Blog Posts in 2017 Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Nov-2017 Why Entrepreneurship Can Lead to Divorce In our society, we frequently hear about financial problems leading to divorce. Often, extended periods of unemployment, or Chapters 7 or 13 bankruptcies are precursors to divorce. Clearly, financial struggles can strain a marriage, and ruin all ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 1-Nov-2017 Domestic Violence & Divorce For those whose lives have never been affected by domestic violence, they may assume that spousal abuse and child abuse only occur within middle-class and low-income households, but that is not the case. Studies have determined that domestic violence ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 20-Oct-2017 Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce Divorce is stressful, but when it involves minor children, it is even more so. Eventually, parents come to terms with the fact that while they are divorcing each other, they are not divorcing their children and they must work together to co-parent. ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 11-Oct-2017 Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP Receives 3 Nominations for The Bethpage Best of Long Island We are thrilled to announce that we have received 3 nominations for The 2018 Bethpage Best of Long Island award: Best Divorce Lawyer (Wendy Samuelson) Best Law Firm (Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP) Best Lawyer (Wendy Samuelson) From October 1 ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 13-Sep-2017 Three Lawyers from Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© Attorney Elliot Samuelson, Attorney Richard Hause, and Attorney Wendy Samuelson of Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP have all been recognized by 24 th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for their work in Family Law. More About Best ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Aug-2017 New York Child Custody & Relocation Cases Following a divorce, it is not unusual for a custodial parent to want to relocate to a different county or even a different state. Understandably, such a move can certainly affect a child’s relationships with friends, extended family, ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 19-Jul-2017 Wendy Samuelson Appears on Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast on Divorce Source Radio Our very own Attorney Wendy Samuelson recently appeared on the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast as a guest speaker. Hosted by Karen McMahon, Wendy was consulted on a number of topics including the benefits and protections of working with the courts ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 17-Jul-2017 Pet Custody in a New York Divorce Countless pet owners will readily admit that their pets are members of the family; however, the traditional approach of divorce courts in New York and many other states has been to treat beloved pets as “property,” much like they would ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 3-Jul-2017 Can a Prenuptial Agreement Be Invalid? If you lived in New York in 2013, you may have heard the story of a Long Island woman who signed a prenuptial agreement before marrying a millionaire in 1998. When a Brooklyn court deemed the couple’s prenup invalid, the landmark case set a ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 29-Jun-2017 Protecting Your Credit in a Divorce Most people have heard horror stories about divorce and how it led to unsurmountable debt or bankruptcy, or both. Often, these tales are frightening enough that unhappy spouses stay in hollow marriages, afraid a divorce would ruin their credit and ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 23-May-2017 Attorney Wendy B. Samuelson Authors Column in NYSBA's Spring 2017 Family Law Review Attorney Wendy B. Samuelson authored Recent Legislation, Decisions and Trends in Matrimonial Law, which appears in the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Review Spring 2017 edition. Below, are some highlights from Ms. Samuelson's ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 9-May-2017 About Spousal Maintenance in New York If you are headed for a divorce and you live on Long Island or anywhere else in New York, you will want to learn about spousal maintenance, otherwise known as alimony. Spousal maintenance is not automatic in a New York divorce; it is awarded on a ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 3-May-2017 How is Property Divided in a New York Divorce? In the United States, we have two methods of dividing a married couple's property in a divorce : equitable distribution and community property. New York follows the equitable distribution model, which means a married couple's property is ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 27-Apr-2017 Long Island Prenuptial Agreements Like the majority of states, New York follows the "equitable distribution model" when dividing marital property in a divorce. Under this law, if a couple cannot reach a marital settlement agreement with the assistance of their respective ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 27-Mar-2017 Establishing Paternity in New York When a child is born to parents who are married, the law automatically assumes that the mother's husband is the child's legal father. However, when a child is born out-of-wedlock, the child does not have a "legal father" until ... Continue Reading