2018 NY Slip Op. 02781 April 25, 2018 Decision This proceeding was called pursuant to Family Court Act Article 4. The mother is appealing a decision that was previously made by Kings Family Court on January 12, 2017. In that proceeding, the mother’s objections were denied, and the court granted…
Matter of B. v J. 2018, NY Slip Op. 02148 L.B., Petitioner, Respondent. v. J.L. Respondent, Appellant. Decision This case is an appeal from the Queens County Family Court, May 6, 2016. The order awarded the parties joint legal custody of their child, with the mother receiving primary physical custody…
Matter of Isiah (Terry C.) NY Slip Op. 06954 October 4, 2017 Decision This is an appeal brought by the Petitioner form an Order of the Family Court in Kings County. This Order granted a motion brought by the mother requesting to dismiss the petitions which had alleged that she…
E.V. v R.V. NY Slip Op. 05994 August 2, 2017 Decision The plaintiff appeals from an order and decision from the Supreme Court. The order denied the plaintiff’s motion to strike a forensic mental health report, or for leave to cross examine the court appointed forensic expert regarding the mental…
No. NN-16543/16 March 10, 2017 Facts of the Case On 5/19/2015, the Administration for Children Services “ACS” filed a petition pursuant to Family Court Act 1012 against the respondent mother Brittany O’L-F and respondent father Ruperto F. Jr. regarding the child “Robin” who was born in May of 2015. Allegations…
2017 Slip Op 01676 Decision This is an appeal, filed in Queens County, by the plaintiff from an Order to Show Cause. The OSC granted the defendants application to restrain the plaintiff from transferring their minor child from a school in Queens to a school in Nassau County. The court…
This private placement adoption action presents a number of intertwined legal issues that highlight the shortcomings of the private placement adoption statutes in New York State. The infant who is the subject of the case has now been in the home of the petitioners since February 21, 1998 without the…
January 22, 2016 Attorney for Petitioner was Maria V. De La Cruz of Jamaica. The attorney for the defendant was Heather Lothrop of Kew Gardens. The respondent Sandy C. filed for an Order Compelling the Petitioner, Carlos L., to serve a bill of particulars, which is granted (Civil Practice Law…
Slip Op 07087 October 27, 2017 This is regarding an order for disposition regarding four children, entered on August 2014, and brings up an issue of a fact-finding order. It was concluded that the father (respondent) had neglected the children, which was affirmed. The order was affirmed to the degree…
April 26, 2016 The biological mother (petitioner) Beverly L. surrendered her parental rights of her 2 daughters Kendall and Brooke, and her son Zachary. She signed a Judicial Conditional Surrender reserving the right to visit her children and has done so many times. The mother filed 2 different orders to…