Joel R. Brandes
New York Divorce and Family Law Appeals
Joel R. Brandes, of the New York Bar, concentrates his practice in New York divorce and family law appeals. 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 been recognized by the New York Appellate Division as a "noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce .” He is the author of the treatise Law and the Family New York 2024-2025 Edition (12 Volumes), Law and The Family New York, 2d (9 volumes), Law and the Family New York Forms 2024 Edition (5 volumes) (all 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. 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 family law and international child abduction. He has authored more than 500 published articles that have appeared in legal journals. Mr. Brandes was counsel in the landmark Court of Appeals cases of Morone v. Morone, Tucker v. Tucker, and McSparron v. McSparron, and has more than 120 reported New York trial or appellate decisions. He earned his J.D. at Brooklyn Law School and his LL.M. at New York University. He writes and publishes New York Divorce and Family Law at www.nysdivorce.com and two blogs. The United States Library of Congress has selected his blog for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Legal Blawgs Web Archive. They consider his international child abduction blog 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/
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Divorce
- Contested Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony
- Family Law
- Child Custody, Child Support, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Credit Cards Accepted
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- English: Spoken, Written
- New York University School of Law
- LL.M. (1974) | Corporation Law
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- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D. (1968)
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- City University of New York - Queens College
- B.A. (1965) | History and Political Sciience
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- Activities: Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Member, Family Law Section Member, Committee on Continuing Legal Education Former Co-chair, Committee on Continuing Legal Education
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- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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- Activities: Member, Committee on Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
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- "Maintenance and Spousal Support, Then and Now: Are They the Same?
- New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Family Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 2.
- Law and the Family New York, 2021-2022 Edition (12 volumes)
- Thomson Reuters
- Enforcement of Support Orders by Contempt of Court
- New York Law Journal
- Law and the Family New York Forms 2021 Edition (5 volumes)
- Thomson Reuters
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and Family Court
- New York Law Journal
- Co-Chair Continuing Legal Education, Continuing Legal Education Seminars, New York State
- From 1982 to 2002During that time I co-chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section and lectured on all aspects of matrimonial and family court practice to attorneys throughout the state.
- Co-Chair Continuing Legal Education, Continuing Legal Education Seminars, New York State
- New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section
- From 1982 to 2002During that time I co-chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section and lectured on all aspects of matrimonial and family court practice to attorneys throughout the state.
