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.
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 Mr. Milone 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 has been appointed in the New York State Supreme Court as the Law Guardian for children in their parent's custody battle. Mr. Milone has successfully handled contested divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, child support, child neglect and abuse, maintenance and domestic violence trials.
In addition to 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 high profile 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.
Family law matters handled by Mr. Milone:
- Contested Divorce Grounds
- Contested Child Custody Trials
- 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
Please contact Mr. Milone at 718-793-9100 or
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