Spousal Support and Alimony

As an experienced Divorce Attorney in Suffolk County, Ms. Mendelsohn can offer solid advice on rehabilitative maintenance (“alimony” or "spousal support" ) when there is a disparity between the spouses’ incomes. In order to allow one spouse to gain self-supporting skills and financial independence, a court may make such awards. The Suffolk County Long Island law firm can discover any hidden assets that should apply in determining alimony/maintenance. Contact Suffolk County divorce attorney Jennifer Mendelsohn for a free initial consultation.

Alimony - Rehabilitative Maintenance

Maintenance and spousal support are legal terms for income provided by one spouse to the other during a separation or after divorce. In New York, the term alimony has been replaced with 'rehabilitative maintenance'.

Divorce Attorney Jennifer Mendelsohn offers over 17 years of experience in matrimonial law, with experience in handling marriages with significant assets to divide, such as retirement accounts and investments, real estate and other joint property. She also has experience in FAA federal pensions, and represents many law enforcement personnel and firefighters residing on Long Island, including NYPD and FDNY pensions. This experience is important for a divorce attorney to advice a client on the likely outcome of alimony and spousal support issues.

Child Support and Custody

The Law Office of Jennifer A. Mendelsohn has a reputation for settling custody disputes and other family law matters out of court and finding common ground by remaining objective, yet resolute in protecting clients’ interests. An experienced divorce attorney, Ms. Mendelsohn handles child custody and visitation issues, child support and spousal maintenance, as well as modifications of the above, and Orders of Protection in Suffolk County Supreme Court and Family Court.

Spousal support is often awarded in cases in which one spouse has put his or her education or career on hold in order to raise the parties' children while the other climbed the career ladder and achieved a higher income. In such cases, the alimony will often be temporary, providing income for the period of time that will enable the recipient spouse to become self-supporting.

Family Law

• Adoption
• Alimony, Maintenance and spousal support
• Child support
• Children's rights
• Custody and visitation
• Separation
• Divorce
• Annulment
• Domestic violence and neglect
• Juvenile law
• Paternity
• Prenuptial agreements

Jennifer Mendelsohn has a Master’s degree in English, which gives her clients an advantage because of her ability to decipher the law and write and oppose motions in a clear and effective manner.

Contact the Law Office of Jennifer A. Mendelsohn today. A Suffolk County divorce attorney and child custody attorney with 17 years of experience in New York family law, she offers free initial consultations.