Martin & Colin, P.C. handles domestic relations and family law matters, including:
- contested divorces;
- custody and child support cases;
- adoptions;
- pre-nuptial (and post-nuptial) agreements;
- collaborative (and/or mediated) divorces;
- uncontested and no-fault divorces;
- separation agreements and stipulations of agreement.
With any family law matter, Martin & Colin is here to help. Please call us at (866) 698 4442 to schedule a consultation with one of our experienced Family Law attorneys.
Please visit our page devoted to answering frequently asked questions involving Divorce and Separation.
One of our partners, Lisa Colin, recently co-authored the most widely-read law review article ever published by the Pace University Law School Environmental Law Review. Read about Lisa Colin’s advocacy for disadvantaged children on our Fighting for Children page.
Recent Success:
Husband Wins at Trial – Awarded 50/50 Split of All Assets Although He Was the Non-Monied Spouse and Tested Positive for Cocaine Four Months Prior to the Start of Trial!! - August 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has won a trial court victory in Supreme Court, Westchester County, for the husband and father of three children in a contested divorce. The husband’s testimony at trial established that: throughout the 20+ year marriage, the wife worked on Wall Street making a substantial income but was away from the children for most of the workday; initially, the husband had successfully owned and operated a local business; but as the children grew older, his business suffered because the father frequently stayed home to serve as the children’s primary caregiver; Read more…
Husband Wins on Appeal – Awarded One-Half of All Assets, Including the Wife’s Pension, Although He Spent Three Years of the Marriage in Federal Prison!! - August 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has won an appeals court victory in favor of a divorced ex-husband. After a divorce re-trial, the trial court had ordered that the ex-wife could keep her entire civil service pension for herself, although almost all of the pension benefits accumulated during the twenty year marriage. The ex-husband appealed. In its decision, the Appellate Division reversed each and every aspect of the trial court’s order and directed that the ex-wife’s entire pension be divided evenly between both parties. Read more…
Appeals Court Victory Upholds Father’s Rights in Family Court - July 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has won an appeals court victory in favor of a divorced, working dad paying child support to the child’s mother. The Family Court had denied the father’s application to reduce his court-ordered obligation to pay child care because the child was now in elementary school full-time and did not require child care. The father appealed. In a decision and order dated July 12, 2011, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed the trial court and ordered that the father receive a reduction of his childcare obligation retroactive to the date the father filed his petition. In its decision and order, the appeals court held that the father should only be required to pay his share of the child care expenses actually incurred by the mother. Read more…
Sole Custody Awarded to Our Client - 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has obtained sole legal and physical custody of a six year old child for our client, the child’s aunt, effective immediately. The case was especially difficult because the aunt sought to take custody away from the child’s mother (i.e., the aunt’s own sister), and New York State law requires that a petitioner must demonstrate the existence of extraordinary circumstances in order for that petitioner to be awarded custody away from a parent. Read more …
Appeals Court Upholds Mother’s Right to Child Support - 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has won an appeals court victory in favor of a divorced, working mother receiving child support from the child’s father, who is now her ex-husband. The father had returned to court to obtain a reduction in his child support obligation based upon his claimed reduction in earnings. In its decision, the appellate court made two points: 1) that a parent’s child support obligation is not necessarily determined by his or her current financial condition, but rather by his ability to provide support as well as his or her assets and earning powers; and 2) that the father in this case had the necessary skills and ability to obtain higher paying employment. Read more …
Appeals Court Upholds Father’s Rights in Family Court - 2011
Martin & Colin, P.C. announces that it has won an appeals court victory in favor of a divorced, working dad paying child support to the child’s mother. The father had returned to court to obtain a downward modification in his basic child support obligation based upon a loss of income as a result of a long job layoff and to obtain a reduction of his court-ordered obligation to pay child care because the child was now in elementary school full-time and did not require child care. In a decision and order dated July 12, 2011, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed the trial court and ordered that the father receive a reduction of his childcare obligation retroactive to the date the father filed his petition. Read more …