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Marcos Fernandez Honored as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star
We hope you will join us in congratulating Senior Associate Attorney Marcos Fernandez on his selection for the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars of 2022. Super Lawyers selects attorneys for recognition after an assessment of a variety of factors. Each candidate…
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Andrea Vacca Selected as a Super Lawyer for 9th Consecutive Year
We are honored to be featured in Super Lawyers for the 9th consecutive year! Super Lawyers is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. Part of Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating…
Read MoreAndrea Vacca and Eve Helitzer Named to 2020 New York Family Law Super Lawyer List
Vacca Family Law Group Attorneys Selected as 2020 New York Family Law Super Lawyers Andrea Vacca Named 2020 New York Family Law Super Lawyer Divorce and Family Law attorney Andrea Vacca was named a top rated family law attorney in…
Read MoreVacca Family Law Group’s Virtual Office is Open For Business
With the well-being of our staff, our clients and our community as our top priority, the team at Vacca Family Law Group is working from home while the Covid-19 state of emergency restrictions are in place. Our virtual office is…
Read MoreAndrea Vacca Discusses Divorce Season and Tips for Navigating the Early Stages of Divorce on Pix11 Morning News
New York collaborative divorce and mediation lawyer Andrea Vacca spoke to Marysol Castro of Pix11 Morning News and was asked whether there really is a divorce season (the answer is YES!) and to offer some divorce tips for how to navigate the early stages…
Read MoreVacca Law Named to 2019 Law Firm 500
Vacca Family Law Group is honored to announce that our law firm has been named a 2019 Law Firm 500 Honoree, awarded to the Fastest Growing Law Firms in the US. We ranked 67 with a growth rate of 72%. We appreciate the…
Read MoreAndrea Vacca Assumes Presidency of New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
On January 1, 2019, I became the new President of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP). In this blog, I reflect back on my journey to becoming a collaborative attorney and look toward my goals as President of the leading…
Read MoreThe Positive Influence The Media is Having on Divorce (Really!)
Recent headlines in newspapers, magazines and on television proclaim that millennials are causing lower divorce rates than previous generations, in large part because of what they have seen in their own parents’ divorces and how divorce has traditionally been portrayed…
Read MoreFree Event Mar 18 – Emotional Economics of Divorce
Andrea Vacca will be amongst the panelists at an upcoming free event, Emotional Economics of Divorce When? Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)Where? Citrin Cooperman, 529 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10175 Details: Marriage…
Read MoreDuplicative Awards Are Improper Under NY Temporary Maintenance Formula
The issue of temporary maintenance for a spouse pending the conclusion of a divorce is often a challenging and divisive aspect of the divorce or separation process, and clarity in how awards should be granted is a key aspect of promoting equity.…
Read MoreNY Appellate Judge Suggests Divorce Clients Should Be Encouraged To Mediate
I was thrilled to read Hon. David B. Saxe’s recent article in the New York Law Journal entitled “Encourage Divorce Clients to Mediate.” Justice Saxe, who is an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, focused on the fact that clients…
Read MoreCourt Finds No Defense to New York’s No-Fault Divorce Statute
A Husband’s claim that New York’s “no-fault” divorce statute violates his constitutional rights has been rejected in the March 28, 2011 decision of A.C. v. D.R. The statute, DRL §170(7), permits a party to obtain a divorce by swearing under oath…
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