David Ivan Bliven

Attorney David Bliven graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 1993 with a B.A. in Sociology. He went on to serve as a judicial intern and statistician with the NYS Commission on City Court Judicial Reallocation with the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge.

David Bliven then attended law school at New York Law School, where he graduated with honors and ranked within the top 15% of his class.

He then worked in private practice for a year, doing mostly matrimonial work, before serving as a prosecutor for nearly 3 years with the NYC Administration for Children's Services. There he prosecuted child support, child abuse/neglect and foster care cases on behalf of the City of New York.

After leaving the prosecutor position, Mr. Bliven opened his present practice in 2000. His philosophy is to provide quality legal representation at affordable prices. His practice is approximately 99% divorce & Family Court cases, along with 1-2% police/governmental misconduct cases.

• Divorce
• Family Law
• Domestic Violence
• Juvenile Law

• Credit Cards Accepted

New York

Since 1998

Prosecuting Attorney

NYC Administration for Children's Services

1998 - 2000

New York Law School

J.D. (1997) | Law

1994 - 1997

Honors: Cum Laude

Syracuse University

B.A. (1993) | Sociology, Political Science

1989 - 1993

Honors: Cum Laude

Super Lawyers

Thompson Reuters

2017

Superb Rating

Avvo

2015

"AV" rating

Martindale Hubbell

2014

New York State Bar # 2887727

Member

1998 - Current

Navigating Your New York Divorce Case

Speakeasy Publishing

March, 2018

Trying a Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

Nolo.com

2017

Best Practices in Drafting Divorce Settlement Agreements

New York Law Journal

November 20, 2017

Certified Financial Litigator

AACFL

Q. I have been married for 34 years and my husband is a gambler. Lately I found that he has been withdrawing from his 401k

1 August 2017

A: No, not necessarily. Only with a divorce filing are "Automatic Orders" put in place which restrain parties from removing funds from retirement accounts. Otherwise, he must agree to not remove the funds - in which case divorce is your better option. Schedule a consultation with a Bronx Divorce attorney for a full assessment.

Q. I filed for divorce in Feb with a judgement of stipulation. It's still pending and I am hoping for it to be finalized in

1 August 2017

A: You can't get a modification of your agreement in Family Court. You'd need to wait until the Divorce Judgment gets signed & THEN file for modification. Be prepared to prove that the reduction of your income since you signed the agreement was thru no fault of your own - and that you're making best efforts to maximize your income. Schedule a consultation with a Bronx Divorce attorney for a full assessment.

Q. Getting separated from wife. She wants spousal support. I pay child support from a previous relationship. Can I deduct

1 August 2017

A: The way the statute reads, it's technically payment of maintenance (a/k/a spousal support) which gets deducted form income before calculating child support. Often times, however, cases resolve themselves by doing the reverse calculation (as you've laid it out). Schedule a consultation with a Bronx Divorce attorney for a full assessment.