Private Schools and the Autistic Child Child support in all fifty states in the United States is based on the Child Support Standard Act. This statute lays out a schedule of child support payments and ancillary expenses the non-residential custodial parent must contribute to. However, private school tuition is not one of the items included as a … [Read more...]
Autism and the Child – Part II
Special Needs For The Autistic Child Autistic children require expensive therapy and special education regimes that are not available in local school districts. This results in additional expenses for families. Judges hearing divorce cases involving autistic children need to pay special attention to the needs of the autistic child. Residential … [Read more...]
Autism and Divorce – Part I
Divorce is a common occurrence in today’s world. In some states almost half of the marriages end in divorce. When a married couple has an Autistic child it further complicates the home situation. The inability of one or both parents to deal with the stress and problems in raising an autistic child can be a cause of divorce. Parents of children … [Read more...]
Lie To The Court and Your Divorce Gets Dismissed
Justice Charles J. Markey was recently presented with two cases involving divorces that had similar fact situations. In both cases judgments for divorce had been granted to the parties based on sworn statements that there were no children from the marriages. However in both situations the court eventually discovered that there were children of … [Read more...]
Jobs, Money and Marriage
As the economy falls back into recession, monetary issues will become more significant to American families. Men and women will argue even more about financial issues. Losing Your Job When the primary bread winner loses his or her job, it creates an enormous amount of stress. The job market impacts on all aspects of family life. It becomes an … [Read more...]
Husband Jailed for Failure to Comply With Settlement Agreement
Supreme Court Justice Bruno, sitting in Nassau County, recently put a man in jail because he did not comply with the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement. The settlement agreement required that the father maintain a $2,000,000 life insurance policy. The wife and the other children were to be the irrevocable beneficiaries. The wife waived various … [Read more...]
Mother Unfit to Obtain Custody: Father Awarded Permanent Sole Custody of Daughters
Justice MacKenzi, sitting in the Supreme Court in Suffolk County, awarded a father permanent sole and legal custody of his two daughters. There had previously been a temporary custody order in this case. There were allegations that the mother had engaged in parental alienation of the parties four children against the father. The evidence showed … [Read more...]
Orders of Protection
When one party to a relationship appears in the Family Court and requests an order of protection, there is a tendency for judges to grant these requests. The initial order of protection, given on an ex parte basis (without the other party having his or her day in court), is called a temporary order of protection. Unfortunately for the fathers, a … [Read more...]