A man filed a verified petition seeking an order of the court vacating an order of filiation entered upon his admission. He had appeared before Hearing Examiner and admitted that he was the biological father of a boy who was born out of wedlock on January 25, 1988. A New…
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Court Decides Case for Contempt of Court for Failure to Pay Child Support
A New York Family Lawyer said in a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated November 4, 1999, which, in effect, confirmed a determination of the same court, dated September 13, 1999, that he…
Father Seeks to Obtain Child Support
In a child support proceeding, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court which denied his objections to two orders of the same court which awarded the petitioner with child support based on a determination of his gross income and counsel fee. A New York Family Lawyer said…
Ex-Wife Seeks to Increase Child Support
In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by a judgment, the defendant former husband appeals (1) as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, as, after a hearing, and upon a prior order of the same court, entered,…
Court Decides Subject Matter Jurisdiction Issue in Custody Hearing
There are two cases before the court for determination. A New York Family Lawyer said that on or about 30 November 2009, the Family Court of New York County, upon a denial of the respondent mother’s application to dismiss the neglect petition pursuant to Family Court Act § 1051(c) and…
Petitioner Seeks Revision of Visitation Schedule
A New York Family Lawyer said that on 2 August 1999, this proceeding was commenced by the filing of an order to show cause. The petitioner is seeking a modification of a custodial visitation schedule established as a result of a stipulation of settlement subsequently incorporated but not merged into…
Court Decides Equitable Distribution, Maintenance and Support
Defendant wife is now 52 years of age while plaintiff-husband is 56 years of age. A New York Family Lawyer sometime in August 1973, the parties got married. On the date of their marriage, the husband was 22 years of age and a college graduate while the wife was 18…
Court Decides of Release of Firearms Appropriate
This matter has had a convoluted history and presents a legislative “glitch.” A New York Family Lawyer said that during a contested divorce proceeding, the Family Court issued, inter alia, a temporary order of protection dated April 26, 2001. At the time the order was issued, both parties appeared before…
Court Hears Domestic Violence Case
In this assault case, the complainant and the defendant dated periodically for a period of time encompassing the past 13 years. A New York Family Lawyer said the instant charge stems when the defendant is alleged to have picked up the complainant, thrown her over a couch, pushed her to…
Petitioner Seeks to Remove Order of Protection Against Him
Petitioner is charged with a family offense involving his two preteen sons. At the arraignment, held at the First District Court on April 3, 2009, a temporary stay away order of protection (TOP) was issued against him, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law. The TOP had an expiration date of April…