New York Family Law Blog

Kelly Rutherford, the actress, has filed for divorce from her husband, Daniel Giersch. Even though she is now pregnant with the couple's second child, the star of "Gossip Girl" still wants to call it quits.

Rutherford and Giersch have been married for two years and have a son, Hermes, who is two years old. The very common "irreconcilable differences" has been cited as the reason for the breakup. This reason unfortunately is not available in New York as it is a fault state for divorce. Abandonment is usually the most often cited by a Queens Family Lawyer when the couple wants a speedy and uncontested divorce.

A Nassau County Family Attorney can help you if you are going through a divorce or a separation. Issues such as child support, child visitation and child custody will be argued and an experienced Family Lawyer will be of invaluable assistance to you. When child abuse or child neglect come into the picture, an order of protection may be issued by the court and criminal charges might ensue.

Kelly is known for her role as Lily van Der Woodsen on the TV show.

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Born in Massapequa, Long Island, Alec Baldwin is one of three Baldwin sons (Alec, Steve and Dan) who are in the movies--and in the news.

Baldwin learned the hard way that if you leave a voice mail to a Family Member, that person can use that message to cause you problems. Rule is to never leave a message on voice mail that you would not like to face in Family Court says a Queens Family Lawyer.

Baldwin called the home of his ex-wife, Kim Basinger, to speak to his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland. And his rants became public and on the Internet.

He has apologized for losing his temper with his daughter, and said he was most upset that it was released to the media because of what it does to a child. Mr. Baldwin is lucky, this kind of behavior and tirade can be considered child abuse in New York and he could wind up facing a Judge in Naasau County Family Court it happened in his home town.

Little did he realize he’d be answering for his behavior to the world, and the “whodunit” isn’t clear: How did this message became public, and why?

So if you have a reason to regret something major you said on a voice mail or other recording, contact a Queens Family Lawyer so you know your rights and are protected within the letter of the law.

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The Rodriguezes have concluded the Tabloid saga. Each Family lawyer of the couple has resolved the issues and the divorce will now proceed to its end.

The split was described as amicable by reps for both sides. The children's welfare was of great concern to the parents. The couple has two daughters.

Claiming infidelity on the baseball star's part C filed for divorce in July. Rumors of a liason with rock's Madonna aided fuel to the fire which never went out. A Nassau Family Lawyer can help you navigate these kinds of waters, if this happens to you in Nassau County.

If for some reason you or a member of your family decide to file for separation in Nassau County on the road to a divorce, it is essential to have a Nassau Family Lawyerto represent you. Visitation, Child Support, Equitable distribution of the marital assets, joint custody and full custody could be at issue. An experienced Nassau Family attorney will afford you the opportunity of finding a rational solution to your family disputes. Only when abuse of the children is an issue is an order of protection necessary. It is believed that Arod consulted both a NY Family Lawyer as well as a Florida Family Lawyer.

Rodriguez the New York Yankee third baseman signed a ten year deal with the Yankees in 2008 and will make over 250 million in the next decade. This will insure that alimony and child support will be no problem in the near future, even if the market continues to spiral downward. As the New York clean up hitter A-Rod is batting over .300 this season and has become the first with 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in over 11 seasons.

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