Q. I'm the father of a 14-year-old daughter living in The Bronx, New York, with her mother. My daughter doesn't want to live there anymore because her mother expects her to babysit her siblings, essentially taking on parental responsibilities. We have existing visitation agreements, but the mother keeps breaking them. For example, my daughter was supposed to come to Texas…Read More
Q: My kids have been with their father since 2021. I last saw them in 2024, and now he refuses and makes excuses to keep me from seeing them. A: If you have issues regarding parental access, you should file a Petition for a Visitation order. If you already have an order, then your next step will be to file…Read More
Q: I am in a custody battle, my son father has visitation on weekends from 10am to 6pm. He doesn’t have a proper living situation so he told me and the mediator that he will have parenting time at his sisters home, however he did not have my son there it was at a different location. He doesn’t communicate with…Read More
Q: The father has visitation rights through court. The child does not want to see him anymore because he has gotten violent towards her. The court papers are over ten years old, and we never went back to court. We just continued the schedule on our own. He will not see her unless they are alone, but my child doesn't…Read More
Q: The kids father gets the kids for an extended school recess this year. however in this recess period my birthday and a holiday occurs. I am suppose to gets the kids on my birthday 10-6 and the holiday 10-6 this year. It seems I will be interrupting his extended period with our kids. He is arguing that it is…Read More
Q: The father of my kids left to another country 8 months ago and he isn’t returning but there’s a lot of things like taking passport for my kids that he needs to be involved and I can’t get him in person for those things. I need full custody asap. A: You can file for sole custody in the situation.…Read More
Q: My 7-year-old grandson has behavioral issues and has experienced emotional abuse from his mother in the past. My son currently has custody of him, which was granted after her previous boyfriend physically abused her in front of the child and was using marijuana. That situation played a major role in the court’s decision. Now, two years later, a judge…Read More
Q: I did not establish paternity before the mother of my child left with my child to the island Dominica. Now she will not let me see my child and I would like rights to my child. The child is 1 and the have been out the country for 5 months. I would like to serve her a court order…Read More
Q: My child's mother is dating one of the cops at the precinct I drop off my child and is using them to intimidate me. What are my options. A: Quick answer - request to change the pick-up location. If she doesn't agree to same, file a motion. If there's an order of protection in place, it may also need…Read More
Q: My child’s father hasn’t been in mines or my child life for 9 yrs due to verbal and domestic abuse. I left him and didn’t know his whereabouts. When she was 5yrs old he saw us walking the dog one day since I moved to my mother neighborhood and started harassing me in the streets and scared my daughter…Read More
