Lawyer Overview
Ms. Batsedis is Counsel in the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law Department and Trusts & Estates Group. She is an experienced litigator with many years of experience handling family and matrimonial law matters, estate administration, planning and litigation, and guardianship proceedings. In her family law and matrimonial practice, Ms. Batsedis litigates matters pertaining to divorce, legal separation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, custody, visitation, child support, orders of protection, paternity, and estoppel matters. She also represents and litigates on behalf of clients pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction.
In her estate planning practice, Ms. Batsedis advises and counsels clients on estate administration, estate planning, and estate litigation, and prepares testamentary directives as well as documents involving estate planning, healthcare, and financial decisions. She also litigates guardianship proceedings for adults and minors pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law and Surrogate’s Court Procedure. Her experience with guardianship proceedings has earned Ms. Batsedis the respect of the courts and has been appointed to serve as a guardian, court evaluator, and attorney for incapacitated individuals on multiple occasions.
In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Batsedis was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and volunteered her services for high school students participating in the New York City Mock Trial Competition.
Prior to joining Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP, Ms. Batsedis was an associate at Segal & Greenberg LLP and a partner at Zimmet Law Group, where she honed her skills handling family and matrimonial law matters, estate administration, planning and litigation, and guardianships. She is fluent in Greek.
Publications
“Note: Embryo Adoption: A Science Fiction or an Alternative to Traditional Adoption?” 41 FAM. CT. REV. 565, October 2003.
“The State of New York Does Exist: How States Control Compliance with International Law” 82 N.C. L. REV. 457 (2004), as a Research Assistant
“A Survey of Unified Family Court: An Assessment of Different Jurisdictional Modes” 42 FAM. CT. REV. 12 (Jan. 2004), as a Research Assistant