A New York Family Lawyer said this is an appeal from an order of the Family Court of Ulster County, entered May 8, 1986, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 3A, for an order directing respondent to pay for child support of his…
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Court Revisits Custody and Visitation Rights in Divorce Case
A New York Family Lawyer said in March 29, 1973, an order from the Family Court awarding custody of the child of the parties to respondent and granting visitation rights to the petitioner was entered and appealed by the latter. Consequently, the said order was reversed and the custody of…
Petitioner Moves for Discontinuation of Child Support for Eighteen Year Old Child
A New York Family Lawyer said sometime in October of 1968, a separation agreement was entered into by the parties (husband and wife), the terms of which were subsequently incorporated into a divorce decree granted and entered in Mexico. The agreement gave the mother, the respondent, custody of the children…
Husband Moves to Terminate Wife’s Visitation Rights
A Manhattan Family Lawyer said this is a matrimonial action where plaintiff, the wife, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated 10 November 1982, which granted defendant husband’s motion to modify the visitation provisions of a judgment of divorce to eliminate plaintiff’s visitation with the parties’…
Court Decides if Petitioner and Respondent May be Subject to a Licensee Proceeding
A New York Family Lawyer said that, in January of 1989, the petitioner purchased a premises known as Pine brook Avenue, New York. A certified copy of the deed to the premises was offered into evidence, although the respondent concedes that her name does not appear on the deed or…
Defendant Proposes to Dismiss Case Under DRL 230
A New York Family Lawyer said that, plaintiff commenced this divorce action via summons with notice. Prior to serving the summons with notice, Plaintiff moves for an Order authorizing an alternative method of service, for custody, child support, maintenance and attorney’s fees. Although Defendant submits no opposition papers to Plaintiff’s…
Court Decides if Support Payments Should be Terminated
A New York Family Lawyer said that, in a matrimonial action in which the plaintiff wife had previously been granted a divorce, the defendant husband appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated August 25, 1981, which granted plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of a receiver…
Petitioner Moves for Suspension of Child Support Payments
A New York Family Lawyer said that sometime in October of 1968, a separation agreement was entered into by the parties (husband and wife), the terms of which were subsequently incorporated into a divorce decree granted and entered in Mexico. The agreement gave the mother, the respondent, custody of the…
Court Denies Father’s Motion for Sole Custody
A New York Family Lawyer said in related proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, which, without a hearing, denied his petition, in effect, to modify the custody and child visitation provisions of a judgment of divorce…
Court Rules in Paternity Suit
A New York Family Lawyer said this proceeding before the court is a petition by X for an order declaring him to be the father of PJ who was born on 16 July 1999 and for an order setting his child support obligation. A, the child’s mother, opposes the petition.…