Q: My 9 year is in foster care. His foster mom took him to Tennessee. He is only allowed out the state 30 days since he is in NY state custody. He has been in Tennessee with her since November. She claims her flight was canceled. Then she claims he mom's home attendant doesn't show up all the time. She…Read More
Q: Father lives in NY - Mother relocated from Teaneck to Sparta, NJ. Father was immediately informed prior to purchase and after- six month after hes taking me to court. Reason for the move were opportunity to buy a house, safe city and best school. youngest child (not his) has autism & neighbor always complained about noise and jumping. A:…Read More
Q: I, mother, am the custodial parent. The father has visitations. We share legal custody of a 4 yr old. All in NY. Regarding domestic travel, order states that the parents must give a week’s notice to one another. Child has brought to my attention that she is visiting someone in New Jersey. Visitations have been in place for 3…Read More
Q: Is it a regular practice for the evaluator to bring the both of us together? Three years ago I was abused by him. I have avoided physical contact with him for almost two years now. Last year he filed for sole custody. I wanted joint but he refused. I cannot be in a confine space with him. It triggers…Read More
Q: The father of my kids filed a visitation petition because of his anger towards me. He has temporary visitation and since it has been placed he has been late. He has lied about the whereabouts of the children during visitation. He lied and said I denied him visitation which that isn’t true. Can he loose his visitation rights? What…Read More
Q: My husband is not the birth father to my daughter, so would I be able to move with her if my husband leaves? She has not spoken to her biological father since the beginning of the quarantine and has said that she does not wish to see him anymore. Her birth father is aware of her resentment to him,…Read More
Q: This is what my custody agreement says verbatim “Parties agree that the Father will not relocate to a distance more than twenty five miles outside of the New York City Metropolitan area, which includes the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Westchester, Rockland, Essex and Passaic counties without the written consent of the Mother or court order” A: If…Read More
Q: OK me and my ex last year got a court order of joint custody child spends half the week with dad and other with me. My son no longer wants to keep going back and forth that’s one second is me and my husband got a approval to purchase our first home in Orlando I’m a mother of 8…Read More
Q: I have a friend from NY that now stays in NC his daughter stays in NY and he doesn’t get to see her at all, I don’t want to tell him the wrong thing since I stay in NC what are his rights as a father, by the way he has his own house car and job down here…Read More
Q: I never told the biological father about the child he found out recently but also the court declared my ex as the father. Can he still take me to court and fight for rights? A: You’d appear to have a valid defense of “equitable estoppel” of the biological father now attempts to assert paternity. If his name wasn’t on…Read More
