Uncontested Divorce:
Because Breaking Up Shouldn't Break the Bank!
Bates Family Law has streamlined the Uncontested Divorce process, offering divorcing couples in the Rochester area our most efficient and economical solution.
Divorce for Rochester Business Owners or Their Spouses
Often the most valuable financial asset to be considered during divorce is a business. Whether you built it from the ground up by yourself, shared a role in its development, or simply supported your spouse as they worked those long hours, its value needs to be assessed and you will want to protect the portion that is yours.
Special knowledge from your attorney and a team of professionals is necessary if either you or your spouse own a business. Not every divorce lawyer is well-qualified to handle the complications involved in business valuation, business distribution, and tax considerations.
An attorney experienced in working with business owners and their spouses will thoroughly evaluate both short- and long-term consequences of the distribution. For example, the future stakes of any children must be taken into careful consideration.
All divorce agreements, regardless of whether the divorce is uncontested or contested, must lay out in detail the division of all marital assets. New York State is an equitable distribution state for divorce. This means a court will divide assets fairly, but not necessarily equally.
In order to make decisions about equity, all assets are first designated as either marital property, separate property, or mixed property. Marital property refers to assets acquired during the marriage, while separate property is something brought into the marriage by one spouse or received during the marriage but exempt from being classified as marital property (such as an inheritance or compensation for personal injury). Mixed property includes all assets that have a marital property component, but to which one spouse can claim that a portion of the asset is separate property.
The courts will evaluate your business to make a determination about the classification of the property (marital, separate, or mixed). How the business is divided will rely heavily on this conclusion.
The stakes you are awarded in a business owned by yourself or your spouse can significantly affect your future quality of life. Bates Family Law has a wealth of experience working for both business owners and their spouses. We are fully committed to ensuring the most advantageous outcome for divorce clients.
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When it comes to your divorce or family law case, experience matters. We have represented thousands of clients in matters of divorce, child custody, and child support.
Uncontested Divorce in Rochester
Many people do not realize that New York is a no-fault divorce state. It is no longer necessary or even common to get a legal separation before getting divorced in Rochester. An uncontested divorce is the fastest and most budget-friendly path to marital dissolution. Often, an uncontested divorce can be settled with only one party retaining a lawyer.
Contested Divorce in Rochester
When an uncontested divorce is not possible, you will want a Rochester based family court lawyer with extensive trial experience. When you are considering hiring a family court lawyer, it is important to ask about the number of divorce trials they have handled in the Rochester area.
Divorce for Rochester Business Owners or Their Spouses
If you or your spouse own a business in Rochester, it’s crucial to hire a divorce attorney who has comprehensive experience handling business assets. Not all divorce attorneys understand business valuations or the tax consequences of businesses. The special considerations of Rochester based business owners require special knowledge from your lawyer.
DIVORCE MEDIATION IN ROCHESTER
Have you tried to work through the issues with your spouse and keep "getting stuck" in the same pattern? Our mediator helps couples shift into a new and productive way of communicating and problem solving, even while they are working towards their divorce. This family-centered process, in which the parties themselves are in control and empowered to make their own decisions, seeks to reduce the tension and trauma of divorce, not increase it. This enables couples in the Rochester area to achieve a sense of wholeness by working together through the current issues and develop the necessary tools for resolving future differences.
Personal Property Mediation in Rochester
When faced with many decisions during your divorce, it is the big ones that get the most attention…and rightfully so. Parenting time, support, your home, and retirement accounts are always at the forefront of the discussion. With so much focus on these decisions, often your personal property is nothing more than an afterthought. Personal property typically includes all the items in your home, garage, and barn, such as furniture, electronics, and kitchenware. This is usually hundreds of items, and many attorneys cannot dedicate the time necessary to help their clients determine the value and division of all these items and, honestly, do you really want to pay an attorney in Rochester to do that?
Child Custody in Rochester
Nothing is more important than your children. If you are facing parental alienation or your children are being coached, a child custody battle can be especially difficult. We have expertly conducted countless child custody trials in Rochester, including initial determinations of the best interests of the children, modifications to prior orders, enforcement proceedings, and cases of parental alienation.
Child Support in Rochester
Child support is much more complicated than a basic formula or a certain percentage of income. There are multiple considerations that go into calculating child support, especially if you or the other parent works in a cash business, is underemployed, or if you share equal time with the child. We are experienced in every aspect of determining child support in Rochester. If child support is already established, we can even determine, often in a phone call, whether the amount you are currently paying or receiving is fair.
Orders of Protection in Rochester
If you have been served with a Family Court Order of Protection or if you feel that you need an Order of Protection to keep you or your children safe, you must act fast. An Order of Protection against you can impact your job, your ability to see your children, your right to live in your home, and your right to possess firearms. If a temporary Order of Protection was issued against you without you being present, you have a right to have the Order of Protection reevaluated right away. If you are seeking an Order of Protection, we will help you apply for the order, most often within 24 hours.
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