About Us
The firm handles legal matters in all aspect of domestic relations. In an era of globalized lives, marriages – and divorces – are increasingly likely to involve partners of different nationalities. We advise clients from across the country and around the world although our practice is restricted to New York law.
Clients
We have represented clients located in New York and serve as local counsel for clients living in other states or abroad. Since 2004, the firm has served New York clients from across the county and around the world. We have handled cases related to following countries:
| Asia |
Europe |
Americas |
Africa |
Bangladesh
China
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
The Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey |
Albania
Bulgaria
Czech
Estonia
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Poland
Spain
The U.K. |
Brazil
Canada
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Trinidad |
Eqypt
South Africa
Zimbabwe |
We look forward to expanding this list.
Specialties
The firm’s family law practice is focused on following areas:
- Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage
- Maintenance and Spousal Support
- Property Division
- Custody, Visitation and Support
- Interstate and International Child Custody, Visitation, and Support
- Interstate and International Child Abduction
- International Divorce
- International Protection of Children, Family and Property Relations
- Prenuptial Agreement, Postnuptial Agreement, Separation Agreement
- Parental Kidnapping
Many of our clients are in need of advice in immigration or other family matters in connection with their matrimonial proceedings. Therefore, we have acquired some expertise and experiences in following areas:
- Immigration based on family, employment or investment
- Private Adoption
- Guardianship
- Wills and Estate Planning
In many countries, attorneys are licensed to practice law by a national authority and can practice law nation wide regardless which locality the attorney’s office is situated. However, in the United States an attorney obtain a license from by each state where he/she is practicing law. If your case has no connection with New York, you should seek an attorney authorized to practice law in your state. As a New York attorney, Ms. Kohtz provides legal advice about New York law, including the uniformed laws enacted by New York, and federal law, which also contains a body of international private law treaties. Our litigation practice is restricted within New York State except when specific permitted by a local court of another jurisdiction. Ms. Kohtz has acted as a co-counsel with other attorneys and has appeared as an expert witness in other jurisdictions.