My husband took my daughter and I am planning on seeking legal custody. Is there anything I can do sooner?

Custody is determined by the best interest of the child standard. It is not usually one incident. Your taking your child for six weeks without his...

My ex's boyfriend has moved in to my house with my ex and my three kids a year ago.

Normally most divorce agreement say that spousal support terminates if the receiving spouse co-habits with someone else. You have to see if there...

Can a mother have a total custody of their kids if her husband has an other family?

Custody is determined by the "best interest of the child" standard. The fact that the father has another family is not determinative. Even if the...

Courts in NY

An appeal from the Family Court on a custody case lies with the Appellate Division. The Grievance Committee can not overturn cases. It is only...

Lie detectors are notoriously inaccurate and not admissible in court. You would have to have it administered privately and your ex would have to...

Permancy hearings

Custody is different from terminating parental rights which a Permanency hearing could do. You need to read the order from this "horrid judge" and...

Can i get my husband girlfriend out of our home?

Although you do not mention it, I assume you are not living in the home. You need to start a divorce action. With this you can exclude his...

Signing over your parental rights

In most cases this is true. But there are termination cases (permanency hearings). You should talk to an attorney.

If you got divorced your stipulation becomes part of the Judgment of divorce and is now a court order. It is enforceable as long as there are terms...

I was just previously evicted from my home with my wife and 4 children!! Just found out there is a judgement on us as well.

1. Hiring a lawyer in the courtroom is not always the best way to obtain one. 2. If the LL did not have the proper permit you should not have...