This is the story of a complicated, unique case decided by the Texas Court of Appeals. Two men first travel to Canada and thereafter to California for the purpose of creating a legal gay union. A surrogate was hired who bore a child for one of the gay men. A proceeding was brought in the State of California to establish both gay men as legal … [Read more...]
Child Abuse Charge Against Father Dismissed
Judge Gilbetz, sitting in the Family Court in Bronx County, was recently presented with a case of child abuse against a father. The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is the agency in the City of New York charged with investigating and making presentations in court concerning allegations of child abuse. In the case before Judge … [Read more...]
Mother Cannot Modify Custody of Children
In a Westchester Family Court case, a mother sought to modify a judgement of divorce in which the father had received custody of the children. The judgement of divorce gave the father sole legal custody of his two young children. The mother petitioned the Family Court in Westchester County to enter a new order giving her physical custody of the … [Read more...]
Woman Jailed for Alienating Children from Father
In June of this year Supreme Court Judge Ross, the supervising judge of the matrimonial courts in Nassau County, held that a mother, Lauren R., willfully violated his court order by intentionally and deliberately alienating her young children from her ex-husband Ted R. Civil Contempt Judge Ross held her in civil contempt and ordered that she … [Read more...]
