Child Removal Proceedings by Child Protective Services – Part II
Levels of Proof In proceedings brought in the Family Court by CPS, the level of proof necessary to establish child abuse or child neglect is minimal. The formal rules of evidence which apply in other...
View ArticleDealing With Parental Alienation Problems – Part I
In divorce and Family Court litigation involving custody and spending parenting time with children, sometimes one parent seeks to alienate the children from the other. God gives each child two parents....
View ArticleDealing With Parental Alienation Problems – Part II
Fighting Parental Alienation The best way to deal with a situation involving parental alienation is for the alienated parent to take immediate legal action to ask for either a change in custody, an...
View ArticleThe Grounds For Divorce in New York
Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage The newest ground for divorce is a no fault ground. This no fault ground is used in the large majority of divorce cases today. It simplifies the divorce process...
View ArticleCustody: Who Is The Parent?
There has been an unusual, and highly publicized case in Kentucky. This case involves a nine year old girl. She uses the middle and last name of a woman who is not biologically related to her. She...
View ArticleRepresenting Yourself in Family Court: Usually a Bad Idea!
Our law office has been representing men and women in the Family Courts in the Metropolitan New York area for 40 years. We have participated in scores of cases where our clients have initially tried...
View ArticleWhat Should a Parenting Plan Include
I’ve heard that good marriages are made in heaven and bad marriages are made on earth. Whether a marriage or a relationship is good or bad children should not be made to suffer when the relationship...
View ArticleJudge Finds Child’s Best Interests Are Served By Mother Being Allowed To...
In a case before Judge Aija Tingling ,who sits in the Family Court of New York County, a mother brought a petition seeking to relocate with her child. The father opposed the mother’s application. The...
View ArticleAmicable Divorce
Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, is getting divorced from his wife. The Bezos’ seek to avoid fighting, arguing, anguish and other problems associated with a nasty, drawn out legal battle in a...
View ArticleDivorce in Saudi Arabia
My office has been representing clients in divorce cases for approximately 40 years. I recently became aware of how divorces proceed in Saudi Arabia. To protect women’s rights the government of Saudi...
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