Child Custody
England is Throwing Wicked Stepmothers in Jail
Preferences Preferences We are all familiar with Cinderella, the children’s folk-tale by The Brothers Grimm, which features a wicked stepmother who abuses Cinderella and treats her as a servant in her home. Poor Cinderella was subjected to neglect, emotional abuse, and deprivation of love and affection from her wicked stepmother. Unfortunately, many children are…
Read MoreWhen Can a Parent Relocate From New York With a Child?
Best Interest Of The Child Standard In the New York Court of Appeals case Tropea v. Tropea, 87 N.Y.2d 727, 665 N.E.2d 145, the custodial parent sought permission to relocate from Onondaga County to the Schenectady area so that she could settle into a new home with her fiancé and raise her sons within a…
Read MoreSurrogacy Contracts in NY
New York Times published the article “And Surrogacy Makes 3 In New York, a Push for Compensated Surrogacy,” written by Anemona Hartocollis. The article describes a gay couple that opted for gestational surrogacy in California so that they could finally have a child. Gestational surrogacy is when a woman is paid to go through the…
Read MoreWho Gets Doggy Custody?
Many families have a very special connection with their pets and even consider them to be part of the family. So what happens when two spouses are arguing over who gets to keep the pet in the mist of a divorce? New York Law Journal published an article by Tania Karas, titled Divorce Judge Considers…
Read MoreHow DNA Testing is Changing Fatherhood
Imagine discovering that your child you raised from birth, took to dance recitals, tucked into bed each night, and loved unconditionally was not actually your child. New Yorks Times article “Who Knew I was Not the Father” describes a father’s worst nightmare. The article reports that a man who had raised his daughter for four…
Read MoreHow is Child Custody Determined in New York?
When going through a divorce child custody is one issue that will need to be resolved. There are several different types of child custody orders that can come about, including joint custody, sole custody or even third party custody. The court will look into all aspects of the situation between the parents and the children.…
Read MoreUnderstanding Child Custody in New York
One of the most difficult yet important issues to resolve in a divorce case is that of child custody. Child custody is simply the responsibility of and care for a child. This could be a parent, a grandparent, or another legally appointed guardian. If someone believes that they should have custody of a child or…
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