Kathy A. Polias

I hired Kathy Polias in 2014 for a paternity proceeding asking for a civilly registered parentage judgment and DNA test because it was required for recognition in the country I lived with my son. Kathy made a private stipulation of support deviating below CSSA that is not even enforceable in NY Stat...e and obtained a common law order of filiation that is also not considered valid by NYS. The nonjudicial orders were not confirmed by a judge, I was not even joined or served with the documents. My son has had no right to child protective services in the 9 years I have been requesting them, CPS does not afford credibility to unregistered parentage orders. Kathy believes she did her job and says she can’t provide more assistance when I asked her to obtain confirmation from a judge. She believes common law documents of filiation that are never confirmed by a judge are valid. She believes orders of support after order of filiation can be unregistered and enforced in private meetings with no state or judicial oversight. she deems to believe that children born out of wedlock are not entitled to have civil rights in civil records. She appeared at the first fearing but the case was never overseen or confirmed by a judge, so technically there was no parentage trial. I was not joined and Paternity requires personal appearances or both parties to execute a single signed original document to meet requirements for the software to permit a stipulation to be transmitted. A family court judge could’ve issued an order, but since 2014 UCCJEA, paternity is a custody proceeding so support for a child born out of wedlock requires a judge to confirm and electronically transmit final judgment then refer matter of support back to a magistrate after the electronic record has been established in the state. Kathy believes magistrates can be vested with power of a judge to make final judgments when custody is disputed. The software does not follow common law precedent so no orders establishing my son’s rights have ever reached the state officials. The birth certificate says father unknown, after 9 years trying to obtain enforcement of the deals Kathy made.

Kathy Polias represented me in a landlord-tenant matter. Being the tenant, I was extremely frustrated. Not only did she listen and care but negotiated a fair, yet deserving deal. She is honest, patient and above all kick-ass. She knows the law and tells you like it is. I hope to never need a lawyer a...gain but wouldn’t think twice to hire her if need be. I highly recommend and respect her. Thanks again Kathy!!! I know I wasn’t the easiest to work with.

As usual, most people do not have contact with the judicial system unless it is an emergency because it is costly, complexity, time, unfamiliar laws and procedures. I was being overwhelmed dealing with a mother with Alzheimer's disease. I tried many options to acquire reasonable legal advice. For... example, I tried a family member, who was unreasonably expensive. Legal Aid could not help me. I could not get a pro bono attorney. Plus, there are very few attorneys in the elder care field. It is not profitable and the odds are not great. A friend recommend Ms. Kathy A. Polias. Although it was elder care law was not her field of expertise, she decided to assist me. It gave me a sense of relief because I was acting in the best interests of my mother. Even though it was an expensive and time consuming process, we succeeded and I became my mother's legal guardian. I was able to make critical medical and legal decisions regarding my mother until the end of her life. Recently, Ms. Polias helped me become administrator of my mother's estate. Ms. Polias has been empathetic, cost conscious, professional, serious, polite, and extremely talented. She has great expertise in immigration and matrimonial fields. She has represented clients before federal and state courts, which is very reassuring. She has been in several parts of the country to represent her clients. Her success rate is impressive. She is very realistic with the probabilities of success and failure. If she cannot do it, she will recommend other colleagues from other legal areas. She goes the extra mile for her clients. She gets an A+ and five (5) stars from me. Sincerely, Rudolpho A. Donawa

kathy Polias is an amazing attorney who prepares her cases in a comperhensive manner. She is very detail oriented, knowledgable, and informative. I worked with her for two cases related to immigration and civil rights, and I am very pleased with her work. My case with her for Asyulm application met ...few obstacles and was about to be thrown out of the immigration office, however Attorney Polias, with her neat work and ability to represent and emphasis the facts about my case, was eventually able to make me win this case and granted an asylum .. I Strongly recommend her