Preliminarily, ACS does not arrest people - the police would potentially do that if a criminal proceeding is launched. Second, ACS doesn't...

First, one may attack the underlying Petition for the order of protection itself. If it does not state a legal cause of action (i.e., that...

Is it considered parental Kidnapping ?

It's not parental kidnapping (a/k/a parental interference) if the child were already in her informal custody. The father's remedy is to file a...

The judge blocked my daughter from getting another attorney, my daughter is currently in family court, she need a attorney?

Your daughter may wish to shop around for lawyers. Some lawyers do sliding scales, some do payment plans and/or accept credit cards. There's also...

Assuming you mean the Father resides in New York, and you and the child reside in Jamaica, then the questions would be: has Jamaica issued any...

Child Support wont automatically stop to you - or start for the Father. A Petition will need to be filed to change the court order. That said,...

Can a biological father after 9 years claim rights ?

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 the...

It is not "illegal," in the sense that it violates a specific criminal statute. In terms of whether it's "in the best interests of the child," one...

Generally the Judge would need to receive a copy of the trial transcripts (& if written summations were directed, receive them as well). From the...

If you're also looking to divorce him, then you're best advised to file for divorce here in NY. Within the divorce, you can sue him for child...