A New York Family Lawyers said the parties were married in 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan. Later that year they moved to New York City. In April 1980 the Parties’ child was born in the United States. In March, 1981 the child was taken to Pakistan. A New York Family Lawyer…
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Mother Tries to Regain Custody of Children in Foster Care
A permanent neglect petition was filed by the petitioner adoption service. At that time the child was four years old; for the preceding two and a half years she had been in the custody first of the Bureau of Child Welfare, and thereafter, with the adoption. The child, who is…
Court Listens to Habeas Corpus Proceeding
In a family related case, a habeas corpus proceeding with respect to custody of petitioner’s eight-year-old son, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, A prior interim order had been made by the Supreme Court, Kings County, referring the proceeding to the Family Court and…
Court Decides Case in Light of Domestic Relations Law 76
A New York Family Lawyer said this is a visitation proceeding from which a father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County dismissing his petition for visitation on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. According to his petition and hearing testimony, he and his wife were divorced…
Court Rules on Child Molestation Case
The Nassau County Department of Social Services filed amended child abuse and neglect petitions against the father on behalf of his children who was four years and two and one-half years old at the time. A New York Family Lawyer said the petitions alleged that on numerous and diverse occasions…
Wife Defends Custody Issue Based on Husband’s Bizarre Behavior
A couple was married and had four children together. The husband left the marital residence and a divorce action was commenced the following month. A New York Family Lawyer said following a trial on the issues of equitable distribution, child support and maintenance, a memorandum decision was issued. Although the…
Child Removed by Protective Services Due to Parent’s Drug Use
A man is the biological father of a boy who was born in 1995. A New York Family Lawyer said the two have never lived together. Three weeks following his birth, the child was removed from his mother’s home by the Child Protective Services Unit of the County Department of…
Court Decides Possible Termination of Parental Rights
A father was imprisoned and was ultimately sentenced to a determinate sentence of ten years upon his conviction for attempted robbery. While, the man was in prison his wife gave birth to their child. A New York Family Lawyer said in order of filiation declaring the father was then entered…
Social Services Seeks to Remove Child from Mother
A New York Family Lawyer said that in July 2007, the Nassau County Social Services (SS) filed petitions against the respondent , seeking the removal of her two children. On the same date, the respondent filed petitions seeking the return of her sons pursuant to FCA § 1028. A hearing…
Court Decides Child Visitation Battle
A New York Lawyer said in this Family case, an Appeal was filed by the nonparty-appellant from two orders of the Family Court, Suffolk County. By decision and order on motion, as amended, the Court (1) directed that residential custody of the subject child was to continue with the petitioner…