While getting divorced is an emotionally difficult time, it is also can disrupt a person’s finances. Going through a divorce is one of the leading causes for bankruptcy in the United States. A Divorce Attorney in Queens can make sure that a person’s voice is heard through the divorce process which includes separation, divorce, property division, spousal support and child custody as well as child support. Today’s blended families also pose a special challenge to the courts. When people have multiple former spouses who have claims to marital property, it can become even more contentious.
A Divorce Attorney in Queens at Cobert, Haber and Haber, LLP can help their clients negotiate a divorce settlement with their partner. If they can’t come to an agreement, then a judge has to make the decision about property and child custody. Many parents aren’t prepared for a judge to step in and have a hand in raising their children. This is what happens though when both parents want custody and aren’t willing to compromise. When the judge determines who will get custody of the children, he can only consider what is best for the kids. He will have to make the determination based on testimony of the parents and experts who review the family situation.
The court will have oversight of the children until they are 18 years-old. Therefore a spouse can always petition the court for a change in the child custody agreement. For example, even if the mother is granted full custody of the children, she will have to have permission to leave the area. Their father has a right to see them on a regular basis and she can’t move hundreds of miles a way. If she has remarried and her husband wants to take a job in another state, she may not be able to go with him, if she wants to keep her children.
A Divorce Attorney in Queens can petition the court to change the child custody agreement at any time. A father may ask for sole custody if he thinks that a woman’s new boyfriend is a threat to them. He may go as far as hiring a private investigator to look into his character. When the judge sees the evidence, he will be the one to make the final determination.
