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Mother jailed after children fall from top of a car, a New York Family Lawyer explains

A woman was put in jail after her children were injured after being awarded for good behavior. The mother attempted to award her child who helped her clean the house, a New York Family Lawyer mentioned. The 8-year-old and 9-year-old children were taken to the hospital after they fell from…

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Child trafficking concerns halt adoption proceedings in Nepal, reports New York Family Lawyer


Families who are looking to adopt a child from Nepal, or who are in the process of doing so, have been put on hold as adoption proceedings have been made more difficult in recent months because of fears of child trafficking, said a New York Family Lawyer. 

Dozens of families…

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Bill Reintroduced to Congress: Same-Sex Couples to Sponsor Foreign Partners

About two months ago, the Obama Administration announced that it would not defend the Defense of Marriage Act, the controversial act that restricts federal benefits for heterosexual couples. Since that announcement, Immigration Equality, a nonprofit based in Washington and New York that advocates in favor of gay immigrants, announced its…

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Stepmother accused of murder and severe abuse

Authorities continue to search for the missing head of 10-year-old disabled girl, Zahra after a long search revealed her desecrated body, said New York Family Lawyers. Elise Baker, 42, is accused of abusing, murdering and dismembering the girl’s body, according to NYC Family Lawyer reports. Coroner reports said Zahra died…

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Jury finds man guilty after he killed a young child while driving under the influence of alcohol,

A man and his girlfriend made a crucial and deadly mistake when they made the decision to let the man drive her young son home after she was arrested one evening, revealed a New York City Family Lawyer. In Manhattan and Long Island this crime is considered the ultimate in…

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