The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes P.C. concentrates its practice in divorce and family law appeals, and complex divorce, custody and international child abduction litigation. We advise and work with attorneys on litigated matters pending in all of the New York state and federal courts. We assist attorneys with trial preparation, and all aspects of a trial or appeal. Mr. Brandes is the author of the treatise Law and The Family New York, 2d (9 volumes),Law and the Family New York Forms 2d (5 Volumes), Law and the Family New York Forms 2020 Edition (5 volumes)(Thomson Reuters), and the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook. His ”Law and the Family” column is a regular feature in the New York Law Journal.