Long Island

Published on: August 9, 2012

Court Strives to Maintain Child’s Relationships with Both Parents

by Stephen Bilkis

Whenever a couple faces a divorce, they must also face custody decisions that involve the children of the marriage. The love that a parent has for their child is the greatest love that exists on this planet. To require that the time that they spend with that child be split with another person is heart wrenching.A New York Family Lawyer said this is especially true if the child is very small. It is not natural for a parent to spend time away from their child. Emotions run high and people who at one time loved one another enough to create a child, become mortal enemies in the quest to have all of the time that they can get with that child. Child custody disputes change people forever.

The court system of New York recognizes this problem. They strive to ensure that the welfare and security of the child is the most important consideration. The court appoints an attorney for the child or children that serves as a buffer for the children and the court. This attorney listens to the child and addresses his or her concerns during the custody hearing. It is the objective of the court to ensure that the children are considered. If the parent that the child is spending most of the time with is not given primary custody, it can have devastating effects on the psyche of the child. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that toward this goal, the court strives to create an environment where the child’s life and lifestyle is altered as little as possible by the decision of their parents to obtain a divorce.

The court system also strives to ensure that the child is encouraged to maintain a nurturing relationship with the non-custodial parent as well. Studies in recent years have demonstrated that children who are not allowed to foster a nurturing relationship with both parents whether divorced or not, do not have the benefits that are afforded to other children. When one parent is so bitter toward the other parent that they wage war on them through the children, the courts of New York will step in to remove custody from that parent. In the courts of New York, the custodial parent is entrusted with the difficult task of acting like an adult when it comes to handling the relationships of the child and the other parent. It is a sorry affair when a parent attempts to turn the child against the other parent in a divorce. A Long Island Family Lawyer divorce is an action that is taken by the parents usually based only on the relationship that the parents have with each other.

Published on: November 12, 2011

More Couples Divorcing as Recession Eases

by Stephen Bilkis

There has been an increase in the number of divorce cases in recent months. One possible reason for this happening is because of the recession becoming much less serious. It’s thought that several people who were in troubled marriages simply waited until the financial crises have eased slightly. People start to feel more comfortable in their abilities and future and so will start divorcing.

A previous employee of Disney World decided that it was the right time for her to divorce, and leave her partner. She explained to a Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer that she had been in a troubled marriage for several years before deciding to leave.

It has been explained that during the real estate boom a couple of years ago, her husband took some of the equity from their home to buy apartment units. The apartment units were bought through the spouses name to benefit from a better credit rating, it was explained. However, due to the financial crisis many of these apartments remained empty. This meant that unpaid rent notices and loan payments were quickly becoming out of control. The couple had no choice other than declare bankruptcy.

Published on: September 8, 2011

Another Hollywood Marriage Bites the Dust

by Stephen Bilkis

Friday, January the 28st 2011 marked the end of a marriage made in Hollywood heaven, said a New York Family Lawyer with inside information. Actress Eva Longoria and her NBA superstar husband Tony Parker terminated their three-year marriage in a courtroom in Texas late last week.

Although anyone who has been following the media storm over the last few weeks which has surrounded the couple knows that the split occurred as a result of Parker’s now infamous infidelity, the divorce petition Longoria submitted to the court flagged irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. In Long Island and Westchester County, divorce cases are handled in a similar way.

Ironically, the state that brought them together was also the state where the storybook marriage came to a dramatic close following Parker’s extramarital tryst. Longoria, who is originally from the Texas town of Corpus Christie, fell for Parker, who is one of the star players for the San Antonio Spurs. On the mend after her painful divorce from Tyler Christopher (of General Hospital fame) in 2004, she fell for Parker. They were married midyear in 2007. The New York Family Lawyer we spoke with said it is not uncommon in the wake of a divorce for unhitched couples to go back to their roots to seek comfort and safety; likely one of the reasons Longoria became involved with Parker.

Published on: July 14, 2011

Jaime Pressly splits from husband, a New York Family Lawyer says.

by Stephen Bilkis

Jaime Pressly has not had a great year so far.

It has only been three weeks since Pressly, 33, was pulled over under the suspicion of drinking and driving. Now, many close friends of Pressly say she and her husband, Simran Singh, are getting a divorce. Singh is an entertainment lawyer.

One source told UsMagazine that “They are done.” The couple was married September 2009 in Malibu. The small ceremony was with some of the couple’s closest friends. The couple have has been married for almost two years.

Published on: October 31, 2010

Fifteen Pound Four-Year-Old Girl Found Dead, According to New York City Family Lawyer

by Stephen Bilkis

A four-year-old girl, severely malnourished, was found dead in a dirty Brooklyn apartment. There was evidence that she had been tied to her bed, New York Family Lawyers have learned.

The little girl weighed a scant 15 pounds. The bruises and marks on her ankles were indications that she had been tied with twine, police sources told a New York Family Lawyer. The cause of the child’s death is currently unknown, leaving police unsure if the case is one of horrific neglect or merely the tragic end of a child who had never been very healthy to begin with.

The Administration for Children’s Services had hired an outside agency to help the family, who was having trouble caring for the girl, but according to a New York Family Lawyer, the organization had failed to live up to its obligations. “My wife is a wonderful mother. I’ve never seen her hurt her kids,” said the girl’s father, 30, who is currently separated. “It’s hard for me to believe she would do anything like that.”

Published on: October 14, 2010

Court Rules Against Gay Divorce in Texas

by Stephen Bilkis

In what may seem to be a strange twist of legal interpretation, a Texas court of appeals has ruled that gay couples who were legally married in other states, where gay marriage is legal, may not divorce in Texas – a state where gay marriage is not recognized by the law, according to a New York Family Lawyer.

The 5th Texas Court of Appeleas made the ruling, which stated that a Dallas judge did not have jurisdiction to grant a divorce to two men who lived in Dallas, but were married in Massachusetts, said a New York Family Lawyer.

The same judge also made the ruling that Texas could not limit marriage to being only between a man and a woman. The appeals court disagreed, saying that the Texas laws against same-sex marriage do not violate the Constitution.

Published on: August 19, 2010

Lindsey Lohan’s Father Wants Conservatorship

by Stephen Bilkis

Michael Lohan, father of Lindsey Lohan, recently announced he wants financial control of the assets of both of his daughters, a move which the girls’ mother firmly opposes, sources told a New York Family Lawyer. According to Mr. Lohan, he feels compelled to take financial control of his daughters, Lindsay and Ali, because they are out of control and need his help.

Unfortunately, Mr. Lohan has spent his own time in both rehab and jail. He claims he must have a hand in his daughter’s financial affairs so she can avoid taking the path of so many other celebrities who have ruined their lives through drugs. “Michael is not going to stand idly by as his daughter becomes another Hollywood statistic,” New York Family Lawyers learned from his lawyer.

Lindsay’s mother, sister, and Lindsey herself were very upset after Michael sent Los Angeles County sheriffs to Lindsey’s home in order to check the status of her younger sister. The police could find no evidence of abuse.