It's accurate that after you've consented to the Referee "hearing and determining" your case, it would be very difficult to get the case moved to a...

Mothe n father are always fighting. Mother is not cooperating at all father just wants to terminate his parental rights and She?

There's no such thing under NY law as "terminating one's own parental rights." You can surrender your parental rights, but ONLY in the context of...

An "indicated case" is an administrative finding that there was 'some credible evidence" that you committed child abuse/neglect. It's more than...

Custody modification

If you continue to reside in Westchester, then generally you can file in Westchester, Usually venue tracks the jurisdictional language, such that...

Can I get alimony if I am married for one year?

You may be better off filing your application in Family Court first, rather than filing for divorce. Strategically, the divorce filing cuts off...

My daughter was in foster care and adopted get custody of her ?

Most likely not, unless it was an open adoption or your dispositional order otherwise gave you some rights to petition in the future. The statute...

When my daughter's at college in a few months,hundreds of miles upstate, can local or college police be asked to protect her?

If he violates the law, he certainly can be arrested irrespective of an order of protection. Additionally, if he enters the campus without her...

It's hard to say from this what direction you should take, but generally you CAN accept an order without admitting guilt. What consequences stem...

I live in Westchester but I have a warrant in NYC can they pick me up?

Yes - arrest warrants are enforceable wherever you are. Indeed, arrest warrants may even be enforced out-of-state via the NCIS computer system. ...

If you mean a restoration of your driver's license privileges, you may fill out & submit this form:...