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Offit Kurman Welcomes Family Law Associate Natalie Diratsouian

December 7, 2023

HACKENSACK, NJ – (December 7, 2023) – Offit Kurman is pleased to welcome Associate Natalie N. Diratsouian to the firm’s Family Law practice, resident in the Hackensack, New Jersey office.

Natalie Diratsouian has extensive experience in both drafting and negotiating agreements and litigating a range of complex and high-conflict matters, including pre-judgment and post-judgment issues relating to custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution and relocation issues.

Before joining Offit Kurman, Diratsouian worked with renowned firms in Manhattan and Bergen County, gaining vital experience with matrimonial law. She also served as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter J. Melchionne, P.J.F.P. (Ret.), the Presiding Judge of the Family Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County.

In law school, Diratsouian’s achievements included being the Notes and Comments Editor for the New York Law School Law Review and affiliating with the Diane Abbey Law Center for Children and Families. She gained diverse experience as a General Counsel Summer Associate and a judicial extern in the Bergen County Family Part.

Diratsouian earned her B.A. from The College of New Jersey and her J.D., cum laude, from New York Law School.

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