What Should I Do after Being Pulled over for Suspected DWI? If you are arrested or pulled over for driving while intoxicated, always keep in mind that the police officer is just doing his job. You comply with the police officer’s requests. If he asks you for your driver’s license, your social security card, make…
Do I Have to Go to Court for My Divorce? Download Our Free Divorce Guide In some situations, it is not necessary for either of the parties to actually go into a courtroom. If we’re able to work out a property settlement agreement outside of court, we’re able then to submit all of the documentation…
What Should I Do if I am Asked to Take the Breathalyzer Test? If you are driving a vehicle and a police officer happens to pull you over, and you are asked to take a breathalyzer test on the site, consider how much alcohol you’ve had over the two, three, five-hour period of time prior…
Can We File a Joint Tax Return During our Divorce? Download Our Free Divorce Guide If a divorce proceeding is pending and the tax year is ending, the tax return can be filed jointly between the parties. In those situations, the tax return is filed as you would do in the normal course. Your attorneys…
Who Receives Tax Exemptions Post-Divorce with Children? Download Our Free Divorce Guide One of the components that is very important in working out a property settlement agreement or a separation agreement is deciding who’s going to receive the tax exemptions for the children. The tax exemptions allow you to get a larger refund when you…
How Much are Attorney Fees for a Divorce? Download Our Free Divorce Guide When I meet with clients as a Buffalo Divorce Lawyer, one of the issues that we discuss all the time is the issue of attorney fees. Our office generally requires a retainer. That retainer depends upon the circumstances of the parties. For…
Which Assets Can Be Protected during Bankruptcy? If you’re suffering financially, and you think that you may have to file a bankruptcy in the near future, it’s very important that you sit down with an attorney so that the attorney can explain to you what assets can be protected. Exemptions are afforded to a debtor,…
What’s a Mediator? Download Our Free Divorce Guide If you choose to go through a mediator in order to reach an agreement with your spouse in a divorce, that attorney cannot represent you in the actual divorce proceeding. The reason for that being is that there would be a conflict of interest. That attorney’s meeting…
What is a Property Settlement or Separation Agreements? Download Our Free Divorce Guide A property settlement agreement or a separation agreement in New York state can be modified by mutual agreement between the parties. An amendment can be drawn up and it can be filed in the county clerk’s office. However, if the parties don’t…
What’s an Order of Protection? In domestic violence cases, it is very common to get an order of protection. An order of protection can be a stay away order where the individual can’t come near you, your home, your place of business, your school. Anywhere where you are customarily, they can’t be. Another type of…