Blog Posts in 2014 Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 4-Nov-2014 Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP Among 2015 "Best Law Firms" Long Island divorce and family law firm, Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP will be included in the U.S. News Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Tier 1 list for 2015. This accolade is based on in-depth evaluations and peer review ratings ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 23-Sep-2014 Carolyn Kersch Selected for 2014 New York Metro Rising Stars List We are proud to announce that Attorney Carolyn Kersch, a partner at Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP, has been selected for the 2014 New York Metro Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers® ! She will be featured in the New York Metro Super ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 23-Sep-2014 Discipline vs. Child Abuse Last week, Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings' star running back, was indicted and is facing a felony charge for "reckless or negligent injury to a child." The football player allegedly beat his four-year-old child with a tree ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 9-Sep-2014 Domestic Violence Yesterday, TMZ released a graphically violent video showing the Baltimore Raven's running back star, Ray Rice, punching his then fiancé (and now wife, Janay Palmer) in the face, knocking her out unconscious, and then dragging her limp body ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Aug-2014 Wendy Samuelson Gives Counsel to Spirituality & Health Readers Divorce can be difficult, messy, and stressful. Any individual who has seen a loved one go through divorce or gone through a divorce themselves knows that the challenges do not end once the paperwork is signed. How do you navigate a divorce without ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 15-Aug-2014 Supreme Court Judge Holds That The Status Quo Or Pre Separation Standard of Living Will Be Maintained During the Pendency of a Divorce Case In an extraordinary case from Nassau County, Justice Jeffrey A. Goodstein made abundantly clear that he would deviate from the temporary support standards to permit the wife and children of an enormously wealthy husband to maintain the pre-separation ... Continue Reading Posted By Richard Hause 6-Aug-2014 Are a Parent's Sexual Practices a Basis for Finding Them to be Unfit as a Parent? Divorce can be an extremely emotionally charged period of a person's life, complete with feelings of uncertainty, betrayal and mistrust. One of the most important issues that must be dealt with during a divorce is custody and visitation of the ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 24-Jul-2014 Founding Partner Elliot D. Samuelson Named in "The Best Lawyers in America" Our founding partner, Elliot D. Samuelson, was selected for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America," a publication committed to acknowledging outstanding attorneys in their chosen practice areas. Mr. Samuelson was included for his ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 27-Jun-2014 Wendy Samuelson to Speak at The Truth Behind Our Titles™ Attorney Wendy Samuelson will speak at The Truth Behind Our Titles on October 1st, an event highlighting six women and their journeys to personal and professional success. The event commences at 5pm at 3 West Club in New York, NY. The Truth Behind ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 26-Jun-2014 Family Law Review Names Attorney Wendy Samuelson Associate Editor Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP is proud to announce that one of our lawyers, Wendy Samuelson, was appointed Associate Editor of the New York State Bar Association's quarterly publication, Family Law Review. The publication features insight ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 25-Jun-2014 Attorney Wendy Samuelson Featured in Spirituality & Health Magazine At Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP, our lawyers are committed to giving clients the best legal guidance that we can offer. Recently, Wendy Samuelson, a partner at the firm, was featured in the July / August edition of Spirituality & Health ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 18-Jun-2014 Relocating Children After an Initial Custody Award One of the most difficult decisions to make after you have been awarded custody, and wish to relocate within miles of your residence, or to a distant state or foreign country is the effect such move will have on the child. To do so would necessarily ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 5-Jun-2014 Attend the AANG Networking Breakfast on June 11, Sponsored by Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP Attorney Wendy B. Samuelson – partner at Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP – is sponsoring the AANG Networking Breakfast Reception and will also be speaking at the event. The reception will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at 8:00 ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 30-May-2014 PLANNING FOR CUSTODY BEGINS AT THE TRIAL LEVEL Many lawyers plan for a custody trial without any regard for the appellate division later revisiting the minutes and concluding that there is nothing in the record to obviate the decision of the trial judge. Expressed another way, the evidence ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Apr-2014 Former Associates Geffner & Kersch Are Now Partners & One New Associate Joins the Firm Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP is proud to announce that former associates Alisa J. Geffner and Carolyn D. Kersch are now partners with the firm, and Nicole M. Savacchio has joined the firm as an associate. Attorneys Alisa Geffner and Carolyn ... Continue Reading