Tune in to today's video blog where we are discussing a case in which a mother brought an application to regain her parenting rights: Elliot S. Schlissel is a family law attorney. Elliot has been representing parents in child custody, CPS and ACS investigations and other family matters for more than 45 years. He and his associates can be … [Read more...]
Mother Entitled To Sole Legal Custody of The Parties’ Children
Judge Richard Meyer sitting in the Family Court of Essex County was referred a case for determination with regard to cross applications of both the mother and father to determine permanent custody of the parties' children. Justice Meyer had ordered a forensic psychological evaluation of the family. He took this action to obtain information to … [Read more...]
Criminal Court Order of Protection
On today's video blog we discuss criminal court orders of protection in New York: Elliot S. Schlissel is a family law attorney. He can be reached at 1-800-344-6431 or by email at schlissel.law@att.net … [Read more...]
What Can You Do When the Custodial Parent Wants To Relocate With Your Children?
When the custodial parent wants to relocate, he or she should bring an application to either the Family Court or the Supreme Court in the State of New York, to get the court's permission to move away. In a perfect world, when this happens, you oppose the move and show it is not in the children's best interest to relocate with the custodial … [Read more...]
New York State Bar Association Proposes Creation of New Family Court Judgeships
The New York State Bar Association has requested that Governor Andrew Cuomo allocate sufficient funds for twenty new Family Court judgeships in the State of New York. New York State Bar Association President David Schraver when discussing the need for Family Court judgeships stated, "sadly, children's lives are put on hold while too few judges … [Read more...]
Autism and Divorce
It is approximated that one in every ninety children born in the United States suffers from Autism. Autism has been described as a pervasive developmental disorder of the brain. It creates symptoms involving children who have difficulty speaking; who speak in monotones and engage in obsessive compulsive behavior. Autistic children throw temper … [Read more...]
The Unusual Custody Battle Involving 4 Year Old Veronica
Veronica, a beautiful 4 year old girl, was the subject of a long drawn out high profile custody litigation between her Native American father and the parents who adopted her. The Capobiancos adopted Veronica at the time of her birth in 2009. Since then they have been involved in litigation over custody of Veronica with Mr. Brown, her Native … [Read more...]
Mother Allowed to Relocate with Child to Mississippi
The Appellate Division of the First Department of the State of New York, an appeals court, recently overruled a decision of Manhattan Family Court Referee Ivy Cook which denied a mother's request to relocate herself and her child to Mississippi. In her application the mother claimed that she could not support the child "beyond the subsistence … [Read more...]
Biological Mother Can’t Argue Ex-Same Sex Partner Not Be Considered a Child’s Parent
In April of 2013, Judge Theresa Whelan, sitting in the Family Court in Suffolk County, was presented with a same sex visitation case. The non-biological parent brought a petition for custody and/or visitation regarding a child born to her former same-sex partner. The respondent in the case, the biological parent, claimed the same-sex partner could … [Read more...]
Problems Men Face in Family Courts
Have men's rights in Family Courts become a civil rights matter? Do men need to band together to protect their rights that are being abused in Family Courts? Is there an inherent bias against men in the Family Courts? Do Family Courts make presumptions that have a negative effect on men's rights? Women as Nurturers Prior to 1989, there … [Read more...]
