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The Knot An LGBTQIA+ Couple’s Guide to Name Changes After Marriage December 17, 2023 Martha Cohen Stine covers all the need-to-know details
Newsweek Magazine Quiet Quitting Jobs Leads to Quiet Quitting Marriages Martha Cohen Stine comments November 28, 2023
Super Lawyers Magazine NYPD, J.D.: How Ankit Kapoor Went from Cop to Family Lawyer Extraordinaire September 30, 2023
Gay Divorce: Not So Different Than Straight Divorce OUT SFL Magazine, October 9, 2023 Ankit Kapoor interviewed
Bill and Melinda Gates Three Kids Live Wildly Lavish Lives October 7, 2023
Martha Cohen Stine and Harriet Newman Cohen weigh in
Business Insider Melania Trump Renegotiating Her Prenup Doesn’t Signal Divorce September 30, 2023 Harriet Newman Cohen on recent developments in the news
New York Weekly The Future of Family Law: A Glimpse into Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP August 15, 2023
New York Law Journal, Special Matrimonial Law Section Divorce in NY, NJ, Connecticut and Massachusetts: What the Practitioner Should Know July 17, 2023 by Harriet Newman Cohen, assisted by Rachel Rutstein
Harriet Newman Cohen Recognized as one of the 2023 Notable Women in Law by Crain's New York Business The annual list “recognizes leading female attorneys in New York who are furthering justice and keeping the cogs of commerce spinning.” Honorees are those with distinguished careers who demonstrate exemplary leadership skills and a deep commitment to civic, philanthropic, and mentoring activities.
Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP Selected as one of New York’s Go-To Law Firms by Super Lawyers
The Daily Beast Harriet Newman Cohen comments on Herschel Walker’s ‘Kiss-Off’ Child Support Agreement October 14, 2022
Buzz Feed News Divorce Lawyers Know Why Relationships Fail. Here’s Their Dating Advice Harriet Newman Cohen September 1, 2022
New York Law Journal Surrogacy - From Baby M to Today’s Baby-Making Technology Harriet Newman Cohen July 22, 2022
Avenue Magazine Custody Isn’t Just for Kids: New Laws Set up Pet Custody Martha Cohen Stine advises working out an agreement is the best alternative, although a lawyer or mediator is sometimes necessary. July 22, 2022
Did Conservatorships Help or Harm Britney Spears & Amanda Bynes? with Martha Cohen Stine - Ask Dr. Drew July 20, 2022
New York Lifestyles Magazine My New York Story: Harriet Cohen, Still on Top by Brian Aker June 1, 2022
2022 NWF Film Festival Vanguard Award & Panel HBO documentary series, Nuclear Family screening and panel discussion will include the filmmaker and documentary subject, Ry Russo-Young, her mothers Robin Young and Sandy Russo, and their lawyer, Harriet Newman Cohen, Esq. Nuclear Family explores the landmark custody dispute that hinged on the parental rights of Ry’s two mothers (a same-sex couple) and the interests of her biological father.
New York Post He dumped me with divorce papers on Valentine’s Day Martha Cohen Stine discusses Valentine’s Day break-ups with Doree Lewak February 12, 2022
Authority Magazine Attorney Martha Cohen Stine Explores the Pros and Cons of Nesting February 10, 2022
New York Daily News Key to a happy divorce? Prenup, lawyers say Martha Cohen Stine and other top experts advise on prenuptial agreements January 1, 2022
Fortune Magazine Divorces are on the rise thanks to COVID and the holidays. Three lawyers reveal what it costs to split up in 2021 by Felicia Hou November 19, 2021
Authority Magazine: Top Lessons. Top Authorities. Ankit Kapoor On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law by Chere Estrin October 26, 2021
The Divorce Dialogues What Differentiates a High-Profile Divorce, with Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Harriet and Martha join Katherine Miller to discuss the heightened issues around publicity and confidentiality associated with celebrity divorce October 22, 2021
BronxNet TV Today’s Verdict with David Lesch: Martha Cohen Stine, Divorce Attorney to the Stars, Discusses Britney Spears Conservatorship October 2, 2021
New York Times As Courts Reopen, Divorce Filings Are on the Rise Martha Cohen Stine and Harriet Newman Cohen discuss the recent rise in divorce filings September 9, 2021
Social Life Magazine Mother-Daughter Power Legal Duo: The Divorce Book for Men and Women Profile of Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine by Bennett Marcus August 2021
New York Law Journal Substituting Judgment: Beware, Attorney For the Child What happens when the AFC believes that the child’s wishes are contrary to the child’s best interests and finds himself/herself at a crossroads with the child? The AFC must then decide whether it is permissible to use substituted judgment. Harriet Newman Cohen and Ankit Kapoor July 24, 2021
Newsmax/America's News Page Conservatorships Like Britney Spears’ Can Be 'Civil Death Sentence' Family Law attorney Martha Cohen Stine / news analysis. “We don't take away people's civil rights just because they have a diagnosis of a mental health issue. When we see the laws being abused and when we see the abuse that can be inherent in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, it's very stark and it's very shocking." July 1, 2021
WSOU news sits down with lawyer Harriet Cohen to discuss what legal issues Britney Spears will be facing to try and get out of her conservatorship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0s98lIZAFg June 20, 2021
Page Six Do Bill and Melinda Gates have more secrets to come out amid divorce? Sara Nathan June 4, 2021
New York County Lawyers News Release Amicus Curiae Podcast with Host Daniel Wiig: An in-depth conversation with two matrimonial law powerhouses, Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine May 28, 2021
Vanity Fair Top divorce experts say there’s a clue in Melinda Gates’s blockbuster divorce filing May 17, 2021
The Sun News U.K. SPLITTING HEADACHE Melinda Gates ‘may be pushing for kids to get more than $10 MILLION inheritance each in divorce’ May 17, 2021
New York Post, Page Six Melinda Gates Could Be Angling to Change Kids’ $10M Inheritance in Split High-profile divorce attorneys Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine interviewed May 17, 2021
The One Thing That Hurt Bethenny Frankel the Most in Her Divorce Martha Cohen Stine of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP interviewed in Hollywood’s Nicki Swift Celebrity News Expert Analysis Column April 16, 2021
The Second Life of Harriet Cohen What the Matrimonial Lawyer Learned to Share with the World Super Lawyers Featured Profile of Harriet Newman Cohen by Michael K. Park
The Messiest Part of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez’s Divorce NYC Divorce attorney Ankit Kapoor interviewed for expert opinion in Hollywood columnist Nicki Swift’s celebrity news and analysis column by Effie Orfanides, April 16, 2021
Divorce Rates Are Now Dropping. Here Are Some Reasons Why. The New York Times Style Section Harriet Newman Cohen, founder of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP in Manhattan, interviewed March 25, 2021
Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me Martha Cohen Stine Interview. Authority Magazine 2021
Featured Member in the News New York County Lawyers Association April 2021
New York Times Planning Divorce? Manage Your Divorce Expectations Family Law Attorney Harriet Newman Cohen discusses what to expect January 31, 2021
The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 30: Featuring Ankit Kapoor, founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor with Benny Gold ”We shared Ankit’s lawyer story on Instagram and Facebook on October 23, 2017 when he was working full time as a New York City Police Officer, while attending Brooklyn Law School as an evening student. We catch up with Ankit and discuss the transition from police officer to attorney to founding partner of a law firm and why matrimonial and family law was a good fit for him.” January 19, 2021
New York Magazine Recommended by Experts: Martha Cohen Stine, family and matrimonial lawyer, on electronic surveillance January 19, 2021
Attorney At Law Magazine Cohen Stine Kapoor New Matrimonial and Family Law Firm Opens January 4, 2021
New York Post Page Six…We Hear that Martha Cohen Stine and Harriet Newman Cohen Are Opening A New Firm on January 1, 2021 December 28, 2020
New York Law Journal Surrogacy Agreements Approved by New York…With Provisos July 27, 2020 Harriet Newman Cohen and Tim James
American Inns of Court, The Bencher July/Aug. 2020 Practicing Family Law in a Pandemic by Martha Cohen Stine
New York County Lawyers News Ankit Kapoor Featured Member Spotlight July 10, 2020
New York Law Journal 'Like a Game of Jenga', Return of E-Filing Will Start Crowded Period for New York Courts, Lawyers Say Martha Cohen Stine discusses the reopening of New York courts May 21, 2020
New York Law Journal Counseling Panicked and Desperate Clients: Practicing Family Law in a Pandemic, an in-depth interview with Martha Cohen Stine April 6, 2020
New York Law Journal Brooklyn Law School Honors Harriet Newman Cohen at Annual Alumni Luncheon February 2020
New York Post Simon Cowell’s married ‘baby mama’ wants reality TV mogul to marry her, ‘X-Factor’ creator ‘will do the right thing for the baby,’ sources say Martha Cohen Stine comments
Law Dragon 500 Leading Family Law Attorneys A first-rate collection of the nation’s best advisors for divorce, separation, asset division and custody issues
New York Law Journal Divorce vs. Death: Pecuniary Rights and How They Differ A discussion of the older client’s question: Am I better off getting a divorce or just waiting for my spouse to die? (Harriet Newman Cohen and Tim James) July 29, 2019
A Glimpse Into Client Fears in Domestic Relations Cases Harriet Newman Cohen authors chapter in Heidi K. Brown’s, “Untangling Fear in Lawyering” 2019 American Bar Association
Metro UK Is Sofia Vergara Likely to Lose her Frozen Embryo Battle? Lawyers Weigh In (Martha Cohen Stine) November 15, 2018
New York Law Journal Surrogacy in New York: Boon or Bane? A discussion of the proposed legislation to lift the ban on surrogacy agreements in NY July 30, 2018
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn Law School hosts Stormy Daniels interview watch party, panel discussion (Harriet Newman Cohen) March 26, 2018
Business Insider Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reportedly aren't signing a prenup -- but here's why you probably still should (Harriet Newman Cohen) March 21, 2018
The Daily Beast Why Katie Holmes May Win Custody Harriet Newman Cohen 2017
Law School: Get In A Position to Win! A must-read if you're thinking about law school, especially part time law school… Ankit Kapoor 2017
Judge ‘Gets’ to Preside Over Strikingly Similar Divorce Case New York Post, Julia Marsh and Josh Saul, January 22, 2015
DivorceNY.com Litigating Prenuptial Agreements Is Going To Get Messier… Harriet Newman Cohen January 5, 2015
DivorceNY.com Husband in Divorce Action Ordered to Refinance Home or Pay Off Half of Mortgage Balance Martha Cohen Stine of Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann LLP, 2015
Daily News Experts Say Police Could Pursue Criminal Charges If Anthony Weiner Sent Sexts To 15-Year-Old Teen "Harriet Cohen, a seasoned matrimonial lawyer, said high school kids as a group are increasingly "extreme graphic" on the internet, indulging in "risque behavior at younger and younger ages" — and Weiner was "acting in the role of predator" with this stream of texts. "It raises a lot of questions about whether this is criminal behavior,” Cohen said. September 21, 2016
New York Post The Sofia Vergara Embryo Trial Could Change Men's Rights Forever Martha Cohen Stine, a New York-based family law attorney, said fertility clinics typically require that couples sign paperwork before they begin in vitro fertilization (IVF). The parties must check off options regarding the future of any embryos conceived, including the potential parents’ wishes to freeze, store, implant, or destroy them. It also covers what happens in the event of a separation or divorce. September 16, 2016
New York Post How Celebs Manipulate the System to Keep Messy Divorces Private by Julia Marsh (Harriet Newman Cohen) July 26, 2016
New York Post NYC Won’t Recognize Surrogate-Born Son’s Actual Parents Martha Cohen Stine, a family-law expert . . . said “surrogacy laws in New York have not kept up with medical developments or with the reality that today, couples with fertility issues or same-sex issues have so many extraordinary options available if they want to have children.” January 29, 2016
Healthline News Embryos Face Their Own Legal Battles. “Right now, there’s no legislation addressing our new reproductive frontier,” said Manhattan lawyer Martha Cohen Stine . . . who advises couples in similar situations. December 19, 2016
New York Magazine Renowned Attorneys, Customized Strategies, Optimal Results April 2021
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The New York Times Irreconcilable Interiors: When Mates Don’t Match Harriet Newman Cohen 2007
The Post Star Andrew Cuomo’s Marriage Breakup
New York Times Women Striving To Make It Rain At Law Firms: Bringing in Business is the Best Path to Partnerships Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine
New York Post NBA’s Paul George Settles Paternity Battle George’s attorney Harriet Newman Cohen told us, “They have reached a settlement with full joint custody and a financial package. They will be raising their daughter together. Paul George had always intended to do the right thing, and he is thrilled to have a daughter. The settlement is generous, the child is going to have a wonderful life, and both parents will be equally involved in bringing her up.” November 25, 2014
Indiana Star Indiana Pacers Forward Paul George is Close to Settling a Paternity Suit That Will Include Joint Custody "We're looking at joint custody both in action schedule as well as in decision making," said Harriet N. Cohen, George's New York-based family law attorney. "Paul was always, always ready to step up to the plate and do all those things and enjoy his daughter."
Daily News NBA star Paul George is close to finalizing a “joint parenting, joint decision-making” resolution over his 5-month-old daughter (Harriet Newman Cohen)
New York Times Feminism for a New Era
The Commercial Observer Full-service matrimonial, family law and litigation firm, will expand and relocate its headquarters from 7 Times Square to the more prestigious 11 Times Square