Gretchen Beall Schumann

Gretchen Beall Schumann

Schumann Law
Gretchen Beall Schumann, founding partner of the firm and a leading name in New York family law, has extensive experience in matters involving complex domestic and international aspects of family law in trial and appellate courts, with an excellent record of success in her litigated cases. She is adept at handling sophisticated financial and child-related matters and has argued landmark appellate cases with lasting impact. In addition to serving as a Neutral Evaluator for the New York Supreme Court Matrimonial Neutral Evaluation Program and as an expert on New York law for foreign courts, Ms. Schumann is a frequent presenter here and abroad, including on aspects of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, electronic privacy and family law, cross-border enforcement of marital agreements, trust assets and divorce, interstate and international jurisdictional disputes, equitable distribution, business valuations in divorce, and trial advocacy. She has served as a commentator for print and other media and regularly authors chapters on all aspects of New York family law practice for several international publications.
Gretchen Beall Schumann, founding partner of the firm and a leading name in New York family law, has extensive experience in matters involving complex domestic and international aspects of family law in trial and appellate courts, with an excellent record of success in her litigated cases. She is adept at handling sophisticated financial and child-related matters and has argued landmark appellate cases with lasting impact. In addition to serving as a Neutral Evaluator for the New York Supreme Court Matrimonial Neutral Evaluation Program and as an expert on New York law for foreign courts, Ms...

Publications

Family Asset Protection Law Guide: Divorce, Finance and the Media

Author of the United States (New York) chapter in the Family Asset Protection Law Guide: Divorce, Finance and the Media , published 14 October 2025 .