In an action by the guardian of the person and property of an incompetent (ward), the founder and former president and chief executive officer of defendant and third-party plaintiff, a not-for-profit corporation formed in 1968 to deliver various health-related and other services to the poor in the South Bronx. A…
In this Family case, the subject children are the parties’ twin sons, born in the Dominican Republic. The father obtained a default order of custody there in 2002, an order appealed by the mother and affirmed by the Dominican court, a month after she had brought the boys to the…
In this abuse and neglect case, the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) filed child neglect petitions, pursuant to Family Court Act Article 10, against Respondent Mother in Bronx County Family Court. A New York Family Lawyer said the petitions alleged that a hospital social worker stated that the child, two…
On March 12, 1996, the accused mother brought her two-year-old daughter to North Central Bronx Hospital for a neurological examination and psychiatric evaluation on the recommendation of her pediatrician. The child suffered from febrile seizures, frequent ear infections and pica, an eating disorder involving ingestion of nonfood such as paint…
The petition contains 10 charges of professional misconduct against the accused counsel. After a hearing, the Special Referee sustained all 10 charges. The Grievance Committee moved to confirm the Special Referee’s report. A New York Family Lawyer said in response to the Grievance Committee’s motion, the accused counsel submits that,…
On June 30, 2010, Petitioner filed an Illegal Lockout proceeding by order to show cause in lieu of notice of petition, alleging that on May 5, 2010, his wife, Respondent had illegally locked him out of their apartment located at 1880 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, New York. Neither party appeared on…
On June 9, 2009, the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) filed a petition against Respondent Mother alleging she had abused and neglected her daughter. On June 8, 2009, a physician at the Medical Center reported that the child was brought to the hospital by EMS after Respondent found the child…
The parties were married in January 2004, separated about a year and a half later and were divorced on July 13, 2006. They are the parents of a now six-year-old boy born on May 17, 2004. A New York Family Lawyer said the stipulation settling the divorce case granted the…
A husband seeks custody of their two children from his wife who surreptitiously left the conjugal home in New York and took the children to Virginia where the wife’s relatives all lived. During the trial, the husband and the wife testified. A New York Family Lawyer said the mother-in-law of…
A husband seeks custody of their two children from his wife who surreptitiously left the conjugal home in New York and took the children to Virginia where the wife’s relatives all lived. During the trial, the husband and the wife testified. A New York Family Lawyer said the mother-in-law of…