard of living established during the marriage.
Complications in support negotiations sometimes arise in family law matters where a spouse has an unpredictable income, owns a business, or holds considerable assets.
Family law issues generally impact your children, finances, property, and long-term family relationships. Whether the case involves divorce, custody, child or spousal support, or post-judgment enforcement, the legal issues may become more complex if conflict arises or your circumstances change.
At The Levoritz Law Firm, individuals and families have legal representation on contested family law matters throughout Brooklyn and the New York City area. Schedule a consultation to hire a family lawyer today.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Yonatan Levoritz who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a divorce & family attorney.
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