FAMILY LAW - CUSTODY

This is, of course, a heavily fraught area of the law. Back in the ‘70s when Ms. Feigen began her practice of family law, it was imperative, she felt, that fathers have equal rights to shared custody with mothers. During the intervening years, however, some divorcing fathers have used this issue as a wedge, not really to obtain custody of their children as much as to use the request for it as a way to get their wives to lower the amount they were asking for alimony or child support. This is an abuse of something for which Ms. Feigen fought hard. Today, she is vigilant even with clients about how genuine their request for custody is. Her goal is to ensure that she and her client agree about what is best for the children.