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Law Offices of David L. Martin Esquire P.C.
  
Location:
1539 Franklin Ave.
Suite 105
Mineola, NY 11501
Counties Served:
Nassau
Queens
Contact Information:
Main Phone: 516-294-8886
Fax: 516-294-8668
Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Family law is an area of law that deals with all aspects of family relations. Family law encompasses: adoption, child custody and visitation, children's rights, child support, spousal support (alimony), separation agreements, civilian and military divorce (dissolution of marriage), marital property division (equitable division), elder law matters, estate planning, estates and trusts, wills and will contests, probate, insurance, cohabitation agreements, pre-marital (pre-nuptial) agreements, marriage and other legal issues pertinent to the family.
Family law courts generally hear cases pertaining to dissolution of marriage, legal separation of the parties, nullity of marriage, child custody, child and spousal support, elder law legal issues, domestic violence petitions, and estate planning cases like wills, will contests, guardianship, insurance, probate, trusts and other estate related legal issues.
The following information includes frequently asked family law questions. These questions and answers are general in nature and should not be used as specific legal advice for your case. Each case is different and carries its own set of circumstances which must be taken into consideration by competent legal counsel.
Divorce
What is a divorce?
A divorce is the legal termination of marriage. All states require a spouse to identify a legal reason for requesting a divorce when filing the divorce papers with the court. These reasons given are referred to as the grounds for divorce.
Child Custody and Visitation
If you do not live with the other parent of your child, it is very important that you obtain an order from the New York court granting you custody of the child. Without such an order, the other parent can take the child and leave the state or country. An order granting you custody of the child will be of great assistance in getting the child back should the custodial parent remove the child from New York. An order can be given by a New York Family Court or be part of a judgment of divorce from the New York Supreme Court. Custody of children can take two forms: legal and physical. Legal custody gives a person the right to make important decisions about the child. Physical custody means the right to have the child live with a person.
In a divorce, one person may have both legal and physical custody. Another option is that both parties share legal custody, but only one has physical custody. Still another option is that the parties share both legal and physical custody.
Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice arrears: Divorce, Contested / UnContested, child custody, child support, spousal support, visitation for child, orders of protection, equitable distribution, prenuptial, pensions, enforcing your rights, separation agreement, stipulation of settlement, division of marital residence.
Firm Profile:
Firm Special Services:
Free Consultation
After Hours Support until 8:00PM, Phone Support 24 hours
Special visits to Home or Hospital for your convenience
Supports both English and Spanish
Accepts Credit Cards
DAVID L. MARTIN ESQ.
Born: East Meadow, New York on October 8, 1958
Admitted:
New York State Bar on September 30, 1987.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education:
North Carolina, Wesleyan College, undergraduate studies,
State University of New York at Platsburgh, (B.A. 1982),
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, (J.D. 1986)
Legal Aid Society, (1987-1990),
Private Practice, (1990-present),
Secondary Office:
David L. Martin, Esq.
125-10 Queens Blvd.
Suite 15
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
718-520-8884
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