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.

Kathy has been my attorney for about 8 years now and has since also become a great friend. She is an outstanding attorney and is someone who is an expert in her field. Kathy pays great attention to detail and is an attorney who cares about you as a person and your case. She answered all the questi...ons and concerns I had and made me feel safe and comfortable. She kept me up to date on the process of my case and was very informative. Kathy is a very professional and hard working attorney who went above and beyond. She has changed my life and made such a positive impact with all the work she has done for me. I can`t thank her enough. I highly recommend Kathy!