Bettina D. Hindin

New York

Offit Kurman
590 Madison Ave.
6th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Tel: 929.476.0044

Email: bettina.hindin@offitkurman.com
Web: www.offitkurman.com

Professional Biography

Bettina D. Hindin is a highly regarded matrimonial litigator with extensive experience representing clients in complex family law, LGBTQIA, surrogacy, and assisted reproductive technology (ART) matters. Recognized for her sophisticated handling of financial issues arising in domestic relations cases, she is widely respected for her strategic advocacy, litigation skills, and deep understanding of evolving family law issues.

Bettina represents clients in a broad range of family law matters, including divorce, separation, annulment, maintenance, child support, support modifications, custody, visitation, relocation, paternity, surrogacy, equitable distribution, and asset valuation disputes. She also regularly negotiates and prepares prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, settlement agreements, and other domestic relations agreements. Notably, she was the first attorney in Nassau County, New York, to file parentage and surrogacy papers.

An accomplished trial and appellate attorney, Bettina has successfully litigated numerous matrimonial, child custody, support, and surrogacy matters before the Family Courts and Supreme Courts of New York and has argued appeals before the state’s appellate courts. She is known for combining forceful advocacy with a practical understanding of when negotiation and settlement can best serve her clients’ interests.

Beyond her legal practice, Bettina is recognized as an authority on family law issues and has frequently appeared as a commentator on MSNBC and CNN discussing matrimonial, family law, and reproductive law matters.

Bettina has received the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for more than 15 years, reflecting the highest standards of professional excellence and ethics. She has also been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer since 2009, consistently maintained a perfect 10.0 Avvo rating, and has been included among the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, New York’s Women Leaders in the Law, and the Tri-State Area’s leading family law practitioners.

Offit Kurman’s family law practice advises individuals and families through every stage of personal relationships, from premarital planning and family formation to separation, divorce, and post-judgment matters. The team handles a broad range of issues, including child custody and support, property division, spousal support, protective orders, and guardianships, providing practical guidance tailored to each client’s unique circumstances.

The firm is particularly experienced in complex and multi-jurisdictional matters, including interstate and international custody disputes, Hague Convention cases, cross-border asset issues, adoption, surrogacy, and assisted reproductive technology matters. Its attorneys regularly advise on prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, family business and estate-related disputes, and LGBTQIA+ family law issues.

Offit Kurman emphasizes strategic, solution-oriented representation, helping clients resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation, and collaborative processes whenever possible. When litigation is necessary, the firm’s experienced trial lawyers provide strong advocacy in matters involving custody, support, property division, domestic violence, and other complex family law disputes. Supported by a full-service platform and attorneys licensed across multiple jurisdictions, the team delivers comprehensive counsel for both routine and highly sophisticated family law matters.

Offit Kurman is a full-service law firm serving businesses, entrepreneurs, organizations, and private clients across the United States. With offices spanning twelve states and the District of Columbia, the firm combines broad geographic reach with a client-focused approach designed to address the evolving legal needs of both businesses and individuals.

For more than three decades, Offit Kurman has provided comprehensive legal counsel to privately held companies, business owners, and affluent families, assisting clients through a wide range of personal, commercial, and strategic matters. The firm’s multidisciplinary platform enables it to offer coordinated advice across corporate, litigation, employment, real estate, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates, family law, and numerous other practice areas.

Growth and entrepreneurship are central to the firm’s philosophy. Through strategic expansion and the continued development of its capabilities, Offit Kurman seeks to deliver practical, forward-thinking legal solutions that help clients protect their businesses, preserve wealth, manage risk, and capitalize on opportunities for growth.

Known for its collaborative culture and broad depth of experience, the firm provides clients with access to seasoned counsel across a diverse range of legal disciplines. By combining sophisticated legal guidance with an entrepreneurial mindset, Offit Kurman continues to serve as a trusted advisor to businesses and families navigating complex legal and commercial challenges.

“Widely respected throughout New York’s matrimonial bar, Bettina has earned a reputation for excellence in both litigation and negotiated resolutions. Her successful trial and appellate experience, coupled with her groundbreaking work in surrogacy and LGBTQIA family law matters, reflects a career defined by leadership, innovation, and outstanding client service.”
The Family Lawyers, 2026