A New York Family Lawyer said that, this CPLR article 78 proceeding was originally commenced by 43 of New York’s 58 County Sheriffs, all of whom are responsible for the operation of jails and local correctional facilities within their respective counties. Six additional Sheriffs were later joined as petitioners. A…
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Court Decides Private Placement Adoption
In these private placement adoption proceedings, infants were placed with prospective adoptive parents in violation of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and New York’s laws requiring certification of prospective adoptive parents as “qualified adoptive parents”. Inexplicably, the administrator of the Interstate Compact gave approval for the placements.…
Paternal Aunt Seeks Custody of Children
A New York Family Lawyer said that, on September 22, 1965 the parents of the foster children at bar, who are minors under the age of fourteen years, died in Jacksonville, Florida, where the parents and children had been domiciled. On September 25, 1965, petitioner herein, who is the children’s…
Court Decides Case Regarding Request for Class Action
A New York Family Lawyer said in this case, petitioners appeal from so much of a judgment, as denied their request for class action treatment and dismissed so much of their consolidated proceedings as challenged the respondents’ 22-hour per day lock-in policy with respect to certain pretrial detainees. A New…
Defendant Contends that Court Failed to Properly Establish Foundational Requirements for Admission of Evidence
This is a proceeding wherein the defendant is charged with one (1) count of violating Vehicle and Traffic Law §1192(4), Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs as an Unclassified Misdemeanor. A New York Family Lawyer said the court presided over a Jury Trial from 31 March 2008 through 3 April…
Defendant Contends Court Lacked Foundational Requirements for Admission of Evidence
In this case, defendant is charged with one (1) count of violating Vehicle and Traffic Law §1192(4), Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs as an Unclassified Misdemeanor. A New York Family Lawyer said that in October 2005, a civilian witness called 911 from his mobile phone and reported that he…
Court Hears Custody Case File by Sheriffs
This is a Custody action was commenced originally Sheriffs, all of whom are responsible for the operation of jails and local correctional facilities within their respective counties. Six additional Sheriffs were later joined as petitioners. A New York Family Lawyer said that the genesis of the dispute is the recognized…
Guardians Sue for Termination of Parental Rights
A New York Family Lawyer said that a father was in prison at the time of his child’s birth, and was ultimately sentenced to a determinate ten years of imprisonment upon his conviction for attempted robbery. While the man was in prison, he filed a petition seeking visitation with his…
Court Decides Custody Battle When Mother Remarries
A New York Family Lawyer said the parties, in this matter, shared custody of their children. Physical custody was awarded to the mother, subject to the father’s right to visitation as set forth in their separation agreement which was incorporated but did not merge with the judgment of their divorce.…
ACS Files Suit Against Mother AllegingEducational and Medical Neglect
A New York Family Lawyer said that, ACS filed a petition against respondent mother alleging educational and medical neglect as well as a failure to comply with April 2004 and August 2004 referrals to the Family Preservation Program. Specifically, the petition alleged that from July 2004 until the filing of…