Case Studies
Case Study: Divorce on the Upper West Side of Manhattan
Facts: Carol and Paul are professionals, parents of two school age children, living in a two bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The children go to private...
Case Study: Forensic report determines custody
Facts: Neither parent is a paragon of virtue. Sally has a temper, and even bit her husband during a fight in front of the children. Ned tends to drink too much and then becomes...
Case Study: Negotiated custody arrangements
Facts: Jeremy and Jennifer are devoted parents to their twins, but are increasingly incompatible as a couple. They file for divorce. Both parents want to remain as dominant...
Case Study: Violent Outbursts leads to Divorce
Challenge The client’s wife sought to divorce her husband because of his violent outbursts in the home, which were causing her fear and beginning to cause their 1 year old child...
Case Study: Inherited Trusts
Challenge Client was asked to sign a prenuptial agreement prior to her marriage to her fiancé. At the time that she was asked, she and her fiancé were living in his apartment,...
Case Study: The Settlement Agreement
The Challenge A client/mother was concerned about the risk that the father, a citizen of Italy, would try to abscond with their two children to live full time in Italy after the...