In a case in Kings County Supreme Court before Justice Delores Thomas, a husband filed a divorce case against his wife. The wife took action to have the marriage declared void (to have never existed). The wife provided documentation that while her attorney was looking into the appraisal of their property in the Dominican Republic, her attorney … [Read more...]
Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Allegations
Domestic violence situations often occur in residences. Domestic violence cases involving requests for Orders of Protection, arrests by the police, and applications in the Family Court usually involve individuals who live in the same residence. The District Attorney’s offices in the Metropolitan New York area take allegations of domestic violence … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Mother Secretly Relocates With Child
Attorney Elliot S. Schlissel discusses a case in which a mother secretly relocated to North Carolina with a child. … [Read more...]
Internet Crimes: Child Pornography on the Internet
In recent years there has been many prosecutions of individuals relating to downloading or uploading child pornography through the internet. In addition, contact on the internet with minors or providing obscene material to minors, is also a crime. These cases are prosecuted by federal investigators, state investigators and local police … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Court Refuses to Deviate From A Child Support Standards Act Requirement
Happy Independence Day from the Offices of Elliot Schlisel
Happy Independence Day And thanks to all who serve. … [Read more...]
Wife Entitled to 50% of Husband’s NY Fire Department Pension Retroactively
A wife brought a case in Rockland County Supreme Court before Justice Robert Berliner. In this case the parties had been divorced by a judgment dividing the marital portion of each of the parties’ pension and retirement benefits. Thereafter the wife submitted a Domestic Relations Order concerning the husband’s New York City Fire Department … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How Do You Choose A Divorce Lawyer?
Elliot discusses what you should look for when choosing a divorce lawyer. … [Read more...]
