A New York Family Lawyer said a man filed a paternity petition requesting that an order be made declaring him to be the father of a child. The man and the mother were present at the trial and the documents reflect that the court already noted the paternity of the…
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Court Orders Respondent to Submit DNA for Paternity Testing
A New York Family Lawyer said the matter before the Court is a motion brought by the Deputy Court Attorney’s Office, on behalf of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), seeking to have the Court direct the respondent to submit to DNA testing for the purpose of establishing…
Petitioner Seeks Increase of Child Support Payments
A York Family Lawyer said this is an action to recover the value of legal services provided to plaintiff’s client in connection with support proceedings wherein defendant was the named respondent. This matter appears before this Court upon the following stipulated facts. A Nassau County Family Attorney said that in…
Wife Appeals Denial for Child Support Arrears
A New York Family Lawyer said in a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment, the plaintiff wife appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, which denied her motion for leave to enter a judgment for child support arrears. A Nassau County Family attorney…
Plaintiff Brings Suit for Counsel Fees
A New York Family Lawyer said this is an action to recover the value of legal services provided to plaintiff’s client in connection with support proceedings wherein defendant was the named respondent. This matter appears before this Court upon the following stipulated facts. A Staten Island Family Lawyer said that…
Paintiff Requests Order Removing Spouse from the Home
A New York Family Lawyer said in an action for divorce, plaintiff wife has made two applications for orders directing defendant to vacate the marital home; to provide support and maintenance for her and the issue of the marriage; and to restrain him from removing furnishings, furniture and personal property…
Wife Motion for Contempt of Court Against Husband
A New York Family Lawyer said the plaintiff (“Wife”) moves by Order to Show Cause seeking an Order a) holding Defendant (“Husband”) in contempt of Court for his willful failure to comply with the Judgment of Divorce entered in this action, and for his willful refusal to comply with the…
Wife Files a Motion for Upward Modification of Child Support
A New York Family Lawyer said in a condition of settlement incorporated but not merged into the decision of divorce, a couple agreed to waive their right to fix the support of their child under the standards act for some period, during which time the father, a licensed urologist who…
Wife Holds Former Husband in Contempt for Failure to Comply with Child Support
A New York Family Lawyer said in a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment, the complainant former husband appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Nassau County Supreme Court as granted the defendant former wife’s motion to hold him…
Court Hears Paternity Case
A New York Family Lawyer said complainants initiated a paternity proceeding against a man. An infant had been born and after a denial by the man, preparation for a contested proceeding followed. However, both parties with their attorneys resolved the matter and executed a written agreement. A New York Custody…