Anthony Buono, Attorney At Law
DIVORCE LAW
Anthony Buono represents clients in matters of divorce, separation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements, child custody and visitation as well as child support, property distribution and spousal maintenance. He has tried many domestic relations cases in both Family Court and Supreme Court. He is experienced in working with expert witnesses and dealing with complex evidentiary issues.
MATRIMONIAL AGREEMENTS
More than 90 percent of divorce matters are resolved through a negotiated agreement. This includes some matters that have involved extensive litigation to work through various issues. Therefore, being able to write a clear and comprehensive matrimonial agreement is an essential skill for matrimonial attorneys. It requires not only clear writing. It requires comprehensive knowledge of matrimonial law.
Latest From The Upstate New York Divorce Law Blog
As I wrote back in Part 4 of this series, a best interests analysis generally involves the examination of several factors. These include the relative fitness, stability, past performance, and home environment of the parents, as well as their ability to guide and nurture the child and foster a relationship with the other parent. After [Read More]
In making any determination of custody, a court should look at the respective work schedules of the parties. The respective work schedules of the parties can form a basis for a determination of residential custody as well as the basis for the final parenting schedule. In this analysis, the court also should look at a [Read More]
Excessive absences from school while a child is in the care of a parent can reflect poorly on a parent’s ability to guide and nurture the child and provide for the child’s education and emotional growth. A court must look at the reasons for the absences from school and their impact on the child. For [Read More]
In determining custody, a court should consider if a parent has exhibited poor parental judgment. Poor parental judgment can take on a variety of forms but generally it consists of a parent placing his or her own interests over those of the child. This can include degrading the other parent in front of the child [Read More]
Among the factors that a court will consider in determining a modification of custody is false or unsubstantiated allegations made against one parent by the other parent. When a parent is found to have made false allegations against the other parent this misconduct may justify awarding custody to the falsely accused parent. For example, in [Read More]
Particularly relevant to a best interests analysis when modifying a custody order is each parent's past performance and their willingness to foster a healthy relationship between the child and the other parent. For example, in one recent case, the court awarded custody to the parent whom it found to be a “consistently positive parent” who [Read More]
