Q: My son will be talking with a court appointed child attorney today. What do I tell my son the reason is for the meeting with the attorney? My son does not know of the legal case with my ex-husband as I have tried to shield him from legal matters. I know my...
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Family Law Question, Therapeutic Supervised Visitation
Q: I have sole custody of my child that is soon to be 8 years old. Due to the Covid situation all visits are done virtually with his father. Now that Cuomo lifted up the order do therapeutic supervised visitation now need for be back in the office if my child, and the...
My son was appointed a child attorney by the court. What should I tell him before he meets with the child attorney?
Q: My son will be talking with a court appointed child attorney today. What do I tell my son the reason is for the meeting with the attorney? My son does not know of the legal case with my ex-husband as I have tried to shield him from legal matters. I know my...
Family Law Question, Therapeutic Supervised Visitation
Q: I have sole custody of my child that is soon to be 8 years old. Due to the Covid situation all visits are done virtually with his father. Now that Cuomo lifted up the order do therapeutic supervised visitation now need for be back in the office if my child, and the...
Can I file for child abandonment on my children’s father even if I have full custody of them?
Q: I have full custody of both of my children. Also have an order of protection of the father. He has not reached out or provided for them.A: there is no such thing under New York law. Instead, his "abandonment" of the children would either be grounds to have them...
Do I need to write a letter of intent to relocate?
Q: I have a current custody agreement in place allowing me to move with the children up to a certain mileage from our current home? If I move within that agreed upon radius, do I need to write a letter of intent to relocate? Or is that only necessary if I want to move...
Can I Petition the court for a forensic Evaluator to determine if there has been Parental Alienation?
Q: My ex has repeatedly encouraged my daughter to disregard the visitation schedule with me and has encouraged her to make plans during my scheduled time. I've petitioned the court several times and though the court has acknowledged that there has been interference,...
Q: Can my child support be taken if I was getting money from a sell of my mothers house as a inheritance
A: Not automatically. If the person owes arrears, the recipient of support should get a money judgment. Then they may move to enforce that judgment against the estate, or when the money hits the obligor's bank account. Schedule a consult with a Westchester Family Law...
Q: What are the odds my MIL will win a grandparents rights case for visitstion in NY for my 9 mos old son whom she has never met?
A: It's hard to say without a full assessment of the case. That said, what you should do is start keeping a paper-trail - at the least send an e-mail noting how strange it is that she started all of a sudden sending letters & gifts as she's never done so...
How do I get permanent SOLE custody?
Q: I was just awarded SOLE custody temporarily pending a full custody hearing starting next week. This all came about because my ex-wife dropped my 17 year old son off at my house at 7am Saturday morning saying "he's all yours" with just the clothes on his back and...
