This case is being heard in the New York Supreme Court located in Kings County. The plaintiff in the case is Elizabeth Benson Weiss and the defendant in the case is Bruce Weiss. The defendant/husband, Bruce Weiss has moved for an order to dismiss the complaint that has been made…
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Wife Contends Divorce Papers Fail to State a Cause of Action
This case is being heard in the Special Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Kings County. The plaintiff in the case is Sidney Wechter and the defendant in the case is Florence Wechter. The plaintiff husband is seeking a divorce and the defendant…
Court Reviews Foreign Divorce Decree
This case is taking place in the Special Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Nassau County. A New York Family Lawyer said the application to the court is being made by the petitioner, Marlene Kraham. The respondent in this case is Harvey Harris…
Plaintiff Says She was Fooled into Filing for Divorce
Annette Lavi is the respondent in this case and the appellant is Houshang Lavi. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department. The Special Term Court determined that in this particular case the Equitable Distribution Law allowed interim maintenance…
Can Biological Parents Who Surrendered Rights, Still Retain Rights Over Child?
This case raises the issue of the legal implications of the reservation of rights in surrender instruments executed by natural parents in accordance with the terms of Social Services Law § 383-c vis-a-vis the long-standing policy of this State that in an adoption the natural parent “shall have no rights…
Court Decides doctrine of Divorce Issued in Ukraine will be Recognized
Olga Vartsaba is the plaintiff of this case and Artur Vartsaba is the defendant. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Kings County. A New York Family Lawyer said the defendant has moved for an order to dismiss the complaint…
Plaintiff Seeks Divorce on the Grounds of Abandonment
The appellant in this particular case is C. Lynn Elson and the respondent in the matter is Barry R. Elson. The case is being heard in the Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. A New York Family Lawyer said the question that…
Court Hears Child Custody Dispute
The subject children are two minor boys, born November 26, 2001, and, born August 1, 2005. After the birth of the first child, the mother moved, with him, to Florida. Thereafter, by stipulation dated October 27, 2003, the parties agreed to joint legal and residential child custody until the first…
Court Decides if Father has Personal Jurisdiction
On December 6, 2010, Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”) commenced the instant Family Court Act Article 10 abuse matter. A New York Family Lawyer said that, the Petition alleges the following: A personnel from the Police Department called in a report on November 24, 2010, alleging that the respondent father…
Court Investigates Allegations of Child Abuse
Plaintiffs are the surviving children of the late deceased, whose live-in boyfriend killed her and her daughter, in 1993. At the time of the murders, defendant was investigating plaintiffs’ home. A New York Family Lawyer said that, the Family Court had ordered the investigation after the children’s paternal grandmother alleged…