Joel R. Brandes 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: [email protected].  

          Joel R. Brandes  is the author of the treatise Law and the Family New York, 2024 Edition (12 volumes), Law and the Family New York Forms 2024 Edition (5 volumes)(both Thomson Reuters),  and the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook (Bookbaby).  His ”Law and the Family” column is a regular feature in the New York Law Journal. His daughter Bari Brandes Corbin, Esq.,  of the New York Bar, and his son Evan Barett Brandes, Esq., of the New York, Massachusetts, and New South Wales, Australia Bars  are counsel to the Firm.    
   
        Joel R. Brandes  concentrates his practice on complex divorce, equitable distribution, custody, and family law ​appeals and litigation. He also serves as counsel to attorneys with all levels of experience assisting them with their appeals and litigated matters including post-judgment enforcement and modification of judgments, as well as high-profile, high net worth contested matrimonial matters. Mr. Brandes has been recognized by the New York Appellate Division as a "noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce.”  
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          He wrote the Digest of Equitable Distribution Cases and Equitable Distribution Case Law, both published by the New York State Bar Association and has been a contributor to several law books. Mr. Brandes has written and lectured extensively on divorce and family law and international child abduction. He has authored more than 500 published articles that have appeared in legal journals. He is the author of “Law and the Family”, a regular monthly column in the New York Law Journal and a frequent contributor to the Family Law Review published by the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section. He is a former co-chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section. In that capacity, he moderated and participated in more than 150 seminars. From 1977 to 2002 he wrote a quarterly column, entitled “Recent Decisions, Trends and Legislation,” in the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review.  Since 2003 Mr. Brandes has written “Bits and Bytes™,” a bimonthly electronic newsletter for the New York divorce and family law bench and bar; a website, New York Divorce and Family Law (www.nysdivorce.com); and two blogs, “New York Divorce and Family Law” (brandeslaw.blogspot.com) and “A Child is Missing: The International Child Abduction Blog” (joelbrandes.blogspot.com). The United States Library of Congress has selected his website blog for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Legal Blawgs Web Archive. His website blog is considered by the Library of Congress to be an important part of this collection and the historical record. The following URL has been selected: https://joelbrandes.blogspot.com/
Part of Legal Blawgs Web Archive (265), Law Library of Congress (422,825). See  https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0038333/

          The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C has represented clients in numerous appeals to the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions and 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.  Mr. Brandes was counsel in the landmark New York Court of Appeals cases of Morone v Morone, Tucker v Tucker and McSparron v McSparron.  See some of our reported New York appellate decisions. ​ 

           Bari Brandes Corbin is counsel to The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C. She is the co-author of Law and the Family New York, Second Edition, Revised, Volumes 5 & 6 (Thomson-Reuters). She concentrates her practice on post-judgment enforcement and modification of orders and judgments and works as counsel to attorneys on all aspects of matrimonial litigation.
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      ​  The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook is a “how to” book. It focuses on the procedural and substantive law, as well as the law of evidence, that an attorney must have at his or her fingertips when trying a matrimonial action and custody case. The book deals extensively with the testimonial and documentary evidence necessary to meet the burden of proof. There are thousands of suggested questions for the examination and cross-examination of the parties and expert witnesses at trial. It is available in hardcover, as well as Kindle and electronic editions. It is also available from Amazon,  and other booksellers.  See Table of Contents.      ​​

​The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook 2023 Cumulative Update is now available on Amazon. This update includes changes in the law and important cases decided by the New York Courts since the original volume was published. It brings the text and case law up to date through and including December 31, 2022, and contains additional questions for witnesses. See Table of Contents.

New purchasers of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook in hardcover from   Bookbaby , or  in Kindle and ebook editions  directly from the Consulting Services bookstore may obtain a free copy of the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook 2023 Cumulative Update Pdf Edition by submitting proof of purchase to [email protected].

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 Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc. 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.   
2881 NE 33rd Court (At Dock)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33306.
Telephone (954) 564-9883.
email to:[email protected].​

 ​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 blogs. We assist New York lawyers with drafting articles for legal journals and preparing presentations and materials for lectures and seminars. 

Joel R. Brandes Consulting Services, Inc.   
2881 NE 33rd Court (At Dock)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33306.
Telephone (954) 564-9883.
email to:[email protected].

​​​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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