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80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 703
Kew Gardens,
New York
11415
Phone: 718-793-9100
Fax: 718-793-2164
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New York Divorce Lawyer
Philip S. Milone has handled a great variety of divorce and family law cases. While believing that parties should always try to settle their cases before a judge injects his or her will into their lives, Mr. Milone is very comfortable and does some of his best work in the courtroom. In addition to litigating divorce matters, Mr. Milone is a trained certified Collaborative Divorce Lawyer and Mediator.
Not shy or timid, Mr. Milone argues strenuously for his client's rights to ensure that each client not only gets the best possible representation but the best possible result.
At the Law Firm of Philip S. Milone, we understand that the breakup of a family or custody battles are the most psychologically devastating events that a person can experience. We understand that in addition to the legal issues, there are psychological and emotional issues that must be dealt with.
This unique ability to understand the emotional aspects of what you are living through, the high level of legal expertise and the ability to advocate effectively in the courtroom for you, is the reason so many lawyers and court employees have retained or recommended us to their friends and relatives.
Because of his high level of legal expertise, trust and understanding of the emotional and psychological issues at work during a divorce and/or custody battle, Mr. Milone has been invited to and has lectured in a program sponsored by a local law school in conjunction with the family and marriage counseling school of a major Long Island university and the New York State Interdisciplinary Committee on Mental Health and the Law.
In addition, because of his advocacy skills, compassion and understanding, Mr. Milone is appointed in the New York State Supreme Court as the Law Guardian for children in their parent's custody battle. We have successfully handled contested divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, child support, child neglect and abuse, maintenance and domestic violence trials.
In addition to the divorce trials, Mr. Milone has handled other cases which require a high level of legal expertise, creativity and tenacity. As an example, he handled the first case in New York State that dealt with proving paternity by utilizing DNA test results obtained from a blood sample taken of a deceased father. The order of paternity was made years after the father had been killed. This case was a hard fought legal battle that required two trials, an appeal to the Appellate Division and a motion to the Court of Appeals.
Mr. Milone won at every stage of the litigation against a very prominent trial lawyer, recognized for his handling of news media clients. This case was widely publicized and written about in legal periodicals, including the New York Law Journal and Trial Magazine of the American Trial Lawyers Association, as well as being featured in the New York Post, written about in New York Newsday and featured in other news media.
New York Collaborative Divorce Law
Mr. Milone is a trained Collaborative Divorce Law practitioner and mediator;
he is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
and the highly respected New York Collaborative Law Group. The New York Collaborative
Law Group has been featured on the Today Show in the New York Times and New
York Newsday.
As a trained Collaborative Divorce Law practitioner and mediator, Mr. Milone
is able to assist his clients and their spouses to reach fair resolutions to
very difficult family problems, in a non-adversarial, peaceful manner; in a case
handled through Collaborative Divorce Law, the goal is to reach a fair resolution
through open discussion and fair dealing, rather than litigation.
Although divisive court battles are not utilized in the Collaborative Divorce
Law model, Mr. Milone's vast knowledge of the law, experience as a matrimonial
lawyer and negotiation skills are used for his client's benefit.
Clients interested in the Collaborative Divorce Law model are encouraged to call
Mr. Milone for a consultation. Find out more about Collaborative Divorce Law
at www.collaborativelawny.com
New York Divorce Mediation
There is currently no professional credentialing of mediators in New York State,
as there is for physicians, lawyers, psychologists, etc. Any person from any
walk of life can hang a shingle and call him/herself a Mediator. In selecting
a Mediator it is extremely important that the mediator has been trained by
a recognized school, institute or program.
Mr. Milone is a trained Mediator; he received his training at the world renowned "Center
For Mediation In Law". The "Center For Mediation In Law" also
trains in collaboration with other educational institutions, including Harvard
University's Program of Instruction for Lawyers and the World Intellectual
Property Organization. Since 1990, the "Center For Mediation In Law" has
also been training mediators in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Israel. It
is not unusual for professionals to travel from all over the world to obtain
training from the "Center In Mediation In Law". The group Mr. Milone
trained with consisted of lawyers and government leaders from the United States,
The Netherlands, Russia, Brazil and Cameroon. The Center's model of mediation
is used increasingly in legal disputes in commercial, family and other legal
settings and the Center is considered to be one of the world's best training
institutions.
As a trained mediator, Mr. Milone is able to assist parties reach fair resolutions
to very difficult family problems, in a non-adversarial, peaceful manner; mediation
seeks to find solutions to complex problems by talking, negotiating and exploring
ideas, rather than through divisive litigation.
Mr. Milone's mediation skills, vast knowledge of the law and experience as
a matrimonial lawyer are used to assist the parties in reaching a fair solution
to the family problem.
Parties interested in Mediation are encouraged to call Mr. Milone for a consultation.
You can read more about mediation at http://www.mediationinlaw.org/look_for_mediator.html
Mr. Milone is also a member of the Association of
Family And Conciliation Courts which is "An Interdisciplinary and International
Association of Professionals Dedicated to Improving the Lives of Children and
Families Through The Resolution of Family Conflict." Learn more about
the AFCC at
http://www.afccnet.org/
Family law matters handled by Mr. Milone:
- Contested Divorce Grounds
- Collaborative Divorce Law & Mediation
- Child Custody Of A Child Abducted By a Parent
- Contested Child Support Trials
- Contested Alimony Requests
- Equitable Distribution of Pensions
- Distribution of Professional License and Practice
- Contested Paternity Trial
- Contested Paternity Trial By Having Case dismissed even before Blood Tests can be ordered
- "Equitable Estoppel" cases
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Domestic Violence - Orders of Protection and Stay Away Orders
- Emancipation of Child based on acts of the child rather than on the child's age
- Annulments
- Separations
Mr. Milone is listed among the best divorce lawyers in New York.
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
