Jacqueline Harounian, Esq.
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JACQUELINE HAROUNIAN, Esq., a Partner of The Law Firm of Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C., adeptly handles complex family and matrimonial litigation, appearing on divorce, custody, and support matters in the Family and Supreme Courts in Long Island and New York City. She is recognized as a leader in the field of matrimonial and family law and is committed to providing the highest quality legal representation.

Although Ms. Harounian is an experienced trial attorney, she believes that a negotiated settlement, rather than litigation, is the best strategy for her clients. She firmly believes that every client deserves lawyers ready and willing to give nothing less than their very best. She treats each client with respect and compassion, care and understanding, guiding them towards a cost effective and smooth resolution of their matter that is in their best interest. Ms. Harounian graduated from Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1994 with honors) and Columbia College (B.A. cum laude, English Literature). Ms. Harounian was selected for the 2011 New York Super Lawyers list (only 5 percent of the New York metro area attorneys are named to this list).

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Blog Entries by Jacqueline Harounian, Esq.

How To Lose Child Custody

350 Comments | Posted December 12, 2011 | 12/12/11 02:45 AM ET

As a matrimonial law attorney who regularly represents mothers and fathers in contested divorce trials, I have very some straight forward advice for parents going through divorce, and who are contemplating a custody action. More than ever, I am counseling mothers on how to not lose custody of their children.

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Divorced But Stuck Together

Posted September 28, 2011 | 09/28/11 01:35 PM ET

Everyone knows at least one married couple who stayed together "because of the kids". Today, it is increasingly common to hear about couples who are getting divorced, and then continue living together "because of the house."

In the good old days (circa 2006), when couples decided to separate or...

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Fathers Really Do Have Rights

Posted May 13, 2011 | 05/13/11 01:52 AM ET

Like the gay rights ("Marriage Equality") movement, black civil rights movement, and feminist movement, the Fathers' Rights movement is grounded in constitutional rights and imperatives. It has grown out of the very real changes in men's traditional roles in Western society, and the current generation's more egalitarian attitude towards shared...

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