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 order enforcing visitation, an order of protection, and/or other legal remedies. The longer the parental alienation is allowed to go unrestrained, the … [Read more...]
Child Custody Litigation
Watch today's video blog on the topic of Child Custody Litigation: Elliot S. Schlissel is a divorce attorney representing clients for more than 45 years. He and his associates handle all aspects of family law child custody proceedings, and divorce litigation in both the Supreme Court and the Family Court. Elliot can be reached for … [Read more...]
Ashley Madison Data Going Public Causing Rising Divorce Rates
Hackers recently posted the names, addresses, partial credit card numbers and email addresses of the large majority of almost 40 million users of the Ashley Madison website. The Ashley Madison website acts as a center for individuals seeking to cheat on their spouses to meet other individuals who seek to cheat on their spouses through the internet. … [Read more...]
Child Custody Issues
To watch today's video blog, please click on the link below: Elliot S. Schlissel is a child custody attorney. He has been representing parents for more than 45 years in all aspects of custody litigation. He and his associates are available for consultation by contacting one of the attorneys at 516-561-6645, 718-350-2802 or by email to … [Read more...]
Wife Ordered to Produce Facebook Data in Custody Case
Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Ecker sitting in Westchester County recently ordered a wife in a custody dispute to turn over four years worth of her Facebook postings. The purpose of turning over the documents was to determine how much time she had spent with her child during the prior four years. Justice Ecker took this action because the wife had … [Read more...]
Mother Allowed to Relocate With Child To Florida
A proceeding was brought by a mother, JL in Nassau County Supreme Court before Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Goodstein regarding relocating with her child to Florida. She requested the father's existing visitation schedule with their child be modified. The Custody Agreement The parties had entered into a custody agreement which provided the … [Read more...]
Suffolk County Arrests Parents at Traffic Stops for Non-Payment of Child Support
Since June of 2015, Suffolk County has a new policy concerning traffic stops. Police Officers in Suffolk County are checking on each traffic stop as to whether the parent involved owes back child support. Upon reviewing the court records, if it is found the parent owes child support the parent is handcuffed and taken into custody. County Executive … [Read more...]
Father Denied Sole Custody But Should Be Allowed Parenting Time With The Children
A father had brought an application to the Family Court seeking a modification of a custody order. Father and mother had initially stipulated the mother would have sole legal custody of the children and the father would have parenting time. Father thereafter brought a proceeding to change physical custody of the children from the mother to him. He … [Read more...]
VIDEO: A Billion Dollar Divorce
Watch today's video blog where we are discussing a Billion Dollar Divorce: Elliot S. Schlissel is a divorce attorney with more than 45 years experience representing clients in all aspects of matrimonial law. He prepares prenuptial and post nuptial agreements. Elliot can be reached for consultation at 516-561-6645, 718-350-2802 or by email … [Read more...]
Husband’s Down Payment to Purchase Home Considered Separate Property
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the Third Department, an appeals court, has upheld a Supreme Court decision which found the down payment a husband used to purchase the marital residence was the husband's separate property. The Case The parties to a marriage purchased a home 5 months after they were married. At that time, the … [Read more...]
