Protecting Your Family Matters Newsletter, Spring 2024 ● Stacy D. Phillips ● Change is not only part of our life’s journey; it is the journey. Relationships, the experience of going through a divorce, and certainly our existence post-divorce are no exceptions. Even if the
Love Bytes
Love Bytes, published by Blank Rome, focuses on legal issues related to matrimonial and family law. The blog covers topics such as divorce law, civil procedure in family cases, drafting divorce agreements, and courtroom practices like direct and cross examination in divorce proceedings. It also highlights attorney profiles within the family law practice and discusses the personal and legal transitions clients face during and after marital dissolution. The content is aimed at legal professionals and those interested in the nuances of family law practice and related procedural matters.
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Following in the Footsteps of Trailblazers and Serving as Role Models Today for the Next Generation of Women
Stacy D. Phillips ● When I was growing up, there were only a few visible career choices for women and even fewer high-profile role models. The traditional roles for women outside of being a homemaker and mother (which are truly admirable…
Collaborative Divorce: A Viable Option for High Net-Worth Couples
Contrary to popular belief, divorce is not always an ugly, highly confrontational affair. According to a Forbes report in 2022, approximately 90 percent of the half million divorces in the United States yearly are uncontested. Of these uncontested cases, some…
A Divorce Court Prioritizes a Family’s Best Interests
New York Law Journal, March 29, 2024 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● At times, this author has noticed a certain level of dejectedness among matrimonial lawyers in the post-pandemic world, and that includes yours truly. The feeling stems from what many matrimonial…
Great Strides for Women and the Long Road Still Ahead: My Personal Views of an Inspiring Evening with the Honorable Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Many civics-minded people dream of meeting and interacting with a former Speaker of the House of Representatives. And despite my profound respect for having risen to the top of her profession, if I am honest, I had not idolized Honorable…
Let’s Imagine a Ban on Prenuptial Agreements
Let us begin this writing/reading experience by clearing the air right from the start: the answer is “no”—this author does not believe that prenuptial agreements should be banned. We live in a free country, with free will, and the freedom to…
New York May Have Fault Divorce Nostalgia Syndrome
New York Law Journal, February 5, 2024 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● However it may be that you define the word “romance,” it is undeniable that romance runs through the river that is the divorce process. On a superficial level, that juxtaposition…
Attorney Spotlight: New York—Steve Goldfeder
Stacy D. Phillips ● This edition of Attorney Spotlight highlights another one of my revered New York City colleagues in Blank Rome’s Matrimonial & Family Law group—Steve Goldfeder. A graduate of The University of New York at Albany and Brooklyn Law…
The Other Side of the Fence: Getting to Know Loneliness (and Yourself) after Divorce
Stacy D. Phillips Divorce is a lot of things. The experience drives, introduces, and perhaps even throws us entirely into a new reality. That is true even if we wanted the divorce. Yet whatever the experience or emotions one may…
The Unhappiest (or Happiest, for Some) Month of the Year – January is National Divorce Month (Or Is It?)
January has been dubbed Divorce Month by family lawyers because in December, when everyone is wrapped up in the holidays and spending time with family and friends, many people rightly do not want to proceed with a separation or divorce.…