Pittman v. Williams
Apr 01, 2015OUTCOME: Judgment reversed.
Successfully prosecuted an appeal of a child support award to the Appellate Division, Second Department.
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OUTCOME: Judgment reversed.
Successfully prosecuted an appeal of a child support award to the Appellate Division, Second Department.
OUTCOME: Successfully opposed petition.
Father filed a petition against mother (my client) in Family Court seeking a change of custody of son under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
OUTCOME: Successfully opposed petition.
Father filed a petition in Family Court for visitation with daughter whom he had not seen for 10 years due to his own lack of interest and initiative in having a relationship with her. Daughter, who is ... 14 and very well-adjusted, and mother (my client) opposed the Petition because visitation at this stage in the child's life would be traumatic and, therefore, detrimental to her best interests. After a lengthy trial, the Court agreed and dismissed the Petition.
OUTCOME: Prevailed on appeal.
Wife moved to vacate a stipulation of settlement on the grounds that she did not understand that the stipulation was intended to be a final resolution of the action and that its terms were unconscionab ... le. The trial court denied the motion and the Second Department affirmed that decision.
OUTCOME: Successfully defended appeal.
Ex-husband lost appeal from a judgment denying his motion for cancellation of child support and maintenance arrears and granting client-wife's cross motion for a money judgment for child support and m ... aintenance arrears in the sum of $100,491.
OUTCOME: Successfully defended appeal.
Father objected to order awarding child support to mother (my client). Family Court denied father's objections, and he appealed.