New York Uncontested Divorce Attorney

Law Office of David Centeno, PLLC

22 Cortlandt St., 16th Fl.
New York, New York 10007
USA

(646) 593-8266 or (866) 830-2064

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The Law Office of David Centeno, PLLC offers affordable uncontested divorce representation throughout New York State, separation agreements, cohabitation agreements, as well as pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with high quality service and low cost prices.

When attorney David Centeno opened his divorce and family law firm, his goal was to offer both affordable services to help as many clients as possible, as well as handle complex divorce and family law cases in a fast and effective manner. Our law firm offers top-notch divorce services at reasonable prices. Mr. Centeno has successfully represented people from all over New York State with a wide range of divorce and family law situations. He prides himself on his attentiveness to his clients’ needs and his expertise in the areas of divorce and family law.

Practice Areas

Separation

Additional Practice Areas: Uncontested Divorce; Uncontested Divorce with Children; Stipulations Regarding Child Support; Child Support Calculations; Marital Settlement Agreements / Stipulations of Settlement; Same Sex Divorce; Division of Property

Practice Areas Description

The Law Office of David Centeno, PLLC provides legal services on the following areas of family law:

- Uncontested Divorce

New York uncontested divorce is a great way to save money, time and prevent the heartache from a litigious divorce. Uncontested simply means not contested, or not argued or litigated. The issues commonly contested, or argued, in divorces are: whether both spouses want to get divorced; the grounds for divorce (i.e., adultery, abandonment, cruel and inhuman treatment); the division of assets or liabilities; child support, custody and visitation; whether one spouse will receive maintenance or alimony. If you and your soon to be ex-spouse can agree upon the issues, then you qualify for a New York uncontested divorce.

- Uncontested Divorce with Children

Uncontested divorce, although an extremely simple and streamlined process, is a little more complicated when children are involved. The court examines the uncontested divorce paperwork a lot closer when children are involved. The court is responsible for ensuring that the children’s’ rights are being protected, as they are minors and can’t fend for themselves.

- Stipulations Regarding Child Support

The Child Support Standards Act requires certain Child Support Guidelines be followed unless both parties agree otherwise in writing. A Stipulation Regarding Child Support is an agreement that you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse enter into as part of your divorce in which you can: opt out of the Child Support Guidelines and sets the terms and conditions of the child support for your child or children. I always advise that people retain a competent divorce attorney to prepare their Stipulation Regarding Child Support.

- Child Support Calculations

New York child support calculations are extremely complicated. We have seen many clients whose divorce paperwork has been rejected by the court over and over again because of child support calculation issues. Don’t let this happen to you. Many clients come to us after their papers have been rejected by the court. Many times, their papers are rejected because they failed to handle child support properly. They either failed to cite the Child Support Guidelines entirely, the reason for any deviation, or simply made incorrect child support calculations.

- Marital Settlement Agreements / Stipulations of Settlement

A New York Marital Settlement Agreement, also known as a Stipulation of Settlement, is a contract that you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse enter into regarding the distribution of your property. If you have any marital property, you will need to enter into a Marital Settlement Agreement (a.k.a. Stipulation of Settlement). The Marital Settlement Agreement / Stipulation of Settlement allows you to retain control over what happens to your property rather than asking the court to get involved to divide your property “equitably.”

- Pre-Nuptial Agreements / Prenups

Pre-nuptial agreements are becoming more and more popular today in New York and across the country. In 20 years the number of prenups has increased by 500%. This makes sense with the national divorce rate at over 60%, people entering marriage having more property to protect and the fact that divorce law is murky at best. Prenups allow couples to retain control of what will happen to their assets, liabilities, professional licenses, businesses, homes, gifts and inheritances for example.

- Separation Agreements

A separation agreement is an agreement that both you and your spouse enter into to obtain a legal separation. It details the rights and responsibilities of both you and your spouse while you live separate and apart lives for a period of time. It works like this — if you and your spouse are having marital difficulties you can, without court intervention, retain counsel and draft a separation agreement. Separation agreements deal with issues such as: child support, custody, visitation; spousal maintenance or alimony; who gets the house and; division of property issues (marital assets and liabilities).

- Same Sex Divorce

Although New York law unfortunately does not yet recognize same sex (gay or lesbian) marriage, recently New York courts have begun to decide same sex divorce cases. If you and your partner were legally married or validly entered into a same sex civil union or domestic partnership in another state and you currently reside in New York State, you can now get divorced in New York. The Law Office of David Centeno, PLLC has successfully handled many New York same sex divorce cases. Although similar to regular divorce, there are many subtle aspects to same sex divorce that we are aware of and can help you with.