Long Island Child Custody Lawyer

Child Custody Solutions in Woodbury, Rockville Centre, Roslyn, Five Towns and Great Neck

When faced with a divorce, many spouses do not always take into consideration the impact the divorce will have on their children. Children are the unintended victims in a divorce and when the parting is not amicable, this can lead to greater problems in the future. At Jonathan E. Kroll & Associates, PLLC, we believe that working together to reach an agreeable arrangement on child custody and visitation will be in the best interests of the entire family. Due to the delicate nature of this issue, we recommend that an experienced Long Island divorce attorney take care of the details in order to reach a harmonious solution.

The care and well being of your children is of utmost importance not only to our office, but to the matrimonial system as well. The matrimonial system takes the well being and happiness of children as one of the most important issues to work out in any divorce.

Custody & Visitation Attorney in Long Island

For most divorces, both spouses will have joint legal custody — sharing in decision-making about your child's health, education and upbringing. The primary issue is normally where the child will reside. Shared custody, an approximate fifty-fifty split in parenting time, is increasingly popular. The higher-earning parent will often pay child support, but at a reduced rate. Once this issue is determined, our office will assist you in negotiating specifics regarding schedules, vacations, holidays and schools, etc. This will ultimately become part of the property settlement and separation agreement which will be submitted to the court for approval.

Sadly, in a few instances there will be contested custody and disputes will arise. These are normally handled through the matrimonial system, although the matter can end up in a mediation or even superior court litigation. If this becomes the case, our aggressive attorneys will vigorously protect your interests and those of your child.

At our firm, we understand the emotional turmoil and stress involved in going through a divorce and child custody issues. It is our opinion that protecting the well being and happiness of your children is one of our primary goals in your child custody and visitation matter. Providing a stable and sane environment for you and your children is what the matrimonial system and our law office will strive to achieve. We believe that accomplishing the amicable resolution to custody and visitation issues will allow both parties to move forward with their lives. Our office will be happy to provide you with answers to any questions you may have regarding your custody issues.

Contact a Long Island child custody and visitation lawyer from our firm to resolve any child custody matter.