Boutique matrimonial representation across Westchester County Supreme Court in White Plains and Westchester Family Court. Serving divorce matters from Scarsdale and Rye to Chappaqua and Bedford. Discreet counsel for high-asset matrimonial matters.
Michel Law represents Westchester County residents in contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution, child custody, and post-judgment matters. The firm appears in Westchester County Supreme Court at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, and in Westchester Family Court at 131 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers.
Westchester matrimonial matters frequently involve complex compensation structures — carried interest, deferred compensation, restricted stock, executive bonuses, and private equity interests — alongside significant residential real estate and investment portfolios.
Every matter is handled directly by the managing attorney, Fabrice K. Michel.
Westchester Supreme Court operates dedicated matrimonial parts at White Plains. Preliminary conferences under 22 NYCRR § 202.16 set early discovery deadlines, and Westchester judges enforce them. The matrimonial parts handle a substantial docket of high-asset matters, and the judges are experienced with executive compensation, equity awards, and business valuation issues.
Statements of Net Worth under § 202.16(b) in Westchester must disclose all executive compensation elements with supporting documentation — grant agreements, vesting schedules, plan documents, and most recent brokerage statements for restricted stock accounts.
Automatic Orders under DRL § 236(B)(2)(b) attach at filing. Westchester judges enforce them strictly, particularly regarding exercise of stock options and transfers of brokerage assets.
First-chair representation at White Plains, preliminary conference through trial.
Carried interest, deferred compensation, restricted stock, options, executive bonuses, and private equity interests.
Legal and physical custody under DRL § 240 in Westchester Family Court and ancillary to divorce.
Negotiation and litigation under DRL § 236(B)(6), with lifestyle-based departures where supported.
Drafting, review, and enforcement under New York law.
Modifications, enforcement, and appeals to the Appellate Division, Second Department.
Jurisdiction: All actions for divorce, separation, and annulment, together with ancillary custody and support determinations. Dedicated matrimonial parts.
Jurisdiction: Custody, visitation, child support, paternity, and family-offense proceedings when the parties are not married or no divorce action is pending.
Scarsdale, Rye, Rye Brook, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Bronxville, New Rochelle.
White Plains, Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Edgemont, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley.
Chappaqua, New Castle, Mount Kisco, Bedford, Pound Ridge, Katonah, North Salem, Lewisboro, Armonk, Pleasantville.
Yonkers, Peekskill, Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, Elmsford, Mount Vernon, Eastchester, Tuckahoe.
Divorce actions are filed in Westchester County Supreme Court at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, White Plains. Westchester Family Court at 131 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers handles custody, visitation, and child support when the parties are not married or no divorce action is pending.
Restricted stock, options, deferred compensation, and executive bonuses are marital property to the extent earned during the marriage, even if not yet vested. New York applies a coverture-fraction analysis for unvested awards. The firm structures distribution either through deferred allocation (parties share on vesting) or through present-value cash equivalents, depending on the award’s terms and tax posture.
Uncontested divorces in Westchester are typically resolved in four to six months. Contested matters with executive compensation, business valuation, or custody disputes commonly run eighteen months to three years.
Yes. The firm represents clients across Westchester, with concentrations in the Sound Shore and northern Westchester communities. Consultations are available by Microsoft Teams, by phone, or at the Great Neck office.
Under CPLR § 509 and DRL § 230, venue lies in the county where either spouse resides. If you live in Westchester, Westchester is a proper venue. If your spouse resides out of state, additional jurisdictional analysis is required for custody and property distribution.
All inquiries are held in strict confidence.