Practice Area
Family matters are decided on facts, but they are lived as loss. We handle both parts — the filings on time, and the conversation before you sign anything you cannot undo.
Almost every family case can be settled, and the ones that settle end faster, cost less and leave co-parents able to speak to one another. We start every matter looking for that resolution.
When the other side is not negotiating in good faith, or when there is a safety concern, we go to court promptly and without apology. Nora Kavanagh leads the practice and appears in Queens County Supreme Court and Queens Family Court.
Free initial consultation.
Thirty minutes with the attorney who would handle the matter — not an intake screener. Call 000-000-000 or send us the details through the contact form.
How we help
Uncontested and contested divorce, including equitable distribution of the marital home and retirement assets.
Custody petitions, parenting plans, modification and relocation.
Establishment, enforcement and downward or upward modification under the CSSA.
Temporary and post-divorce maintenance calculations and negotiation.
Drafted and reviewed, well before a wedding rather than the week of it.
Family Offense petitions and defense against them.
When to call us
If you are not sure whether your situation belongs on that list, call anyway. Telling you that you do not need a lawyer is free, and we would rather do that than take a matter that should not exist.
Attorneys in this practice
Partner
Aracely built the firm's immigration practice around the neighborhood it sits in. She handles family petitions, naturalization, adjustment of status and removal defense, and appears regularly before the New York Immigration Court.
Senior Associate
Nora represents clients in divorce, custody, support and prenuptial matters, with a practice built on settling what can be settled and litigating firmly what cannot.
Questions
Where both spouses agree on everything and there are no children or complex assets, an uncontested divorce is handled on a flat fee plus court filing fees. We quote it in writing at the consultation. Contested matters are billed hourly, because their length is set by the other side.
By the best interests of the child. Courts weigh the existing caregiving arrangement, each parent's ability to provide stability, the child's relationships and needs, any history of domestic violence, and — for older children — their own preferences. There is no presumption in favor of either parent.
Yes, on a showing of a substantial change in circumstances, a three-year passage of time, or a 15% change in either parent's income. Until a court modifies it, the existing order remains enforceable — so file rather than simply paying less.
Tell us what is going on. The first consultation is free, it is with the attorney who would handle your matter, and there is no obligation afterwards.