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Queens Temporary Relief Divorce

A Queens temporary relief divorce lawyer can assist you when you need temporary support at the outset of your divorce. This is a common issue for one spouse who may have given up his or her career and educational opportunities to stay home and raise the children. There are many different financial issues that can affect a person in this situation after going through a divorce.

A temporary relief may be the only way to keep up with the standard of living acquired over the course of the marriage and to ensure that that person can move on. It is also anticipated that the other side may fight back about any temporary relief, also known as pendente lite in New York. You need a Queens temporary relief divorce lawyer to help explain things to you and assist you with all the phases of your case.

A Queens temporary relief divorce attorney is one of the most important assets you will have over the course of your divorce as he or she can explain a lot of different things to you as you move forward. Temporary orders filed during a divorce are known as pendente lite relief. After the other spouse was already served with the divorce papers, you may begin filing motions. There are some restrictions that go into place immediately so that a spouse is ineligible to transfer marital property or harm any of the physical property accumulated over the course of the marriage that will be divided in equitable distribution.

Temporary orders in a divorce action for initial relief can be especially important for providing the spouse being paid with support during this critical time. There are other issues associated with these financial concerns, for example, neither party can hide, remove or sell assets or to take out a loan against the property that could be classified as marital unless this is in the typical business operation. Furthermore, neither party can borrow against or dispose of any retirement assets outside of any distributions already being taken.

Neither of these individuals can rack up unreasonable debts for the purpose of trying to drive up the debt for the other party. As the divorce is still underway, there are other temporary issues that may apply including maintenance, child support, child custody, child visitation, and attorney’s fees or other fees. Temporary relief can help to outline what is going to be addressed in these initial issues and how to proceed if you have unique concerns.

Many of the divorce issues need to be addressed immediately because waiting for the divorce to be final is not an optimal situation for your or your family. It could take months for your divorce action to be final and the orders to be handed down during a divorce decree, but temporary relief may need to be addressed at the outset of the case. You and your spouse separating and living in separate residences is a big financial change for both of you. Both parties in such a case will be curious about the award of temporary relief and relief could be extended to long term maintenance depending on the specifics of your case. How you present the evidence and various factors that the judge uses to determine whether or not temporary relief applies is extremely important for the award of such relief and your ability to keep it and maintain it over the course of moving on with your life. Support from an experienced lawyer in Queens is crucial if you find yourself in this situation.

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My ex-husband hadn't paid child support or the mortgage on the house as he was supposed to. Stephen Bilkis and his team of lawyers were amazing. They stopped the foreclosure on the house, Got a judgment against him and most importantly kept me and my children in the house. Can't say enough good things about him in the firm their compassion hard work and dedication were exceptional. I.G.
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From the very first phone call to Stephen Bilkis' office, the staff was extremely polite and helpful in assisting me. Mr. Bilkis was honest and upfront with me from the beginning in what he projected the outcome of my case would be; in the end we got better results than either of us anticipated. He was very genuine and compassionate in understanding my situation and how this legal matter could effect not only myself but my family as well. I highly recommend this law firm and will most definitely continue using them for any future legal needs. Jarrett
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