Family Law 2026

USA – NEW YORK Law and Practice Contributed by: Gretchen Beall Schumann and Rashel Zywica, Schumann Law LLC

Schumann Law LLC is one of New York’s premier matrimonial and family law firms, known for matri ‑ monial and family law landmark decisions and skilled courtroom advocacy. Its legal team is dedicated and solution-oriented, with a focus on high net worth and complex family law matters, including international matters. With decades of family law experience and

proven results, its attorneys are committed to guid ‑ ing clients through difficult life transitions and meet ‑ ing their clients’ individual needs and objectives with sensitivity, sophistication and discretion, while striv ‑ ing to maintain the highest ethical and legal practice standards.

Authors

Gretchen Beall Schumann is a founding partner of Schumann Law LLC, and has extensive experience in matters involving complex domestic and international family law. A former President of the New York Women’s

Rashel Zywica is a matrimonial and family law attorney with extensive experience representing high net worth individuals in multi-faceted divorce and custody matters. She has practised family law exclusively since her admission to the New York Bar in 2019. She is an active member of the New York State Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association. Ms Zywica has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Stern College and a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, where she served as an articles editor on the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Bar Association Foundation, Inc., she is also past President of the New York Women’s Bar Association, and a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Ms Schumann earned her BA from Columbia University and her JD from Cornell Law School.

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