The Law Offices of Heidi T. Cochrane serves people considering uncontested divorce and other New York family-law matters connected to Greene County. This includes matters involving Catskill, Cairo, Coxsackie, Athens, Greenville, Windham, and other Greene County communities.
A divorce or family-court issue can create immediate questions about a child’s schedule, support, a shared home, financial information, or an existing agreement. The firm provides practical information about the process and can discuss whether an attorney with the firm may be able to assist with a particular matter.
Divorce and separation agreements
New York divorce cases are handled in Supreme Court. In an uncontested divorce, the spouses have resolved every issue that must be addressed; where children are involved, those issues commonly include parenting and support as well as property and debt. A signed agreement can be important to the process, but agreement does not remove the need for careful terms and complete court papers.
Where spouses do not agree, a case may involve financial disclosure, negotiation, temporary applications, discovery, motion practice, settlement discussions, or trial preparation. The site provides process context, not a prediction of what will happen in a particular case.
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Parenting issues for Greene County families
Custody and parenting-time questions may arise during a divorce or in a separate Family Court proceeding. Parents may need to address legal decision-making, a child’s primary residence, a regular schedule, holidays and school breaks, transportation, communication, medical or educational choices, relocation, and compliance with an existing order.
New York’s best-interests standard is fact-specific. A child’s preference, a particular schedule, or one parent’s request does not by itself decide a custody matter. If an order already exists, the available path may involve enforcement, modification, or negotiation, depending on the circumstances.
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Child support, maintenance, property, and mediation
Support questions can involve statutory percentages, income definitions, deductions, health-care and child-care expenses, shared parenting arrangements, income above a statutory cap, and existing orders or agreements. Property division can be important where a family has a residence, retirement assets, investments, a business interest, inherited property, or significant debt.
When participants can engage safely and voluntarily, mediation or collaborative law may provide a structured way to work toward an agreement. Mediation is a neutral process and is different from legal representation. Neither process is right for every family.
- Child support · spousal maintenance · support calculator
- Property division and equitable distribution
- Mediation and collaborative law
Contact the firm with the county involved and a brief description of the issue. Do not include confidential or time-sensitive information in an initial online inquiry. A consultation request does not create an attorney-client relationship or mean the firm has agreed to take the matter.
Reviewed by Heidi T. Cochrane. Last updated September 9, 2026.