Entries Tagged 'Picking the Right Divorce Lawyer' ↓

A strange fact: Although New York State doesn’t permit same sex marriage, New York court’s will divorce same sex couples.

Our New York divorce lawyers have the experience needed to handle your same sex divorce effectively.  Gay and lesbian divorce is not permitted in many states, and New York court’s have just begun to hear such matters.

If you and your partner were validly married or entered a civil union elsewhere, New York courts will issue you a divorce.

Negotiating favorable divorce settlements is an art form.  It takes a high degree of skill and experience to perfect.  A lawyer entering a divorce negotiation not only needs to have a mastery of the law but needs to be skilled in the art of negotiation.  Hiring the right attorney to represent you through divorce negotiations can potentially save you thousands of dollars in your divorce.

I get phone calls every day where a woman or man calls with the following type of story.  I hate getting these calls.  Not because we choose not to represent them, but because I tell them the truth, the harsh reality of New York divorce law, and the truth really sucks… (pardon my language, but its true)

Monique gets served with divorce papers from her husband Tommy’s attorney.  She reads the uppercase words explaining the documents: SUMMONS WITH NOTICE.  The papers go on to state that Tommy is alleging that Monique abandoned him and treated him in a cruel and inhuman manner.

Our law office continues to strive to make the legal system accessible to you, regardless of your current financial situation.  With the economy putting the hard press on all of us, I try to be as flexible as possible.  Not everyone needs to get divorced has the same financial flexibility as Tiger Woods or John Edwards whose names have recently been scattered across divorce news.

Our uncontested divorce rate starts at just $499 and is one of the most reasonable divorce fees in all New York State.  Our usual payment plan option for our already affordable uncontested divorce package is that we accept 50% up front and require the remainder before we officially file your divorce documents with the court.

My law office, the Law Office of David Centeno PLLC, is not your average law firm.  That is, we are not your average antiquated brick and mortar firm (i.e., we don’t keep a storefront).  We have discovered a way to use today’s technology to make the legal system more accessible to you.  This is how we offer you such affordable New York divorce services…

Over the last few days I have received numerous phone calls from potential clients who at first seem excited about the affordable divorce prices that we are able to offer.  “Wow, that’s like $2,500 less than I have been quoted,” one exclaimed.

Celebrity Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce in Los Angeles from his fifth wife, Victoria Duffy.  The fact that Dennis Hopper is yet again getting divorced is not necessarily news worthy, but this time Dennis has really earned his reputation: he filed for divorce from his deathbed while suffering with prostate cancer.

Although on his deathbed, Hopper is seeking joint custody of the couple’s six year-old daughter, Galen Hopper. The 73-year-old actor-director is also offering to pay spousal support to Duffy.

You would think that after five failed marriages and fourteen years of marriage this time around Dennis would try something new.

Searching for the right NY divorce attorney for you is a daunting task, especially with all the hype that’s out there on the web.  To get a sense of what I’m referring to, just Google “NY divorce specialist” and you will be inundated with a long list of lawyers and law firm that claim to “specialize” in NY divorce law.

The problem is that advertising as a “divorce specialist” is an ethical violation of Part 1200 – Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.4 which provides that: