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Court Questions Jurisdiction of Stay Away Order

A man filed a request for an order granting him a decision prohibiting his opponent from continuing the temporary stay away order of protection against him. The opponent however opposes the application, in its entirety. A New York Family Lawyer said this case started when the man was arrested because…

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Court Hears Case Regarding Double Jeopardy Against Infant Defendant

A Bronx Order of Protection Lawyer said that, the petitioners, pursuant to Article 78 CPLR, seek relief in the nature of prohibition restraining the respondent court (Family Court) from conducting further proceedings against the petitioning infant upon a claim that former jeopardy is a bar to a subsequent hearing. Relief…

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Court Decides if Child Protective Services are Immune from Liability

Plaintiffs are siblings, born on December 29, 1976 and January 16, 1980, respectively. They were removed from the custody of their natural parents in February 1982 after it was determined that the five-year-old child had contracted gonorrhea of the throat. The children were first placed with defendant Society and, after…

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Respondent Mother Found in Civil Contempt

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…

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