A New York Family Lawyer said this is a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4 where the father appeals from the order of the Family Court of Kings County dated 7 October 2009 granting the mother’s objection to an order of the same court dated 12…
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Father Claims Lack of Jurisdiction in Child Support Hearing
A New York Family Lawyer said in a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals, by permission, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Kings County, as granted the mother’s objection to an order of the…
Court Decides Custody in Light of Fathers Drug Use
A New York Family Lawyer said that from 28 June 2006 to 3 July 2006, respondent father was admitted to W Hospital where he was diagnosed with psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, poly-substance dependence, substance induced psychotic disorder, borderline and anti-social personality traits. Following hospitalization, respondent father failed to take…
Court Rules in Custody Battle
A New York Family Lawyer related child custody and visitation proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, and related family offense proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, a Kings County Family attorney said that the father appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an…
Court Discusses Doctrine of Comity
A New York Family Lawyer said the Mother and the Respondent Father are both Egyptian nationals and were married in Egypt and have one daughter born in January, 1987. The parties were divorced on July 11, 1987, in a court of competent jurisdiction. Pursuant to the divorce decree, the Father…
Mother Challenges Custody Arrangment
A New York Family Lawyer said the parties in this matter initiated a stipulation of settlement which was so ordered by the court. The stipulation provides that it will survive and shall not merge into any decision of divorce. A New York Custody Lawyer said that also provides for joint…
Petitioner Seeks to Modify Custody based on Allegations of Neglect
A New York Family Lawyer said that it is not disputed that a boy was born to a woman. Four days later, the mother and Mr. B. signed an acknowledgment of paternity regarding the boy. The mother and Mr. B. were never married. On June 12, 2008, before the child…
Mother Files Looking to Enforce and Modify Child Support Obligations
A New York Family Lawyer said a couple entered into a separation agreement and it was recited. The parties were aware of the condition of the child support law and their respective rights and obligations. However, they agreed to depart from the child support guidelines, noting that the mother was…
Father Appeals Increase in Child Support
A New York Family Lawyer said that, in a proceeding for an upward modification of an award of child support, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, entered December 12, 1990, which denied his objections to an order of the same court, entered September 5,…
Court Decides if it Erred in Child Support Determination
A New York Family Lawyer said that, petitioner objects to the order which terminated the order of child support of December 12, 1988. The objections are sustained and the order terminating the December 12, 1988 order of child support is vacated and the order of child support is continued. The…