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Kathryn S. Lazar, Esq.

  • Kathryn Lazar leads professional workshops

    Kathryn Lazar, founder of the law firm Lazar & Schwartz and of MH Mediation, will present workshops at national conferences of the International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) and the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) in October and November of 2019, adding to her impressive list of engagements presenting to fellow professionals over four

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  • Social Security Scam

    DON’T, DON’T, DON’T give your Social Security number to a caller who purports to work for the Social Security Admnistration.

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  • Take Your Best Shot

    THE VACCINATION KERFUFFLE IN THE COURTROOM The New York State Bar Association Journal for April, 2019, carried an article titled “Who Calls the Shots?” No, it’s not about women film directors. It’s about legal disputes related to mandatory vaccinations. I am currently representing a parent involved in such a dispute. According to the National Conference

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  • Kathryn Lazar International Collaborative Divorce Trainer

    Kathryn Lazar has had the pleasure of speaking internationally to collaborative divorce groups on several occasions. Kathryn has made numerous presentations to the International Academy of Collaborative Practice on more than ten occasions, including Vancouver BC, Las Vegas, Nevada, San Antonio, Washington D.C. and many others. Kathryn presented a workshop at the 5th European Collaborative

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  • DON’T BELIEVE RADIO ADVERTISING: Divorce Mediation Faster, Safe, Costs Less than Litigation

    Some lawyers, trying to secure more divorce clients, trash mediation in their radio ads. Contrary to these advertisement’s claims, mediation frequently results in a better understanding of dispute issues and legally binding agreements, at less emotional and financial cost than litigation. Mediation uses an impartial third-party to help people discuss their disputes, decide next steps

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  • Thinking of Splitting Up? Read This First

    Your first stop should not necessarily be a lawyer: start at a book store or library and on the internet to educate yourself before you meet with a potential lawyer or mediator.  After you’ve done that, call our office and schedule a personal consultation – there is no obligation to go ahead, it can be

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  • CUSTODY: Trying to work out parenting plan works in your favor

    CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS:  BEING ACCOMMODATING WHEN CHOOSING YOUR PARENTING PLAN DOESN’T PREJUDICE YOUR RIGHTS IN LITIGATION A mediation colleague recently blogged about the advantages of  mediation over litigated divorce in working out the right parenting plan for your child or children. One advantage of mediation (which advantage is also present in collaborative divorce cases) is that

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  • Spousal Maintenance & Child Support Calculator

    New York has developed formulas for both child support and spousal support.  Although these formulas are “presumptive” — meaning that the Court is supposed to order these amounts in most cases, the law also provides that the Court can make exceptions to the general rule if persuaded that it would be appropriate to do so.

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  • Free Divorce Options Presentation Begin July 2018

    What happens if I get divorced? How does the divorce process work? Will I have enough money to support myself and my children? Will I get to be with my children? How does custody and visitation work? What will happen to my house if we get divorced? What will happen to my business in divorce?

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  • Going the Last Mile in Divorce

    By Jane Cottrell, Guest Blogger Katherine Miller blogged  on the subject of why it’s so hard for people to finish their divorce. Kathryn Lazar wrote a blog  (you can read it here) that struck me as a companion piece. When I thought about it, I realized that these two articles captured something I had experienced.

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  • Splitting up or Divorcing? Top Ten Strategies to Maintain Your Sanity

    Many divorce clients who meet with us for the first time are stressed out and imagining multiple horrible possible things that might happen.  Most of those things won’t happen, but when anxiety takes over, it is hard to think straight.  We strongly recommend realistic thinking — which is neither overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic.  But it

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  • Getting Divorced? Put YOUR Oxygen Mask On: Five strategies for surviving a break up

    One of the biggest challenges people experience when beginning the separation and divorce process is maintaining their sense of sanity.  Most people experience a wide range of emotions, and get caught up in the details of their own personal life.  For most adults, this interferes with their ability to be good parents, to be good

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