A Caucasian woman married an African-American man on December 5, 1973. They had a daughter. The woman filed for divorce on the ground that her husband was physically abusing her and that he had extra-marital affairs with other women. A New York Custody Lawyer said she then asked the family…
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Divorce Action Dismissed Due to Jurisdiction Issue
The Facts: On 18 April 1998, the parties got married. There are two children of the marriage, born 21 August 1998 and 21 April 2002. From the date of the parties’ marriage until 14 August 2002, the parties and their two children resided in Eastchester, in Westchester County with the…
Court Determines Child Support Based on Earnings of Each Party
In an action for a divorce and additional relief, the husband appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court as awarded counsel fees to the complainant wife. A New York Family Lawyer said the wife was awarded with $150 per week in…
Court Determines Parental Rights Issue
On October 15, 1999, a child was born between the petitioner mother and respondent father. The respondent father acknowledged his paternity and his name was placed on child’s birth certificate. Respondent visited regularly and contributed to the child’s support for 18 months. However, a New York Custody Lawyer said the…
Appeal of First Degree Muder Conviction
The appellant of this case is William Coday and the Appellee in the case is the State of Florida. The Case A New York Lawyer said that William Coday is in court today to appeal his conviction of first-degree murder and the sentence to death. History of the Conviction The…
Defendant Charged with Possession of Stolen Vehicle
The plaintiff/appellants in the case are Jose Gonzalez. The defendants and appellees of the case is the NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau); Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. Appeal A New York Family Lawyer the plaintiff is appealing the original verdict of his case against the defendant in which he sued the…
Court Discusses Warrantless Search of Home
The sanctity of the American home is considered one of the most vital of all rights in this free society. It is because of this attitude that search and seizure laws are constantly being revisited. The American jurisprudence system obtained the roots of its procedural law from the old English…
Court Decides Custody Dispute
A husband and wife separated in 1982. In their separation agreement, the former spouses agreed that the mother would have child custody and the father would have reasonable visitation rights upon 48 hours’ notice. A New York Family Lawyer said the mother also agreed that the mother would not remove…
Court Rules on Custody Battle
Sometime in January 2004, the parties in the herein case got married. On 13 July 2006, about a year and a half later, the parties were separated and got divorced. They are the parents of a now six-year-old boy born on 17 May 2004. The stipulation settling the divorce case…
Appellant Contends Court Lacked Jurisdiction
A lawsuit appeal arises out from a family court decision that the court has lacked authority in a custody modification proceeding after a mother fled with her five-year-old son to another country in the middle of the proceeding. A New York Family Lawyer said the court however reversed the said…