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Twomey Latham’s Matrimonial & Family Law Group has years of practical experience and is highly qualified to guide clients through the rough seas of the difficulties of separation, divorce, child custody, support and visitation matters in the courts of Suffolk County, including those located in Central Islip and Riverhead.
We recognize that these situations present many challenges and forthcoming changes for our clients. Therefore, we always strive to work from a position of trust and will remain strong advocates during negotiations and in court proceedings. As a firm with several areas of practice, including real estate, estate planning, taxation and business law, we offer our clients a collaborative approach towards current and future legal matters that a divorce may present.
Our firm regularly prepares pre-nuptial agreements and post matrimonial agreements. We recognize the significance for couples in the process of getting married to address their respective assets prior to marriage or living together. These agreements are designed to protect each individual’s assets and interests while securing their rights as a couple after marriage or the individual after the divorce. With our extensive experience, we can also incorporate estate planning and wills to these agreements and ensure that you are covered in every corner.
Peter M. Mott, a partner with the firm, spoke with US News & World Report on what is the difference between a prenuptial and postnuptial agreement. Mr. Mott said there is a difference between prenuptial and postnuptial agreements because of consideration, which requires promises made by the couple to be enforceable. “The consideration of the […]
Peter M. Mott, a partner with the firm, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for a story on whether couples who are thinking of getting married should sign a prenuptial agreement. Mr. Mott said a prenuptial agreement helps protect the spouses’ assets, especially if one spouse has more assets than the other, or […]
By Peter Mott, Esq. The Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court has updated its procedures during this Coronavirus period of time. 1. The Courthouse in Riverhead remains closed, but it has a satellite office open in Central Islip for hearing “essential matters”. A separate application has to be made to the Court to have a matter […]
by Peter Mott, Esq. As of April 9, 2020 Family Court Matters: The Family Court is operating from Central Islip only and only on an emergency application basis, which are limited to: (1) child protection matters which involve removal applications; and (2) emergency family offense petitions (for temporary orders of protection). The Family Court is physically […]
A prenuptial agreement can conjure in people the thought of a wealthy person marrying a not so wealthy person, or celebrities marrying each other, or an older spouse marrying a younger spouse. Some people have a pessimistic outlook on prenuptial agreements, and see them as planning the divorce before the marriage happens. However, the purpose […]
The ensuing months after the holiday season usually see an uptick in divorce filings. Some matrimonial practitioners even refer to the first Monday after New Year’s Day as “Divorce Monday.” Of course, many people chalk up this rise in divorce filings to the stress of the holidays or associate the increase in filings with people waiting until after the holidays to […]
In the movie Kramer vs. Kramer, Ted and Joanna Kramer call it quits after many years of marriage prompting a heated custody battle over Billy, the couple’s five year-old son. However, what if instead of being their son, Billy was, in fact, the Kramers’ pet dog or cat? How would the court have ruled in […]
This past Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (the “Act”). In a 5-4 decision, the Justices voted to hold Section 3 of the Act unconstitutional. Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act excluded same-sex couples from the definition of “marriage” and “spouse” in […]
On March 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case regarding the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry.
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