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Domestic litigation is a part of American life. Almost everyone has been directly or indirectly involved in divorce, custody, or domestic violence proceedings. This site has been designed to make the lawyer and the non-lawyer more knowledgeable about New York Divorce and Family law, and less vulnerable to misinformation.        

Joel R. Brandes 

 New York Divorce and Family Law^™ is  owned and published by Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc.  Joel R. Brandes, the President of Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. is the author of the "Law and the Family New York 2d" (Thomson-West), and "Law and the Family New York Forms" (Thomson-West). He is an acknowledged expert on New York Divorce and Family Law and has served on the Board of Editors of The New York Family Law Monthly.

          New York Divorce and Family Law^™ is presented as a public service by Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc., the ultimate source for litigation support and paralegal services for matrimonial and family law attorneys throughout the United States.  We teach attorney’s about all aspects of divorce and family law, as well as how to prepare for and try such cases. We act as your virtual paralegal. We can do anything a paralegal is permitted to do in your state. Our paralegal services include legal research and assisting counsel in preparing drafts of agreements, pleadings, motion papers, disclosure demands, memoranda of law and briefs. We review and prepare critiques of valuation reports and custody evaluations in order to assist attorneys in preparing their examination of expert witnesses.

          Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.  We only work for attorneys. Attorneys can contact us by email for a Free Consultation or by telephone  201-434-6614 or 954-564-9883. More about our services. 

          Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc.   is a Florida corporation. Its office and principal place of business  is in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  It is located at 155 Washington Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, Telephone 201-434-6614, and 2881 NE 33rd Court, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida  33306, Telephone 954-564-9883.

          Evan B. Brandes is Vice-President of Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc., and a member of  the Board of Editors of The New York Family Law Monthly. He is a member of the Massachusetts and New York Bars and maintains his office for the practice of law in New York, New York.  He can be contacted at 617-909-8988.

          Joel R. Brandes, Bari Brandes Corbin and Evan B. Brandes write the annual supplements to Law and the Family New York (Thomson-West).

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        Our Library of Federal and New York Cases decided under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction contains comprehensive summaries of every federal case reported to date.   Hague Convention case summaries may now be viewed individually and are now organized by topic and country, with links to each individual case, in addition to the alphabetical  table of cases.

        Our Library of  Unreported Federal Cases decided under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is Arranged by Country  and Topic and has Slip Copies of each Opinion.  

        Our site contains the most comprehensive and complete information available about Federal Court decisions construing The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.