Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. is a creative writing and publishing company, providing expert matrimonial and family law content for client newsletters, law firm websites and attorney or law firm blogs. We assist lawyers with drafting articles for legal journals and preparing presentations and materials for lectures and seminars. We are the publisher of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook , New York Divorce and Family Law ™ the definitive site on the web for New York divorce and family Law, Bits and Bytes, ™ a bi-monthly electronic newsletter for the New York divorce and family law bench and bar, and two blogs, “New York Divorce and Family Law” and “A Child is Missing: The International Child Abduction Blog”.

The information on our website deals with the trial of a New York matrimonial and custody action. It contains excepts from the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook by Joel R. Brandes of the New York Bar. He is a member of The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C., 43 West 43rd Street, Suite 34, New York, NY 10036. Telephone: 212-859- 5079, email: joel@nysdivorce.com.
Joel R. Brandes concentrates his practice in New York divorce and family law appeals. He has represented clients in numerous appeals to the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions and was counsel in the landmark Court of Appeals cases of Morone v Morone, Tucker v Tucker and McSparron v McSparron. He also consults with and advises attorneys on appellate, trial court and international child abduction matters in all of the New York state and federal courts. He has drafted briefs for and acted as consultant to attorneys in many international child abduction cases, including cases in the United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Contact the firm for a virtual appointment.
Joel R. Brandes has been recognized by the New York Appellate Division as a "noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce.” (See Matter of Brandes, 2015 WL 4664743, 2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 81096(U) (2d Dept.,2015)).He is the author of the treatise Law and The Family New York, 2d (9 volumes), Law and the Family New York Forms 2020 Edition (5 volumes)(bothThomson Reuters), and the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook. His ”Law and the Family” column is a regular feature in the New York Law Journal.
This website focuses on the procedure and rules of evidence that an attorney must know to try a New York matrimonial action or custody case. The material from the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook is provided to help attorneys who are trying a matrimonial action or custody case to prepare for a trial. This site contains some of the extensive questions for the examination and cross-examination of witnesses which are in the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook. To see a complete list of the questions for the examination of parties and witnesses in the book click here. The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook is available in Kindle ebook editions and epub ebook editions for all ebook readers in our website bookstore and in hard cover at our Bookbaby Bookstore. It is also available in the print edition at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and other book sellers.
New purchasers of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook may obtain a free copy of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook 2020 Update Pdf Edition by submitting proof of purchase to divorce@ix.netcom.com and obtaining a coupon code that can be used on Consulting Services Bookstore website.
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook 2020 Update (paperback) is now available on Amazon. This update to the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook includes changes in the law and important cases decided by the New York Courts since the original volume was published. It brings the text up to date through and including December 2020.
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook Courtroom Edition (paperback), by Joel R. Brandes, is now available on Amazon. It is an abridged version of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook containing only the procedural law and the law of evidence necessary to try the financial issues in a divorce case. It focuses on the testimony necessary to establish a prima facie economic case for maintenance, child support, counsel fees, special relief and property distribution. There are thousands of suggested questions for the examination of witnesses. The text is up to date through and including December 2020.
Click here to visit New York Divorce and Family Law ™ the definitive site on the web for New York divorce and family law, presented by the Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C., 43 West 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036. (212) 859-5079.
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook is available in Kindle ebook editions and epub ebook editions for all ebook readers in our website bookstore and in hard cover at our Bookbaby Bookstore.
Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc.
2881 NE 33rd Court (At Dock) Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33306. Telephone (954) 564-9883. email to:divorce@ix.netcom.com. We assist lawyers with drafting articles for legal journals and preparing presentations and materials for lectures and seminars.
We provide expert matrimonial and family law content for client newsletters, law firm websites and attorney or law firm blogs. |
Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. is a creative writing and publishing company, providing expert matrimonial and family law content for client newsletters, law firm websites and attorney or law firm blogs. It also assists lawyers with drafting articles for legal journals and preparing presentations and materials for lectures and seminars. It is the publisher of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook , New York Divorce and Family Law ™ the definitive site on the web for New York divorce and family Law, Bits and Bytes, ™ a bi-monthly electronic newsletter for the New York divorce and family law bench and bar, and two blogs, “New York Divorce and Family Law” and “A Child is Missing: The International Child Abduction Blog”.
Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc is a Florida corporation which is owned and operated by Joel R. Brandes of The New York Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes. P.C.
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Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc.
2881 NE 33rd Court (At Dock) Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33306. Telephone (954) 564-9883. email to:divorce@ix.netcom.com. |
Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc is a Florida corporation which is owned and operated by Joel R. Brandes of The New York Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes. P.C.
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The information on this site pertains to New York law and is offered as a public service. It is not intended to give legal advice about a specific legal problem. Due to the importance of the individual facts of every case, the information on this site may not necessarily be applicable to any particular case. Changes in the law could at any time make parts of this web site obsolete. The information on this web site was not necessarily written by persons licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal advice and this publication is not intended to give legal advice about a specific legal problem, nor is it a substitute for the advice of an attorney. This information is provided with the understanding that if legal advice is required the services of a competent attorney should be sought. Our web site has many links to web sites of other organizations, including, but not limited to court systems, publishers of legal information, agencies, educational institutions, profit making companies and non-profit associations. While we offer these electronic links for your convenience in accessing New York Divorce and Family Law related information, please be aware that when you exit our web site, the privacy policy stated on our web site may not be the same as that on other web sites. In addition, we cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided by linked sites. Linking to a web site does not constitute an endorsement by us of the information presented on the linked site or the products that may be sold on the linked site. Potential clients are advised to read the Revised Form of Statement of Client’s Rights and Responsibilities pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1400.2, effective February 15, 2019, which New York matrimonial attorneys are required to provide to them at the initial consultation, as well as the Statement of Clients Rights and Responsibilities. (This web site may be considered Attorney Advertising by New York Court rules.)
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