A New York Family Lawyer said the parties in this matter initiated a stipulation of settlement which was so ordered by the court. The stipulation provides that it will survive and shall not merge into any decision of divorce. A New York Custody Lawyer said that also provides for joint…
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Mother Files Looking to Enforce and Modify Child Support Obligations
A New York Family Lawyer said a couple entered into a separation agreement and it was recited. The parties were aware of the condition of the child support law and their respective rights and obligations. However, they agreed to depart from the child support guidelines, noting that the mother was…
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 Looks at Jursidiction in Paternity Suit
A New York Family Lawyer said the issue presented to the court is an interpretation of Section 521 of the Family Court Act, which states that whether the Family Court has jurisdiction when a non-resident petitioner child institutes a paternity proceeding against an alleged non-resident, who is found within a…
Court Decides Custody Battle
The father, who is thirty-two (32) years of age, and the mother, who is thirty (30) years of age, were married in New York in May 2002. A New York Family Lawyer said that while married, the father worked as a first grade teacher and the mother worked as a…
Court Decides Interstate Custody Dispute
This is an application by the defendant husband to modify a judgment of divorce in order to grant him child custody of his two daughters. A New York Family Lawyer said the divorce decree awarded custody of the children to the wife based upon a separation agreement which was incorporated…
Father Contends Court Made an Error in Child Support Calculation
A New York Family Lawyer said that, in a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County, entered September 10, 2007, which granted his objections to so much of an order of the same court entered…
Court Discusses Plaintiff’s Rights to Discovery
Bligen v Markland Estates, Inc Court Discusses Plaintiff’s Rights to Discovery The plaintiff is the mother of an infant child who allegedly suffered from lead poison during the period that they lived at a premises located in Jamaica, Queens. The defendants were the owner and managers of the property. After…
Father Moves for Sole Custody
A mother filed a motion to modify their divorce decree by deleting the requirement that she must reside with her three children within a radius of fifty miles of New York City. A New York Family Lawyer said the purpose of her application was to relocate the children with her.…
Court Discusses Complicated Case Involving a TRO
Plaintiff A is the court appointed article 81 financial guardian for B. He is also the co-trustee of the B Family Trust. A New York Family Lawyer said these appointments were made only after the original action was brought. A has now interposed a third amended complaint on behalf of…