Alan Dubow

Divorce Mediator | Collaborative Attorney | Family Conflict Resolution Professional

Westchester County, New York | Serving Families Throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange County & New York City
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Professional Overview

Alan M. Dubow is a Westchester County-based divorce mediator, collaborative attorney, and family conflict resolution professional with more than four decades of experience handling sophisticated matrimonial and family law matters throughout New York.

Admitted to practice law in New York since 1981, Mr. Dubow brings extensive litigation, trial, appellate, and negotiation experience into the mediation process, helping parties resolve emotionally and financially complex disputes through structured, informed, and solution-oriented negotiation rather than prolonged courtroom litigation.

Over the past decade, Mr. Dubow has increasingly focused his practice on divorce mediation, collaborative law, and alternative dispute resolution, applying decades of courtroom experience to help parties avoid unnecessary conflict, reduce litigation exposure, and maintain greater control over family and financial outcomes.

His experience handling high-conflict and high-stakes matrimonial matters allows him to guide individuals and families through difficult transitions with professionalism, discretion, clarity, and practical problem-solving.
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Divorce Mediation & Family Conflict Resolution

Mr. Dubow’s mediation practice focuses on helping couples and families resolve disputes privately, constructively, and efficiently outside of court.

He regularly mediates matters involving:
• Divorce and matrimonial disputes
• High-conflict divorce
• Child custody and parenting disputes
• Parenting plans and co-parenting agreements
• Child and spousal support matters
• Equitable distribution and asset division
• Complex financial divorce disputes
• Family conflict resolution
• Post-divorce disputes
• Pre-litigation and court-referred mediation

His mediation approach is particularly well suited for:
• Parents seeking child-focused resolutions
• Families hoping to reduce emotional conflict
• Professionals and executives seeking privacy and discretion
• Couples wishing to avoid prolonged litigation
• Parties seeking practical and durable agreements

Mr. Dubow understands that family disputes often involve not only legal and financial complexity, but also emotional stress, communication breakdowns, and concerns about long-term family relationships.

His goal is to help parties move beyond adversarial conflict and work toward realistic, informed, and sustainable solutions.
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Child Custody & Parenting Matters

A substantial portion of Mr. Dubow’s practice involves child custody disputes, parenting agreements, and family-related conflict resolution.

He has extensive experience helping families address:
• Parenting schedules
• Co-parenting communication
• Custody and parenting disputes
• Child-focused settlement planning
• Family transition issues
• Domestic relations conflicts
• High-conflict parenting matters

Mr. Dubow strongly believes that reducing conflict between parents often leads to healthier long-term outcomes for both children and families.

His mediation style emphasizes:
• Respectful communication
• Structured negotiation
• Child-centered problem-solving
• Practical parenting solutions
• Reducing stress on children
• Long-term family stability
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Collaborative Divorce Practice

As a collaborative attorney, Mr. Dubow helps clients pursue non-adversarial divorce solutions through a structured process focused on communication, transparency, and negotiated settlement.

The collaborative process allows parties to:
• Resolve disputes privately
• Avoid courtroom litigation
• Maintain greater control over outcomes
• Protect family relationships
• Reduce emotional and financial strain

His collaborative law experience is especially valuable in matters involving:
• Parenting disputes
• Complex financial matters
• High-conflict relationships
• Long-term family planning concerns
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Litigation, Trial & Appellate Experience

Before concentrating his practice on mediation and collaborative law, Mr. Dubow spent decades handling complex matrimonial, commercial, and civil litigation matters throughout New York.

His legal background includes:
• Matrimonial and divorce litigation
• Domestic relations matters
• Child custody disputes
• Financial and property division matters
• Complex commercial litigation
• Real estate disputes and transactions
• Trial advocacy
• Appellate advocacy before the First and Second Departments

He has extensive courtroom experience throughout:
• Westchester County
• Putnam County
• Dutchess County
• Orange County
• Rockland County
• New York City

This extensive litigation and appellate background allows him to help parties realistically evaluate legal risk, settlement opportunities, litigation exposure, and long-term practical outcomes during mediation proceedings.
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Mediation Philosophy

Mr. Dubow believes many family disputes can be resolved more effectively through informed negotiation, respectful communication, and structured mediation rather than emotionally and financially draining litigation.

His approach emphasizes:
• Practical and efficient resolution
• Informed decision-making
• Client control over outcomes
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Reducing emotional and financial strain
• Constructive communication
• Durable long-term agreements

Drawing from decades of litigation and family law experience, he works to help parties resolve disputes with dignity, stability, and a forward-looking perspective.