Q. I have full residential custody of my daughter, and her grandmother, who lives in New York, filed for visitation after I moved to South Carolina. Despite this, she has sent threatening texts, disparaged another child of mine, and made no further contact after my move. The father and the grandmother have severe enmeshment issues. The grandmother's actions seem to…Read More
Q. I have been trying to locate the mother of our daughter for five months. She took our daughter out of school and reportedly moved to Puerto Rico. I've been sending weekly documented payments, facing financial hardship earlier this year which affected the payments. I'm not on child support, and couldn't locate them in Puerto Rico, with no help from…Read More
Q: Currently married to wife who wont let me visit and wants full custody. We are married in the state of North Carolina. She left the state of North Carolina with my daughter to the state of New York to move back in with her parents. She has made claims of Domestic violence. We had an incident were I was…Read More
Q: I had lost custody of my son in 2014. His grandparents and his father have custody right now. How do i go about getting him back ? He did tell me that he wants to live with me. I do have a job, I am married to a correction officer for the city and we own our house. I…Read More
Q: I have no help or baby sitter and if I leave my husband he will never spend time with our daughter. A: Visitation cannot be forced - but reimbursement of childcare can be. Generally he's obligated to pay both basic child support + his share of the babysitter. Schedule a consult with a Westchester Child Custody attorney for a…Read More
Q: Due to disability I do not have the ability to get to the courthouse often to use computers there, lacking funds on a fixed SSD income, no background in law, in an effort to deliver a fair proceeding, how likely would it be for the court to assign an attorney to a defendant in a child support case in…Read More
Q: My daughter was in a toxic relationship. Out of this relationship they have one child . They are unable to co parent effectively at all. She is a narcissist. My grandson has suffered emotionally due to their relationship. I also believe he has a drinking and emotional Issue. Want to get them in family court and possibly individual counseling.…Read More
Q: I am in a custody/ visitation battle and had a court appointed lawyer. She didnt do anything, never responded to emails, called me back after multiple messages. I was forced to hire Lawyer in fear i was not receiving fair representation. My ex has dragged the case on unbelievably leaving me with thousands of dollars in legal fees. He…Read More
Q: The statements made by my ex-spouse were completely false, intentional, and can be proven. They have caused significant damage to my case. As a result, my son has been temporarily removed from my care, and we are currently in a heated trial that is financially draining me. If this is considered perjury, is there a statute of limitations? I…Read More
Q: For a custody case, to prove parental alienation. A: The answer is (most likely) yes - New York is a 1-party consent state. This means you may record - even secretly - any conversation that you are a party to. However, if you are not a participant in the conversation between your husband and your child, then you'd need…Read More
