Family Law Litigations
Following is a sampling of Ms. Bonton's prior cases that are examples of the type of legal goals achieved on behalf of her client.
Divorces
Schenectady County Supreme Court 2023/24 - Contested divorce with pre-trial discovery ending with Final Order equitably distributing the marital debt, child support, waiver of spousal maintenance, and pro-rata payment of private school and college expenses.
Schenectady County, Supreme Court, 2021- Contested divorce where her client, Father, received exclusive possession of the marital home and waiver of spousal maintenance upon payment of marital share of Husband's 401k to Wife. Negotiated $44,136.00 in offset credits against money paid by Husband to Wife for her marital share of his 401k and equity in the family house.
Rensselaer County Supreme Court 2023 - Incorporated 2016 separation agreement into 2023 Marital Separation and Settlement Agreement and obtained uncontested divorce ordering parties' prior arrangements and noting prior payments made.
Modification of Custody Litigations
2023/24 Schenectady County Family Court - Obtained final order dismissing mother's petition, ordering the stepfather have no contact with the children, ordering client and father had no obligation to force the children to have visitation with the mother, and other relief requested by client.
2021 Saratoga County Family Court - After motioning to amend initial pleading filed by client, negotiated consent order awarding sole physical and legal custody to Mother with stay away provisions ordering Father to stay away from child and Mother until 2026.
2020 Albany County Supreme Court - Attendant to divorce, obtained joint legal custody with primary physical to mother and provisions prohibiting phone calls from Father to Mother and disparaging social media posts.
2019 Rennselaer County Family Court - Defended against proposed termination of Mother's parental rights and restored shared legal custody with secondary legal custody for the Mother. Established regular, unsupervised visitation for the Mother who had relocated to a different state with non-disparagement provisions.
In addition, Ms. Bonton has negotiated numerous Marital Separation and Settlement Agreements for uncontested divorces.
The above listing is not a promise, guarantee or warrant that we will obtain the same results for you in your case. Each case is different with its own set of facts.
