NY Slip Op 01851 March 15, 2017 Decision The father appeals a family court order from Queens Family Court dated 1/21/16. The order denies the father’s petition to enforce a visitation stipulation, modify custody provisions, ad alleged that the mother is in contempt for failing to comply with the provisions.…
2017 NY Slip Op 01537 March 1, 2017 Decision This is an appeal filed by the defendant, taking issue with certain portions of a judgement for divorce that was filed on June 23, 2014 in Supreme Court, Orange County. The court granted the plaintiff 100% of the marital property, located…
This private placement adoption action presents a number of intertwined legal issues that highlight the shortcomings of the private placement adoption statutes in New York State. The infant who is the subject of the case has now been in the home of the petitioners since February 21, 1998 without the…
2017 Slip Op. 01705 Decision This is an appeal for parts of the judgment of divorce from Nassau County Superior Court. The decision failed to award maintenance fees to the plaintiff, but did award the plaintiff’s counsel the amount of $87,000. This court affirms that judgment. The appellant and appellee…
This case involves the enforcement of a sister-state divorce judgment, with respect to arrears in alimony and support payments, pursuant to the ‘Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act’ (article 54 of the CPLR) brought before the Supreme Court, Special Term. Sometime in Junuary 1973, the plaintiff-wife commenced an action for…
2017 NY Slip Op 01529 March 1, 2017 The appellate court affirms the judgment. The plaintiff filed for divorce after 11 years of marriage in 2010. They had two children between them. In 2012, the parties stipulated that the plaintiff would have sole custody of the children, and the defendant…
NY Slip 00975 February 8, 2017 This is an appeal by a mother from a Family Court matter in Westchester County. The Order found that the mother was guilty of neglect. It was ordered that the decision of the prior court was affirmed. Regarding proving child neglect, the petitioner must…
2017 NY Slip Op. 00984 February 8, 2017 Decision This is an appeal from a family court order dated 4/12/17. The Order denied objection made by the appellant father, and dismissed his request for a decrease in child support for a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. This court orders the…
NY Slip Op 00643 Docket V-25716-15 Decision and Order The mother in this case appeals an order from December 15, 2016 Family Court. The father’s motion for attorney’s fees was awarded, due to the mother’s failure to appear. This court reverses that order and the motion is denied. This hearing…
2017 NY Slip 00148 January 11, 2017 Order Plaintiff appeals from a Supreme Court order, that granted those parts of the defendant’s motion (CPLR 5015 (a)(1) and 3012 (d) which upon the defendant’s default granted the plaintiff’s motion under CPLR 3124 and 3126. An inquest was ordered to examine equitable…