Family Law

• Divorce
  New York divorce cases and related family law issues are complex, and they can be contentious. Often, divorce and family law issues end up in the courtroom, but there are other avenues that separating spouses and families can use to handle these issues. At Randi L. Karmel, PLLC, we are standing by to help if you need a New York City mediation attorney. We have extensive experience handling mediation cases throughout New York City, including in all five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island. We are ready to get to work resolving your family law issues today.
• Child Support
  Parents who are separated or divorced have a responsibility to ensure the continued care of their children. The main way that the courts in New York ensure that parents continue caring for their children after a separation is through child support payments. If you need help with child support in New York City, you can contact Randi L. Karmel, PLLC for help with your case today. We are ready to offer assistance to residents in all five boroughs. Attorney Randi Karmel has extensive experience handling complex matrimonial and child support situations, including properly calculating support payments, handling any necessary modifications, and dealing with unpaid child support issues.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Custody battles can be complex and knowing your legal rights is important, which is why it is best to have an experienced child custody attorney on your side. The New York City joint custody attorneys at Randi L. Karmel, PLLC have more than twenty years of experience and can handle your case with the empathy and effectiveness needed to ensure that you will get the best possible outcome. We serve clients in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
  Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are made between couples about to marry (prenuptial) or already married (postnuptial). Although once thought to be an arrangement made when one spouse brought a considerable amount of wealth or property to the marriage, agreements about divorce before or during the marriage are becoming a smart financial planning tool for practical people who want to protect their interests – whatever they may be.
• Guardianship
  If you are experiencing a hardship with someone in your family and you think it is time to take over control, guardianship may be appropriate. Our attorney at Randi Karmel, PLLC, has the experience and understanding to help you file for guardianship. We know this can be a difficult decision and it may not always be easy on the family, which is why having an advocate by your side is important. Our New York City guardianship attorneys can help you determine if guardianship is necessary and what kind is best for you.
• Spousal Support
  Sometimes a marriage does not work out, and you realize you have gotten to the end. Your next option is divorce, but you have no idea what to do or navigate the process. This is where a New York spousal support attorney comes into play. we will be able to navigate the legal process on your behalf and find the best solution for you. Spousal support may be one of the routes you will want to take. This is when one spouse pays another spouse an agreed-upon amount each month for a certain time.
• Legal Separation
• Annulment

Criminal Law

• Misdemeanors
  From 1991 through 1996, Ms. Randi L. Karmel served as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County, where she litigated and investigated misdemeanor and felony cases and advanced the Domestic Violence Bureau, Investigations Bureau, Felony Trial Bureau and Major Narcotics Investigations Bureau, among others. She subsequently served as Special Counsel at the New York City Department of Investigation, where she was later promoted to Deputy Inspector General. She entered private practice in 1997, and established Randi L. Karmel, PLLC, in 2006.
• Restraining Order
  Problems within families and other intimate relationships can lead to violent and abusive behavior by one party causing another party to be concerned about personal safety. Courts can order the aggressive person to leave the other person alone. A court order of protection and a restraining order refer to the same type of protection order. In New York, orders of protection can be issued by both civil and criminal courts and carry the same level of protection. The main difference is that if an order of protection is issued by a criminal court the person who the order is must have been charged with a crime.

Business and Corporate Law

• Intellectual Property

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Separate property in New York will be any property that a person owned before the marriage occurred, and it can also include some property obtained during the marriage, including inheritances, personal injury awards, or gifts ((N.Y. Dom. Rel. § 236 (B)(d)).

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Assets are taxed differently. Some may have greater deductions than others. Tax issues can also be complicated if there is a large income disparity between the spouses, large tax debt or payment plan to the IRS, or a business is involved.