A divorce, child custody case or other family law case does not always have to be a traumatic, combative experience. Even when the issues are complex, your future is at stake and emotions are running high, White Plains, New York family law attorney Darren DeUrso protects your legal rights while avoiding unnecessary conflict and stress.

The Law Offices of Darren DeUrso provides experienced and dedicated counsel to handle the family law issues which so profoundly impact couples and children. The office has 24-hour service to handle emergency matters immediately and to provide guidance and reassurance at any time.

Contact Darren DeUrso when you need help with:

• Divorce
• Jurisdictional Issues
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Child Visitation
• Property and Debt Division
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Spousal Support (Alimony)

As a former Assistant District Attorney for Westchester County, New York, Darren already had extensive trial experience before he went into private practice in 1990. Concentrating his practice in the area of family/matrimonial law, Darren has handled every kind of family law issue including custody/visitation, support issues, orders of protection and all modifications of orders. Darren’s extensive court experience includes over 750 trials and hearings.  He is in court every day and works hard for his clients. Darren believes that in the highly charged emotional atmosphere of family law, his clients need a steady and even-keeled temperament to guide them through the often-emotional process.

"I am able to effectively represent my clients because I truly care. I believe that everyone in our justice system deserves competent representation, and in an emotionally charged atmosphere of the family/matrimonial court, it is important to have a representative who is looking out for the client’s best interest.."

- White Plains, New York Family Law Attorney Darren DeUrso

Call Darren DeUrso today at 866-631-9208, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

Parents Need to Protect Their Rights in Custody Cases:

No area of family law brings to the courtroom the tension, anxiety and raw emotion as child custody and visitation litigation. Many factors influence an award of custody, and the way a case is presented in court can have a large impact on the result for you and your children.

The clients of Attorney Darren DeUrso always receive the benefits of his best efforts. His office provides excellent, conscientious service to parents with child custody, child support and family-related issues in White Plains and the surrounding cities and counties of New York. Special attention is given to interstate custody and child support cases where the other parent lives in another state.

The Importance of Child Support:

Child support covers everything a child needs, and even more, during the growth and formative years. A parent's first and principal obligation is to support his or her minor children according to the parent's circumstances and station in life, and children should share in the standard of living of both parents.

The amount of a child support award is more than a question of bare necessities. If the child has a wealthy parent, that child is entitled to, and therefore needs something more than the bare necessities of life. Where the supporting parent enjoys a lifestyle that far exceeds the custodial parent's living standard, child support must to some degree reflect that more opulent lifestyle. This is so even though, as a practical matter, the child support payments may incidentally benefit others in the custodial household whom the payer parent has no obligation to support (e.g., custodial parent owed no spousal support, adult children, or children from custodial parent's other relationships). Children are entitled to share in the non-custodial parent’s elevated standard of living despite custodial parent's lower income.

Attorney Profile

Attorney Darren DeUrso

EDUCATION:

• SUNY Binghamton, B.A., 1983
• St. John’s School of Law, J.D., 1986

COURTS ADMITTED:

• New York State, 1987
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Law Guardian

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Family Law
• Matrimonial
• Support Proceedings
• Custody/Visitation
• Orders of Protection