The Domestic Relations Law sec. 240(1) provides that the trial court’s award of child custody must be made as justice requires, having regard to the circumstances of the case and of the respective parties and to the best interests of the child, noting that in all cases there shall be…
In consolidated proceedings in accordance with the Family Court Act articles 6 and 8, the man appeals, as limited by his brief, from stated portions of an order of the Family Court which, among other things, adjudged him to be in violation of an order of protection and sentenced him…
A married couple was having marital problems. The husband left his wife and his daughter when he left their apartment in May 1981. From that time, the wife had custody of their daughter. A New York Family Lawyer said the wife continued to have custody over their child during the…
The Facts: The parties were divorced in 2004. The parties had joint legal custody of their children with the mother having physical custody and the father having certain rights of parenting time. A New York Family Lawyer said at the time of the divorce, the parties were living in Albany,…
A New York Family Lawyer said the appellant of the case is Harry Louis Eckel who is represented by Dennis A. Barbarisi, from Fort Walton Beach. The appellee of the case is Anita Karla Eckel who is represented by John P. Townsend of Chesser, Wingard, Barr & Townsend in Fort…
In this case, Matthew G. Czajak is the petitioner and Donna A. Vavonese is the respondent. The Background The Family Court Act provides jurisdiction over paternity to Family Court only when determining issues of support. The Family Court does not have the authority to ascertain status except when involved in…
In this case, the petitioner is Petra A. Mac Fadden, and the respondent is Peter R. Martini. Case Details The petitioner would like a modification to an original divorce judgment. The original judgment required that $100 in child support was paid every month by the respondent to support the couple’s…
In this case, Patricia Bryant is the respondent-appellant and James Bryant is the appellant respondent. History Mr. and Mrs. Bryant were originally married in 1976. Their two children were born 1981 and 1983. The initial separation between the couple took place in 1994, with an understanding between the two of…
It’s been reported that Chris Kattan of SNL is separating from his wife, Sunshine Tutt who is model. The couple were only married for six months. They met a couple of years ago at a party and dated after that. The moment you decide to file for separation on the…
The parties were married on 1992 and on 2005, the Mother filed for divorce. The couple resolved the issues arising from their marriage and agreed to joint custody of the two subject children, a daughter age 12 and a son age 14. The children would have visitation with each parent…