Atty. Bonnie E. Rabin
Bonnie E. Rabin, a founding partner in the firm, is a renowned trial and appellate lawyer who has concentrated exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law for over 35 years.
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Bonnie E. Rabin is a Managing Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Rabin Schumann and Partners LLP. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Their practice focuses on divorce, child custody, family law, child support, and alimony. Admitted to practice in New York (1985). Educated at Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1984) and State University of New York at New Paltz (B.A., 1981). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of New York State Bar Association New York Women’s Bar Association New York City Bar Association New York County Lawyers’ Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bonnie E. Rabin, a founding partner in the firm, is a renowned trial and appellate lawyer who has concentrated exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law for over 35 years
- Ms. Rabin is recognized for her representation of high net worth and celebrity clients with discretion and the highest level of skill and sophistication
- She has extensive experience with matters presenting financially complex issues, including those involving substantial assets, professional practices and closely-held family businesses, as well as complicated custody issues
- Ms. Rabin is a well-known champion of the rights of parents and children in non-traditional families and has extensive experience navigating the law of reproductive rights, surrogacy and parentage
- Ms. Rabin’s advocacy has led to several landmark decisions in both Federal and the highest courts of the State on issues relating to child custody, support, equitable distribution and the other financial ramifications of divorcing families, Hague Convention cases and contested adoption
- Ms. Rabin is frequently appointed by the New York State Supreme Court to act as an Attorney for the Children
- Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Rabin spent ten years with the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society as a supervising Attorney in Charge of the Manhattan Trial Office, where she represented, supervised and trained other attorneys representing children in cases involving custody, adoption, paternity, termination of parental rights, abuse and neglect, etc
- Ms. Rabin regularly presents in the area of family law, custody, marriage equality, domestic violence, and children’s rights under the auspices of law schools and the major bar associations and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School
- Ms. Rabin has been a member or Chair of the matrimonial and family law committees and sections of the major bar associations, including the New York City Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York Women’s Bar Association, among others, and has been the Chair of the Children and the Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association
- Publications Representative, Featured and Co-authored Super Lawyers Magazine How to Handle Custody Cases That Cross Borders International family law cases are on the rise: Here’s how they’re resolved March 19, 2020 New York Law Journal “Automatic Orders” Prevent Wrongful Asset Transfers in Divorce Actions July 29, 2013 New York Law Journal Marriage Equality Remains an Aspiration
- Non-recognition statutes pose legal complications for same-sex unions August 1, 2011 Recognitions/Memberships Top Attorneys, Metro New York Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyers Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rating Hetrick-Martin Institute, Director and former Co-Chair Founding Member and Former Director, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services Past Chair and Co-Founder of Sanctuary for Families’ Center for Battered Women’s Legal Advisory Council Member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York Women’s Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, and the New York County Lawyers’ Association
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A divorce attorney guides you through property division, spousal support, custody, and the final decree — contested or uncontested.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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